Oeste Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as simply Oeste, is a Brazilian association football club based in Barueri, São Paulo. They currently play in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second division of the São Paulo state football league.
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| Full name | Oeste Futebol Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Rubrão (Big Red) Onça Rubro-Negra (Scarlet-Dark Jaguar) | |||
| Founded | 25 January 1921 | |||
| Ground | Arena Barueri | |||
| Capacity | 31,452 | |||
| Owner | Aparecido Roberto de Freitas | |||
| President | Ernesto Francisco Garcia | |||
| Head coach | Fernando Marchiori | |||
| League | Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | |||
| 2023 | Paulista Série A2, 7th of 16 | |||
| Website | http://www.oestefc.com.br/ | |||
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Originally from Itápolis in São Paulo state, Oeste was founded on 25 January 1921.[1] They play in black and red shirts, black shorts and red socks.
History
editThe club was founded in 1921 by two brothers from Rio de Janeiro.[1] One was a supporter of Flamengo, while the other was a supporter of Fluminense.[1] A training match against an amateur club from the municipality of Fazenda Itaquerê was set to decide if the club would be named Flamengo or Fluminense.[1] With a victory, the club would be named Flamengo, while if defeated the club would be named Fluminense.[1] The club beat their opponents 3–0, but adopted the name Oeste Futebol Clube, after the Center-West region of São Paulo state, while Flamengo's colors were chosen.[1]
The club competed in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1 for the first time in 2004, after winning the Série A2 in the previous season.[2] The club returned to the Série A1 in 2009, after being defeated by Santo André in the Série A2 final in 2008.[3] Oeste won the 2012 Série C after beating Icasa in the final.[4] In 2016, they sealed a partnership with Grêmio Osasco Audax, 2016 Campeonato Paulista A1 runners-up, for the 2016 Serie B, which included mixing players from both teams in one squad and playing home games at Audax's stadium in Osasco.[5]
In 2017, Oeste was relocated definitely to the city of Barueri,[6] since the Estádio Municipal dos Amaros wasn't allowed to host Série B matches due to its limitations,[7] and the City Hall of Itápolis, owners of the stadium, couldn't reach an agreement with the club.
Symbols
editThe club's mascot is a jaguar, named after one of the city's main rivers, Da Onça River (Onça River), onça is Portuguese for jaguar.[8]
Stadium
editFor most of their history, Oeste's home stadium has been the Estádio Municipal dos Amaros, which has a maximum capacity of 6,000 people.[9] In 2016 they played their home games at Prefeito José Liberatti, located in Osasco.[9] From 2017 onwards, they play at the Arena Barueri, in Barueri.
Current squad
edit- As of 1 February 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
editNational
edit- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
- Winners (1): 2012
State
edit- Copa Paulista
- Winners (1): 1981
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2
- Winners (1): 2003
- Campeonato Paulista Série A3
- Winners (2): 1992, 2002
- Campeonato Paulista Série A4
- Winners (1): 1998
- Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão
- Winners (1): 1997
- Campeonato Paulista do Interior
- Winners (1): 2011
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Oeste Futebol Clube – História" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
- ^ "Oeste Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
- ^ "Santo André bate Oeste e conquista título da A-2" (in Portuguese). Placar. June 1, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Oeste vence Icasa, é campeão da Série C e salva honra de paulistas". ESPN Estadão (in Portuguese). December 1, 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
- ^ "Presidente do Oeste confirma parceria com Audax e fala em elenco mesclado" (in Portuguese). May 16, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Sem estádio em Itápolis, Oeste troca de cidade e passa a jogar em Barueri". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "Estádio dos Amaros tem novo projeto, mas Oeste segue longe de Itápolis" (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 18, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Oeste Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
- ^ a b "Estádio Prefeito José Liberatti" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
External links
edit- (in Portuguese) Official website