Associação Atlética República, República da Aclimação or simply República is a football club based in Aclimação, São Paulo, Brazil.[1] It disputed the APEA (Portuguese: Associação Paulista de Esportes Atléticos) championships since 1919, participating in the first division of the Campeonato Paulista in 1927,[2] and for the FPF in 1933[3] and 1934.[4]
Full name | Associação Atlética República | ||
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Nickname(s) | República da Aclimação Centenária | ||
Founded | 23 January 1914; 108 years ago (1914-01-23) | ||
Ground | Estádio Jack Marin | ||
League | Campeonato Paulista | ||
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República also participated in the first match with night lighting that is recorded in history, against SE Linhas e Cabos (São Paulo Light Company employees' club), at Rua do Glicério, where 20 electric tram headlights were used to illuminate the playing field, on June 23, 1923.[5][6][1]
The club maintains its activities to these days, playing only as an amateur level.