Oeste Futebol Clube

Oeste Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as simply Oeste, is a Brazilian association football club in Barueri, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league.

Oeste
Full nameOeste Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Rubrão (Big Red)
Onça Rubro-Negra (Scarlet-Dark Jaguar)
FoundedJanuary 25, 1921 (1921-01-25)
GroundArena Barueri
Capacity31,452
PresidentErnesto Francisco Garcia
Head coachRenan Freitas
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Paulista
2019
2020		Série B, 15th
Paulista, 16th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

Originally from Itápolis in São Paulo state, Oeste was founded on January 25, 1921.[1] They play in black and red shirts, black shorts and red socks.

History

The club was founded on January 25, 1921 by two brothers from Rio de Janeiro.[1] One was a supporter of Flamengo, while the other was a supporter of Fluminense.[1] A training match against an amateur club from the municipality of Fazenda Itaquerê was set to decide if the club would be named Flamengo or Fluminense.[1] With a victory, the club would be named Flamengo, while if defeated the club would be named Fluminense.[1] The club beat their opponents 3–0, but adopted the name Oeste Futebol Clube, after the Center-West region of São Paulo state, while Flamengo's colors were chosen.[1]

The club competed in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1 for the first time in 2004, after winning the Série A2 in the previous season.[2] The club returned to the Série A1 in 2009, after being defeated by Santo André in the Série A2 final in 2008.[3] Oeste won the 2012 Série C after beating Icasa in the final.[4] In 2016, they sealed a partnership with Grêmio Osasco Audax, 2016 Campeonato Paulista A1 runners-up, for the 2016 Serie B, which included mixing players from both teams in one squad and playing home games at Audax's stadium in Osasco.[5]

In 2017, Oeste was relocated definitely to the city of Barueri,[6] since the Estádio Municipal dos Amaros wasn't allowed to host Série B matches due to its limitations,[7] and the City Hall of Itápolis, owners of the stadium, couldn't reach an agreement with the club.

Symbols

The club's mascot is a jaguar, named after one of the city's main rivers, Rio da Onça (Onça River), onça is Portuguese for jaguar.[8]

Stadium

For most of their history, Oeste's home stadium has been the Estádio Municipal dos Amaros, which has a maximum capacity of 6,000 people.[9] In 2016 they played their home games at Prefeito José Liberatti, located in Osasco.[9] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 17,430 people and was inaugurated on December 16, 1996. From 2017 onwards, they play at the Arena Barueri, in Barueri.

Current squad

According to the CBF register.[10]

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 Caíque França (on loan from Corinthians)
— GK  BRA Felipe Lacerda (on loan from Nacional)
— GK  BRA Glauco
— GK  BRA Luiz
— DF  BRA André Vinícius
— DF  BRA Bruno Bispo
— DF  BRA Lídio
— DF  BRA Renan Fonseca
— DF  BRA Sidimar
— DF  BRA Biel
— DF  BRA Caetano (on loan from Corinthians)
— DF  BRA Éder Sciola
— DF  BRA Guilherme Mantuan (on loan from Corinthians)
— DF  BRA Matheus Rocha
— DF  BRA Gustavo Salomão
— DF  BRA Rael (on loan from Corinthians)
— MF  BRA Betinho
— MF  BRA Bonilha
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BRA Diogo Freitas
— MF  BRA Fabrício Oya (on loan from Corinthians)
— MF  BRA Kauã
— MF  BRA Marlon (on loan from Porto de Caruaru)
— MF  BRA Matheus Oliveira
— MF  BRA Mazinho
— MF  BRA Tite
— MF  BRA Yuri
— FW  BRA Bruno Alves
— FW  BRA Bruno Gonçalves
— FW  BRA Bruno Lopes
— FW  BRA Bruno Paraíba
— FW  BRA De Paula
— FW  BRA Jô
— FW  BRA João Paulo
— FW  BRA Reifit (on loan from Corinthians)
— FW  BRA Welliton

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BRA Matheus Jussa (on loan to Internacional until 31 May 2021)

Achievements

References
  1. "Oeste Futebol Clube – História" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  2. "Oeste Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  3. "Santo André bate Oeste e conquista título da A-2" (in Portuguese). Placar. June 1, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  4. "Oeste vence Icasa, é campeão da Série C e salva honra de paulistas". ESPN Estadão (in Portuguese). December 1, 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  5. "Presidente do Oeste confirma parceria com Audax e fala em elenco mesclado" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  6. "Sem estádio em Itápolis, Oeste troca de cidade e passa a jogar em Barueri". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  7. "Estádio dos Amaros tem novo projeto, mas Oeste segue longe de Itápolis" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  8. "Oeste Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  9. "Estádio Prefeito José Liberatti" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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