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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.

Rio Claro

Full name	Rio Claro Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Galo Azul Azulão Aguinha
Founded	May 9, 1909; 113 years ago (May 9, 1909)
Ground	Dr. Augusto Schimidt Filho
Chairman	Dayvid Medeiros
Head coach	Adilson Teodoro
League	Campeonato Paulista Série A2
2022	Paulista A2, 4th of 16
Home colours Away colours

The club's home colours are blue and white and the team mascot is a rooster.

History

On May 9, 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 July 14, 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

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  BRA Leandro Alcacis — GK  BRA Richard — DF  BRA Carlinhos Miranda — DF  BRA Gilberto — DF  BRA Johannes — DF  BRA Luiz Eduardo (on loan from São Paulo) — DF  BRA Luís Felipe (on loan from Benfica) — DF  BRA Pitty — DF  BRA Renan Diniz — DF  BRA Renan Luis — DF  BRA Rodrigo Ninja — DF  BRA Vinícius Bovi — MF  BRA Alê

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Guarú — MF  BRA Jéferson Paulista (on loan from Botafogo) — MF  BRA Léo Cordeiro — MF  BRA Lucas Madalosso — MF  BRA Matheus Galdezani — MF  BRA Nando Carandina — MF  BRA Nenê Bonilha — MF  BRA Patrik (on loan from Palmeiras) — MF  BRA Valdeci Jr — FW  BRA André Luiz — FW  BRA Paulinho (on loan from Corinthians) — FW  BRA Rafael Tardini

Titles

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1928, 1929
• Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão: 2002

Stadium

Rio 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

Rio 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

A 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

The 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

External links

• (in Portuguese) Rio Claro's official website

На других языках

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[de] Rio Claro FC

Der Rio Claro Futebol Clube ist eine brasilianische Fußballmannschaft aus Rio Claro in São Paulo.

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- [en] Rio Claro Futebol Clube

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[es] Rio Claro Futebol Clube

El Rio Claro Futebol Clube es un club de fútbol brasileño de la ciudad de Rio Claro, en el Estado de São Paulo. Fue fundado en 1909 y juega en el Campeonato Paulista Serie A2, la segunda división del Estado de São Paulo.

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[ru] Риу-Клару (футбольный клуб)

«Риу-Клару» — бразильский футбольный клуб из одноимённого города, штата Сан-Паулу. В настоящий момент клуб выступает во втором дивизионе Лиги Паулиста.

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