Rio Preto Esporte Clube

Rio Preto Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Rio Preto, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of the São Paulo state football league.

Rio Preto
Full nameRio Preto Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Verdão da Vila Universitária
Glorioso
Founded21 April 1919 (1919-04-21)
GroundRiopretão
Capacity14,126 [1]
Head coachCarlos Rossi
LeagueCampeonato Paulista Série A3
2023Paulista Série A3, 11th of 16
Rio Preto and Rio Claro in action in the 2008 Campeonato Paulista

The club's home colours are white and green and the team mascot is an alligator.

History

On April 21, 1919, Rio Preto Esporte Clube was founded.[2]

In 1999, the club won its first title, the Campeonato Paulista Third Level, beating Oeste in the final.[3]

In 2007, Rio Preto for the first time ever was promoted to Campeonato Paulista Série A1.[4]

Honours

Stadium
Main article: Rio Pretão

Rio Preto Esporte Clube's home stadium is Anísio Haddad stadium, usually known as Rio Pretão,[2] with a maximum capacity of 33,000 people.[5]

Mascot, nickname and club colors

The club's mascot is a yacare caiman, usually known as jacaré, which is the animal's Portuguese name.[6]

Verdão da Vila Universitária, meaning College Ville Big Green, is the club's nickname.[7]

Rio Preto's colors are green and white.[8]

Women's team

The women have won the national championship, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino in 2015. [9]

References
  1. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Portuguese).
  2. (in Portuguese) Rio Preto Esporte Clube at Arquivo de Clubes
  3. "Campeonato Paulista Série A3 (Third Level) at RSSSF". Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  4. (in Portuguese) Rio Preto também consegue o acesso à A-1 do Paulistão - Estadão Online (April 25, 2007) Archived 2007-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. (in Portuguese) Estádio Estádio Anísio Haddad (Rio Pretão) at Templos do Futebol
  6. (in Portuguese) Rio Preto Esporte Clube at Federação Paulista de Futebol official website Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
  8. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
  9. "Rio Preto segura empate com S. José e é campeão do Brasileiro Feminino" (in Spanish). globoesporte.globo.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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