Rio Claro Futebol Clube

Rio Claro Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Rio Claro, is a professional association football club based in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.

Rio Claro
Full nameRio Claro Futebol Clube
Founded1909
GroundEstádio Dr. Augusto Schimidt Filho
ChairmanDayvid Medeiros
Head coachAdilson Teodoro
LeagueCampeonato Paulista Série A2
2019Paulistão A2, 5th
Rio Preto and Rio Claro in action in the 2008 Campeonato Paulista

The club's home colours are blue and white and the team mascot is a rooster.

History

On May 9, 1909,[1] the club was founded as Rio Claro Football Club by the teacher Joaquim Arnold, and by the Companhia Paulista das Estradas de Ferro (São Paulo Railroad Company) railroad employees Bento Estevam Siqueira, Constantino Carrocine and João Lambach. Years later, the club was renamed to Rio Claro Futebol Clube.[2]

On July 14, 1928, Rio Claro played its first international match, against H.M.S. Capton's sailors of England.[2]

In 2002, the club won the Campeonato Paulista Fourth Level (named B1), beating Guaratinguetá Esporte Clube in the final. The club was promoted to the following year's third level.[3]

In 2005, Rio Claro was Copa FPF's runner-up. In the final, the club was defeated by Noroeste.[4]

In 2007, the club disputed the Campeonato Paulista Série A1 for the first time.[5] The team also played in Série A1 in 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Current squad

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 Leandro Alcacis
— GK  BRA Richard
— DF  BRA Carlinhos Miranda
— DF  BRA Gilberto
— DF  BRA Johannes
— DF  BRA Luiz Eduardo (on loan from São Paulo)
— DF  BRA Luís Felipe (on loan from Benfica)
— DF  BRA Pitty
— DF  BRA Renan Diniz
— DF  BRA Renan Luis
— DF  BRA Rodrigo Ninja
— DF  BRA Vinícius Bovi
— MF  BRA Alê
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BRA Guarú
— MF  BRA Jéferson Paulista (on loan from Botafogo)
— MF  BRA Léo Cordeiro
— MF  BRA Lucas Madalosso
— MF  BRA Matheus Galdezani
— MF  BRA Nando Carandina
— MF  BRA Nenê Bonilha
— MF  BRA Patrik (on loan from Palmeiras)
— MF  BRA Valdeci Jr
— FW  BRA André Luiz
— FW  BRA Paulinho (on loan from Corinthians)
— FW  BRA Rafael Tardini

Titles
  • Campeonato Paulista Fourth Level (B1): 2002
  • Campeonato Paulista Fourth Level (B1): 2003

Stadium

Rio Claro's home stadium is Estádio Augusto Schmidt Filho,[6] usually known as Schimitão or Schimidtão, inaugurated in 1973, with a maximum capacity of 16,000 people.[7]

The club also owns a training ground, named Centro de Treinamento Augusto Schmidt Filho.[8]

Club Colors

Rio Claro's colors are blue and white. The club's home kit is composed of a blue shirt, white short and blue socks.[9]

Mascot

A white rooster wearing the club's blue home kit and with a blue tail, blue crest and blue wattle, named Galo Azul, is the club's mascot. The mascot was chosen after Velo Clube's mascot, which is a red rooster. Velo Clube is Rio Claro's rival.[10]

Nickname

The club was originally nicknamed Aguinha, meaning Little Water, because the club's stadium was located near the Córrego da Servidão's (Servidão's Creek) margin.[11]

Rio Claro's nickname is Azulão, meaning Big Blue.[8]

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References
  1. (in Portuguese) Club history at Rio Claro Futebol Clube's official website
  2. (in Portuguese) Rio Claro FC vive seu momento de glória em 96 anos – Jornal Cidade (June 24, 2005)
  3. Campeonato Paulista Fourth Level at RSSSF
  4. 2005 Copa FPF at RSSSF Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
  5. (in Portuguese) Sertãozinho e Rio Claro também sobem para o Paulista A1 – Estado de São Paulo (Estadão) (May 20, 2006)
  6. (in Portuguese) Rio Claro Futebol Clube at Arquivo de Clubes
  7. (in Portuguese) Estádio Augusto Schmidt Filho (Schimitão)
  8. Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
  9. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
  10. (in Portuguese) Rio Claro's profile at Federação Paulista de Futebol (São Paulo Football Federation official website
  11. (in Portuguese) Trivia page at Rio Claro's official website
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