Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba)

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XV de Piracicaba
Full nameEsporte Clube XV de Novembro
Nickname(s)XV
Nhô Quim
Founded15 November 1913; 110 years ago (15 November 1913)
GroundBarão da Serra Negra
Capacity18,000[1]
PresidentRodolfo Geraldi
Head coachCléber Gaúcho
LeagueCampeonato Paulista Série A2
2023
2023 [pt]		Série D, 46th of 64
Paulista Série A2, 4th of 16

Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, commonly referred to as XV de Piracicaba, is a professional association football club based in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The club competes in the Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.

The club was founded in 1913 and its most famous President was Romeu Italo Ripoli.

History

During the 1910s, there were two important amateur football clubs in Piracicaba, Vergueirense, owned by Pousa family, and 12 de Outubro, owned by Guerrini family. In October 1913, the clubs' owners decided to merge both clubs. Captain Carlos Wingeter, of the Brazilian National Guard and who was also a

Brazilian Proclamation of Republic day.[2]

On November 15, 1913, the club was founded as Esporte Clube XV de Novembro.[3]

In 1943, XV de Piracicaba won its first title, which was the Campeonato Paulista Second Level, finishing one point ahead of Taubaté.[4]

In 1964, Romeu Italo Ripoli took the XV on a tour through Europe and Asia. At that time, Brazil was already two-time world champion and only Santos and Botafogo made this type of trip. The team played in Sweden, Poland, Germany (Western and Eastern division of the season), Denmark and, at the height of Cold War , in the then Soviet Republics of Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.[5]

In 1976, at the second term of

Palmeiras
.

In 1977, the club disputed the

Atlético Paranaense.[6]

In 1979, XV de Piracicaba disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro First Division for the second time, finishing in the 13th position, ahead of clubs such as Fluminense and Botafogo.[7]

In 1995, the club won its first national title, which was the

Volta Redonda of Rio de Janeiro state in the final.[8]

In 2011, XV de Piracicaba was Série A2 champion after beating

Guarani
on penalty shoot outs after a draw score of 2–2 on the regular and extra time and gained again access to the São Paulo State First Division (Série A1) after 16 years.

In 2016, XV de Piracicaba was relegated from the São Paulo State First Division (Série A1) after 4 seasons in the top flight of the state competition. In the second semester of 2016, XV de Piracicaba won the Copa Paulista (one of top divisions of teams in who don't play in the top 4 leagues of the Brazilian Championship) for the first time in the club's history being awarded a spot in the Série D of the Brazilian Championship in 2017.

Achievements

National
1995

Regional

1969

State

Runners-up (1): 1976
2016, 2022
1931, 1947, 1948, 1967, 1983, 2011
  • Copa Ray-o-Vac: 1
1984
1949

Current squad

As of January 2015[9]

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 Brazil BRA
Vasco
)
— GK Brazil BRA Mateus
— GK Brazil BRA Ramon Azevedo
— GK Brazil BRA Roberto
— DF Brazil BRA Airton
— DF Brazil BRA Ednei
— DF Brazil BRA Fabiano
— DF Brazil BRA Fernandes
— DF Brazil BRA Leonardo Luiz
— DF Brazil BRA Rodrigo
— DF Brazil BRA
Wescley
— DF Brazil BRA Zelão
— MF Brazil BRA Chico
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Clayton
— MF Brazil BRA
Diego Silva
— MF Brazil BRA
Elias
— MF Brazil BRA Juliano
— MF Brazil BRA Renan Foguinho
— MF Brazil BRA Danilo Sacramento
— FW Brazil BRA Bruninho (on loan from
Flamengo
)
— FW Brazil BRA Celsinho
— FW Brazil BRA
Daniel Bueno
— FW Brazil BRA David Batista (on loan from Gil Vicente)
— FW Brazil BRA Henrique
— FW Brazil BRA
Roni (on loan from São Paulo FC
)
— FW Brazil BRA Tiago

Stadium

Main article: Estádio Barão da Serra Negra

XV de Piracicaba's home stadium is Estádio Barão da Serra Negra,[3] inaugurated in 1965, with a maximum capacity of 26,528 people.[10] In the 2nd Semester of 2007, the stadium has undergone a structural renovation in order to allow its safe use.[11]

Mascot

XV de Piracicaba's mascot is Nhô Quim,[12] created by Edson Rontani, and portraits the typical Piracicaban supporter.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). CBF. 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
  3. ^ a b (in Portuguese) Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) at Arquivo de Clubes
  4. ^ 1947 Campeonato Paulista Second Level at RSSSF Archived August 11, 2007, at archive.today
  5. ^ Articles published in the Jornal de Piracicaba, by Cecílio Elias Netto
  6. ^ 1977 Campeonato Brasileiro First Division at RSSSF Archived September 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ 1979 Campeonato Brasileiro First Division at RSSSF Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ 1995 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Archived February 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101204122704/http://xvpiracicaba.com.br/?page_id=62. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ (in Portuguese) Estádio Barão da Serra Negra at Templos do Futebol
  11. ^ "XV de Piracicaba official website". Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  12. ^ (in Portuguese) Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) at Times Brasileiros Archived February 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.

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