The San–São is the name of the

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube () is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos, São Paulo, Santos. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo's premier State football lea ...

and

São Paulo FC São Paulo Futebol Clube () is a professional Association football, football club in the Morumbi, São Paulo, Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil. It plays in Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo (state), São Paulo's premier State football lea ...

football derby, contested between two of the most successful clubs in

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. Because of the historical success of the two clubs, both are considered by many fans to be the biggest clubs in Brazil, and their derby is considered one of the biggest of the

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Statistics

Head-to-head statistics

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Largest victories

*São Paulo 9–1 Santos; 18 June 1944;

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*Santos 6–2 São Paulo; 7 March 1963; Torneio Rio-São Paulo

Decisive games

List of finals between the clubs

Note (*): As São Paulo won the third match 2–0 at the regular time, the finals went to

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, in which Santos had the advantage in case of a tie due to their better campaign in the championship. As it ended 0–0, Santos were proclaimed the champions. *Finals won: Santos 3, São Paulo 2.

Other meetings in knock-out stages

Note (*): Quarter-finals of the 1st ''turno'' (phase) of the

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. *Series won: Santos 8, São Paulo 4.

Titles comparison

Note (*): Although the Intercontinental Cup and the

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are officially different tournaments, in Brazil they are treated many times as the same tournament.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:San-Sao Football derbies in Brazil Santos FC São Paulo FC 1930 establishments in Brazil Recurring sporting events established in 1930