Rio Preto Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Rio Preto, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of the São Paulo state football league.
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| Full name | Rio Preto Esporte Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Verdão da Vila Universitária Glorioso | ||
| Founded | 21 April 1919 | ||
| Ground | Riopretão | ||
| Capacity | 14,126 [1] | ||
| Head coach | Carlos Rossi | ||
| League | Campeonato Paulista Série A3 | ||
| 2024 | Paulista Série A3, 12th of 16 | ||
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The club's home colours are white and green and the team mascot is an alligator.
History
editOn April 21, 1919, Rio Preto Esporte Clube was founded.[2]
In 1999, the club won its first title, the Campeonato Paulista Third Level, beating Oeste in the final.[3]
In 2007, Rio Preto for the first time ever was promoted to Campeonato Paulista Série A1.[4]
Honours
editState
edit- Campeonato Paulista Série A3
- Winners (2): 1963, 1999
Women's Football
edit- Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1
- Winners (1): 2015[5]
- Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino
- Winners (2): 2016, 2017
Stadium
editRio Preto Esporte Clube's home stadium is Anísio Haddad stadium, usually known as Rio Pretão,[2] with a maximum capacity of 33,000 people.[6]
Mascot, nickname and club colors
editThe club's mascot is a yacare caiman, usually known as jacaré, which is the animal's Portuguese name.[7]
Verdão da Vila Universitária, meaning College Ville Big Green, is the club's nickname.[8]
Rio Preto's colors are green and white.[9]
References
edit- ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Portuguese).
- ^ a b (in Portuguese) Rio Preto Esporte Clube at Arquivo de Clubes
- ^ "Campeonato Paulista Série A3 (Third Level) at RSSSF". Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ (in Portuguese) Rio Preto também consegue o acesso à A-1 do Paulistão - Estadão Online (April 25, 2007) Archived 2007-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rio Preto segura empate com S. José e é campeão do Brasileiro Feminino" (in Spanish). globoesporte.globo.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ (in Portuguese) Estádio Estádio Anísio Haddad (Rio Pretão) at Templos do Futebol
- ^ (in Portuguese) Rio Preto Esporte Clube at Federação Paulista de Futebol official website Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- (in Portuguese) Rio Preto Esporte Clube at Arquivo de Clubes
- (in Portuguese) Official Website