Full name | Ituano Futebol Clube | ||
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Nickname(s) | Galo (Rooster) Rubro-Negro (Scarlet-Black) |
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Founded | 1947 | ||
Ground | Novelli Júnior, Itu, Brazil (Capacity: 18,000) |
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Chairman | Juninho Paulista | ||
League | – | ||
2009 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, eliminated in first stage | ||
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Ituano Futebol Clube, also known as Ituano Sociedade Civil de Futebol Ltda, or Ituano as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Itu in São Paulo, founded on May 24, 1947.
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Employees of Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana (Sorocabana Railroad), based in Itu founded on May 24, 1947 the Associação Atlética Sorocabana. In the 1960s, the club changed its name to Ferroviário Atlético Ituano and in the 1990s the club changed its name to Ituano Futebol Clube.
In 1977 a group of sportsmen of Itu unified the football of the city around Ferroviário Atlético Ituano (FAI) and reactivated the Liga Ituana de Futebol (Ituano Football League) and in 1978, the club played in the Third Division of Federação Paulista de Futebol's Campeonato Paulista.
Ituano's stadium is Estádio Novelli Júnior, inaugurated in 1947, with a maximum capacity of 18,000 people.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The club plays in black and red stripes, white shorts and socks.
The mascot of the club is a rooster wearing the team's home kit.