Rio Claro Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Rio Claro, is a professional association football club based in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.
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| Full name | Rio Claro Futebol Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Galo Azul Azulão Aguinha | ||
| Founded | 9 May 1909 | ||
| Ground | Dr. Augusto Schimidt Filho | ||
| Chairman | Dayvid Medeiros | ||
| Head coach | Adilson Teodoro | ||
| League | Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | ||
| 2023 | Paulista Série A2, 10th of 16 | ||
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The club's home colours are blue and white and the team mascot is a rooster.
History
editOn 9 May 1909,[1] the club was founded as Rio Claro Football Club by the teacher Joaquim Arnold, and by the Companhia Paulista das Estradas de Ferro (São Paulo Railroad Company) railroad employees Bento Estevam Siqueira, Constantino Carrocine and João Lambach. Years later, the club was renamed to Rio Claro Futebol Clube.[2]
On 14 July 1928, Rio Claro played its first international match, against H.M.S. Capton's sailors of England.[2]
In 2002, the club won the Campeonato Paulista Fourth Level (named B1), beating Guaratinguetá Esporte Clube in the final. The club was promoted to the following year's third level.[3]
In 2005, Rio Claro was Copa FPF's runner-up. In the final, the club was defeated by Noroeste.[4]
In 2007, the club disputed the Campeonato Paulista Série A1 for the first time.[5] The team also played in Série A1 in 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
edit- Campeonato Paulista Série A2
- Winners (2): 1928 LAF (Countryside), 1929 LAF (Countryside)
- Campeonato Paulista Série A4
- Winners (1): 2002
Stadium
editRio Claro's home stadium is Estádio Augusto Schmidt Filho,[6] usually known as Schimitão or Schimidtão, inaugurated in 1973, with a maximum capacity of 16,000 people.[7]
The club also owns a training ground, named Centro de Treinamento Augusto Schmidt Filho.[8]
Club Colors
editRio Claro's colors are blue and white. The club's home kit is composed of a blue shirt, white short and blue socks.[9]
Mascot
editA white rooster wearing the club's blue home kit and with a blue tail, blue crest and blue wattle, named Galo Azul, is the club's mascot. The mascot was chosen after Velo Clube's mascot, which is a red rooster. Velo Clube is Rio Claro's rival.[10]
Nickname
editThe club was originally nicknamed Aguinha, meaning Little Water, because the club's stadium was located near the Córrego da Servidão's (Servidão's Creek) margin.[11]
Rio Claro's nickname is Azulão, meaning Big Blue.[8]
References
edit- ^ (in Portuguese) Club history at Rio Claro Futebol Clube's official website
- ^ a b (in Portuguese) Rio Claro FC vive seu momento de glória em 96 anos – Jornal Cidade (June 24, 2005)
- ^ Campeonato Paulista Fourth Level at RSSSF
- ^ 2005 Copa FPF at RSSSF Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Portuguese) Sertãozinho e Rio Claro também sobem para o Paulista A1 – Estado de São Paulo (Estadão) (May 20, 2006)
- ^ (in Portuguese) Rio Claro Futebol Clube at Arquivo de Clubes
- ^ (in Portuguese) Estádio Augusto Schmidt Filho (Schimitão)
- ^ a b Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
- ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
- ^ (in Portuguese) Rio Claro's profile at Federação Paulista de Futebol (São Paulo Football Federation official website
- ^ (in Portuguese) Trivia page at Rio Claro's official website
External links
edit- (in Portuguese) Rio Claro's official website