Red Bull Bragantino is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the highest level of the São Paulo state football league.

Red Bull Bragantino
Full nameRed Bull Bragantino
Nickname(s)RB Bragantino
Massa Bruta (Brute Mass)
Braga
Braga Boys[1]
Founded8 January 1928; 96 years ago (1928-01-08) (as Clube Atlético Bragantino)
GroundNabi Abi Chedid
Capacity17,724
OwnerRed Bull GmbH
CEODiego Cerri
Head coachFernando Seabra
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Paulista
2023
2023
Série A, 6th of 20
Paulistão, 3rd of 16
Websiteredbullbragantino.com.br
Current season

The club was known as Clube Atlético Bragantino, before club administration was taken over by Red Bull GmbH in 2020 who renamed the club and changed its colours from its traditional black and white to red and white.[2][3]

Although the partnership began in April 2019, during the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (second division of Brazilian football), the team was called 'Bragantino' and Red Bull appeared only as a sponsor. In the 2020 season the name changed to 'Red Bull Bragantino'.[4]

In their first season, they were champions of the 2019 Série B being promoted to the Série A and qualifying for the 2020 Copa do Brasil round of 16.[5]

History

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Former badge of Clube Atlético Bragantino.

On 8 January 1928, former Bragança Futebol Clube members founded the Clube Atlético Bragantino.

In 1949 the club played in the Campeonato Paulista Second Division for the first time. In 1965, Bragantino was promoted to the Campeonato Paulista First Division for the first time. In 1966, however, the club was relegated to the Campeonato Paulista Second Division.

In 1988 Bragantino was the Campeonato Paulista Second Division champion. In 1989, the club was promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time after winning the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 1990 Bragantino defeated the Novorizontino to win the Campeonato Paulista First Division. The final was nicknamed the caipira final (final caipira, in Portuguese language).

In 1991, the club was the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up. In the final, Bragantino was defeated by São Paulo. In 1992 the club competed in the Copa CONMEBOL, debuting in international competitions. In 1993 Bragantino competed in the Copa CONMEBOL for the second time. In 1995 the club was relegated to the Campeonato Paulista Second Division. In 1996 Bragantino competed in the Copa CONMEBOL for the third time.

In 1998, the club was relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2002, after a poor campaign, Bragantino were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. In 2005 the club was promoted to the Campeonato Paulista First Division. In 2007 Bragantino won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C thus being promoted to the following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

In April 2019, Bragantino signed a deal with Red Bull GmbH handling over management of all their football-related assets. From 2020 a new logo and the name of Red Bull Bragantino was introduced.[6]

Stadium

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Red Bull Bragantino's stadium is the Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, built in 1949 with a maximum capacity of 21,210 people. The stadium, owned by the Clube Atlético Bragantino, honors Nabi Abi Chedid, a former president of the club and father of present president Marco Antônio Abi Chedid. It had previously been named the Estádio Marcelo Stéfani, in honor of Marcelo Stéfani, a player and former president of the club. As Estádio Marcelo Stéfani, the stadium was also known by the nickname Marcelão. The name change was effected on 6 January 2009 amid criticism from the Bragança Paulista population.

Season records

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As of 13 November 2022.
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA Pts. Copa do Brasil CONMEBOL
As Clube Atlético Bragantino
2002 Série B 26 25 4 5 16 23 54 17 First round DNP
2003 Série C 6 12 7 2 3 20 15 23 DNP DNP
2004 DNP DNP DNP
2005 DNP DNP DNP
2006 DNP DNP DNP
2007 Série C 1 32 16 7 9 46 32 55 DNP DNP
2008 Série B 7 38 16 9 13 47 41 57 Second round DNP
2009 Série B 9 38 15 8 15 52 51 53 DNP DNP
2010 Série B 8 38 13 14 11 52 37 53 DNP DNP
2011 Série B 6 38 16 10 12 65 53 58 DNP DNP
2012 Série B 14 38 12 8 18 45 53 44 DNP DNP
2013 Série B 16 38 13 8 17 37 43 47 Second round DNP
2014 Série B 16 38 13 7 18 45 55 46 Round of 16 DNP
2015 Série B 6 38 19 3 16 56 66 60 Second round DNP
2016 Série B 19 38 8 8 22 30 54 32 Third round DNP
2017 Série C 7 18 4 9 5 16 19 21 Second round DNP
2018 Série C 4 22 9 8 5 25 18 35 Third round DNP
2019 Série B 1 38 22 9 7 64 27 78 DNP DNP
As Red Bull Bragantino
2020 Série A 10 38 13 14 11 50 40 53 First round DNP
2021 Série A 6 38 14 14 10 55 46 56 Third round CS Runners-up
2022 Série A 14 38 11 11 16 49 59 44 Third round CL Group stage
2023 Série A 6 38 17 11 10 49 35 62 Second round DNP
2024 Série A Round of 16 CS Round of 16

Current squad

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As of 26 November 2024.[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   BRA Cleiton (vice-captain)
3 DF   BRA Eduardo Santos
4 DF   BRA Lucas Cunha
5 MF   BRA Jadsom
6 MF   BRA Jhon Jhon
7 MF   BRA Eric Ramires
8 MF   BRA Lucas Evangelista
9 FW   POR Ivan Cavaleiro
10 MF   BRA Lincoln (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
13 DF   COL Sergio Palacios
14 DF   BRA Pedro Henrique
18 FW   URU Thiago Borbas
19 FW   BRA Eduardo Sasha
21 MF   BRA João Neto
22 FW   BRA Gustavo Neves
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF   BRA Raul (captain)
27 FW   BRA Arthur Sousa
28 FW   BRA Vitinho (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
29 DF   BRA Juninho Capixaba
30 FW   COL Henry Mosquera
31 DF   BRA Guilherme
34 DF   ECU Andrés Hurtado
35 MF   BRA Matheus Fernandes
36 DF   BRA Luan Cândido
37 GK   BRA Fabrício
39 DF   BRA Douglas Mendes (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
40 GK   BRA Lucão
45 DF   BRA Nathan Mendes
54 FW   BRA Vinicinho

Reserve team

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK   BRA Rubens
13 MF   BRA Alexandre Pena
15 MF   BRA Gabriel Lopes
16 FW   BRA Raí
20 DF   BRA Isac
27 MF   BRA Yuri Leles
32 DF   BRA Riquelme
38 DF   BRA Kevyn Monteiro
41 FW   COL Kelvin Flórez
44 FW   BRA Filipe
46 FW   BRA João Tilápia
48 MF   BRA Nathan Camargo
No. Pos. Nation Player
50 MF   BRA Vitinho Mota
51 MF   BRA Marquinhos
53 MF   BRA Chumbinho
55 MF   COL Johan Caicedo (on loan from Deportivo Pasto)
56 GK   BRA Gustavo Reis
57 DF   BRA Danilo Ferreira
58 DF   BRA Dija
59 FW   BRA Juliano
DF   BRA Henrique Halls
DF   BRA Marcos Paulo (on loan from Nova Iguaçu)
FW   BRA Kawê

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   BRA Maycon Cleiton (at Ceará until 30 November 2024)
DF   COL César Haydar (at Kawasaki Frontale until 31 December 2024)
DF   ARG Kevin Lomónaco (at Independiente until 30 June 2025)
DF   ECU Leonardo Realpe (at Famalicão until 30 June 2025)
DF   BRA Weverton (at Goiás until 30 November 2024)
MF   BRA Bruno Praxedes (at Athletico Paranaense until 31 December 2024)
MF   BRA Caetano (at São Bernardo until 30 November 2024)
MF   BRA Everton (at Vila Nova until 30 November 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   BRA Thonny Anderson (at Ituano until 30 November 2024)
FW   BRA Alerrandro (at Vitória until 31 December 2024)
FW   BRA Bruno Gonçalves (at Cercle Brugge until 30 June 2025)
FW   BRA Gabriel Novaes (at Ponte Preta until 30 November 2024)
FW   URU Ignacio Laquintana (at Santos until 31 December 2024)
FW   BRA Sorriso (at Famalicão until 30 June 2025)
FW   BRA Talisson (at Ceará until 30 November 2024)
FW   BRA Werik Popó (at Criciúma until 31 December 2024)

Personnel

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Current staff

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As of 22 December 2022
Position Name
Coaching staff
Manager   Fernando Seabra[8]
Assistant manager   Vinicius Rovaris Fitness coach   Fred Pozzebon
Goalkeeping coach   José Belman
Physiotherapist   Polyvios Kyritsis

Honours

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Continental

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National

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State

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*Titles before 2020, as Clube Atlético Bragantino

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Superesportes (13 November 2021). "Bragantino e Fortaleza fazem confronto direto pelo G4 no Brasileiro". Superesportes (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Red Bull expands global football empire, takes over at Bragantino". SportBusiness SPONSORSHIP. 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Bragantino anuncia acordo com o RB Brasil para gestão do time na Série B" (in Portuguese). Globo. 26 March 2019. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Bragantino divulga mudança de nome e novo escudo para 2020" (in Portuguese). Globo. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Bragantino empata com Criciúma e conquista a Série B do Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). CBF. 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Pode vir, 2020! Estamos #ProntosParaOMundo". X (formerly twitter). 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Elenco" [Squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Português Pedro Caixinha é o novo técnico do Red Bull Bragantino" [Portuguese Pedro Caixinha is the new head coach of Red Bull Bragantino] (in Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 10 December 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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