Associação Ferroviária de Esportes
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| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
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| Chairman | Filippo Duarte Bertolucci | ||
| Head coach | Thiago Carpini | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | ||
| 2023 2023 | Série D, 2nd of 64 (promoted) Paulista, 16th of 16 (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Associação Ferroviária de Esportes, commonly referred to as simply Ferroviária, is a Brazilian association football club in Araraquara, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state league.
Founded on April 12, 1950, Ferroviária is the only Araraquara club to reach the Campeonato Paulista first division. The club's best campaign in that competition was in 1959, when the club finished in the third position. It is also the only club of the city to have competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. The club competed in this competition in 1995.
They play in carmine shirts, white shorts and socks.
History
The club was founded on April 12, 1950, by engineers of Estrada de Ferro Araraquara (meaning Araraquara Railroad). Antônio Tavares Pereira Lima was chosen as the club's first president. Initially the club's colors were to be blue and white, like the Rio de Janeiro city team. However, these colors were not very popular, and were changed to carmine and white, like the Juventus ones.
On May 13, 1951, the club played their first match ever. The club beat Mogiana of
On April 15, 1956, Ferroviária beat
In 1983, Ferroviária competed in the Brazilian Série A, finishing in the 12th position. In 1994, the club was the runner-up of the Brazilian Série C, after losing to Novorizontino 1–0 in the first leg, at home, and 5–0 in the second leg, in Novo Horizonte. The club was promoted to the following year's second division.
From 1994 until 1996, the Ferroviária participated in the top division of São Paulo state championship, having Otavio Augusto (
Current squad (2002)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Achievements
National
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C:
- Runners-up (1): 1994
State
- Copa Paulista: 2
- 2006, 2017
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 3
- 1955, 1966, 2015
- Torneio Incentivo: 2
- 1977, 1982
Stadium
Ferroviária plays their matches at Estádio Fonte Luminosa, inaugurated in 1951, with a maximum capacity of 18,453 people.
Mascot
The club's mascot is a locomotive.
Women's team
The women's team won the 2014
References
- ^ "Ferroviária é campeã da Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino" (in Spanish). brasil.gov.br. April 16, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Futebol feminino: Ferroviária recebe título de campeã brasileira". ebc.com.br. 30 November 2014.
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