Clube Atlético Bragantino
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| Full name | Clube Atlético Bragantino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Leão, Massa Bruta and Braga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Marcelo Stéfani, Bragança Paulista, Brazil |
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| Capacity | 16,119 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Marquinho Chedid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Marcelo Veiga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clube Atlético Bragantino, or Bragantino as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Bragança Paulista in São Paulo that was founded on January 8, 1928.
Its home stadium is the Marcelo Stefáni stadium, capacity 16,119. They play in white shirts, shorts and socks.
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[edit] History
On January 8, 1928, former Bragança Futebol Clube members founded Clube Atlético Bragantino.
In 1949, the club played in the Campeonato Paulista Second Division for the first time.
In 1965, Bragantino was promoted to Campeonato Paulista First Division for the first time.
In 1966, the club was relegated to Campeonato Paulista Second Division.
In 1988, Bragantino was the Campeonato Paulista Second Division champion.
In 1989, the club was promoted to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time after winning the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
In 1990, Bragantino defeated Novorizontino to win the Campeonato Paulista First Division. The final was nicknamed hillbilly final (final caipira, in Portuguese language).
In 1991, the club was Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up. In the final, Bragantino was defeated by São Paulo.
In 1992, the club disputed the Copa CONMEBOL, debuting in international competitions.
In 1993, Bragantino disputed the Copa CONMEBOL for the second time.
In 1995, the club was relegated to Campeonato Paulista Second Division.
In 1996, Bragantino disputed the Copa CONMEBOL for the third time.
In 1998, the club was relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
In 2002, after a poor campaign, Bragantino was relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.
In 2005, the club was promoted to Campeonato Paulista First Division.
[edit] Titles
- Campeonato Brasileiro Second Division: 1989
- Campeonato Paulista: 1989
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1965, 1988
- Campeonato Paulista Fifth Division: 1979
[edit] Idols
- Biro-Biro
- Gil Baiano
- João Santos
- Marcelo
- Mauro Silva
- Mazinho
[edit] Famous Coaches
[edit] Stadium
Bragantino's stadium is Estádio Marcelo Stéfani, built in 1949, with a maximum capacity of 16,119 people.
[edit] Copa CONMEBOL Participations
[edit] 1992 Edition
- First Round
Bragantino - Grêmio 2-2 1-1 (6-7p)
[edit] 1993 Edition
- First Round
Botafogo - Bragantino 3-1 3-2
[edit] 1996 Edition
- First Round
Bragantino - Palmeiras 5-1 0-3
- Second Round
Independiente Santa Fé (COL) - Bragantino 1-0 0-0
[edit] Trivia
- The Chedid family has been longly connected to Bragantino. Bragantino's first president was Hafiz, and among his successors are included his sons Jesus and Nabi, and the current president, Marco Antônio Abi Chedid, Nabi's son and Hafiz's grandson.
- From 1989 to 1992, Bragantino was known as Lingüiça Mecânica ("Clockwork Sausage"), after the movie A Clockwork Orange and due to Bragança Paulista tradition as a sausage producer.
- The kit in the right was used by Bragantino during the 1989, 1990 and 1991 seasons. It was later replaced by a more traditional kit, but it returned in 2006.
