Guarani Futebol Clube

Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian. Guarani's supporters are known as bugrinos.

History

Guarani Futebol Clube was founded on April 1, 1911, in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, as Guarany Foot-Ball Club, by the initiative of 12 Gymnasio do Estado (currently known as Culto à Ciência) students, including Pompeo de Vito, Hernani Felippo Matallo and Vicente Matallo.^[2] Those students usually played football at Praça Carlos Gomes.^[2] Vicente Matallo became Guarani's first president.^[2] Guarani was officially founded on April 1, 1911, however to avoid jokes being made by the supporters of rival teams due to the association with April Fool's Day, the directors of Guarani changed the official foundation date to April 2, 1911.^[3] Guarani was named after maestro Antônio Carlos Gomes' opera "Il Guarany". Antônio Carlos Gomes was born in Campinas, Brazil, and is one of the most distinguished nineteenth century classical composers.^[3]

In 1949, Guarani won Campeonato Paulista Second Division, gaining the right to play in the first division in the following year.^[3]

As of 2008, Guarani is the only Brazilian interior team to have won the national championship (not counting Santos, since despite the fact Santos is not a state capital, it is located in the coastline). The club won Campeonato Brasileiro in 1978, after defeating Palmeiras.^[4] Presently, the club has played Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A.

Achievements

National

• Série A:
  • Winners (1): 1978

• Série B:
  • Winners (1): 1981

State

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2:
  • Winners (1): 1949

Youth team

• Copa São Paulo de Juniores:
  • Winners (1): 1994

Titles timeline

Youth team titles

• 1994 : Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior
• 1998 : Copa Zico de Futebol Juvenil
• 2001 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)
• 2002 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)

Stadium

Guarani's stadium is Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, built on May 31, 1953,^[5] with a maximum capacity of 30,988 people.^[6]

Rival

Guarani's biggest rival is Ponte Preta, who also hail from Campinas. The games between Guarani and Ponte Preta are known as Derby Campineiro.^[7]

Performances in Brazilian Championship

Current squad 2011

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Youth players with first team experience

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

First-team staff

Guarani players in the World Cup

The following Guarani players played for Brazil in the World Cup:

Presidents

Records