Sport Club Corinthians Paulista

Corinthians
Full name	Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Nickname(s)	Timão (Helm) Time do Povo (The People's Club) Todo Poderoso (Almighty) Coringão
Short name	Corinthians
Founded	September 1, 1910
Stadium	Neo Química Arena, São Paulo (Capacity: 47,605)
Chairman	Duílio Monteiro Alves
Head Coach	Vitor Pereira
Current League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Paulista
2021 2021	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 5th Paulista, 3rd,
Website	Club home page
First game	Corinthians 0 x 1 União Lapa
Largest win	Corinthians 11 x 0 Santos
Largest defeat	Palestra Itália 8 x 0 Corinthians
All-time top scorer	Cláudio

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly known as Corinthians and nicknamed Timão (tʃiˈmɐ̃w|), is a Brazilian multisport club based in Tatuapé, São Paulo. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Corinthians is mostly known for its association football team. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista the state of São Paulo's premier state league, as well as in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system.

The club was founded in 1910 by five railway workers from the district of Bom Retiro, who became impressed by the performances of London-based club Corinthian Football Club, electing Miguel Battaglia as the club's first president. Since then, Corinthians became one of Brazil's most successful clubs, having won the Brasileirão on five occasions. Corinthians also contain in their laurels three Copa do Brasil trophies, one Supercopa do Brasil, two FIFA Club World Cup, one Copa Libertadores and one Recopa Sudamericana. They have also won the Paulistão 27 times and the Torneio Rio – São Paulo on five occasions, being the record-holder as the most successful club in those competitions. The club managed to perform a double in 1999, winning both the Paulistão and the Brasileirão.

Corinthians plays its home matches at the Arena Corinthians, one of the venues in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, including the opening match. Corinthians' home kit is white shirts, with black shorts, accompanied by white socks, this combination has been used since 1920. Nike are the kit manufacturers. Corinthians holds many long-standing rivalries, most notably against Palmeiras and São Paulo. It has contributed many key and famous players towards Brazil's FIFA World Cup squads such as Gilmar, Rivelino, Sócrates, Viola and Ricardinho.

Club alumni

Former players

Main article:List of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players

Managers

Main article:List of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista managers

Club honours

Worldwide
	Competitions	Titles	Seasons
	FIFA Club World Cup	2	2000, 2012
Continental
	Competitions	Titles	Seasons
	Copa Libertadores	1	2012
	Recopa Sudamericana	1	2013
National
	Competitions	Titles	Seasons
	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	6	1990, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2011, 2015
	Copa do Brasil	3	1995, 2002, 2009
	Supercopa do Brasil	1	1991
	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B	1	2008
Interstate
	Competitions	Titles	Seasons
	Torneio Rio-São Paulo	5	1950, 1953, 1954, 1966, 2002
State
	Competitions	Titles	Seasons
	Campeonato Paulista	2	1914, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019

− Denotes Undefeated Championship

Other titles

• Copa do Atlântico:

Winners (1): 1956

• Small World Cup:

Winners (1): 1953

• Ramón de Carranza Trophy:

Winners (1): 1996

A near the year denotes the club won the competition without losses

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