Associação Ferroviária de Esportes

Associação Ferroviária de Esportes, commonly referred to as simply Ferroviária, is a Brazilian association football club in Araraquara, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league. Founded on April 12, 1950, Ferroviária is the only Araraquara club to reach the Campeonato Paulista first division. The club's best campaign in that competition was in 1959, when the club finished in the third position. It is also the only club of the city to have competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. The club competed in this competition in 1995.

Ferroviária
Full nameAssociação Ferroviária
de Esportes
Nickname(s)AFE, Ferrinha and Locomotiva
Founded1950 (1950)
GroundFonte Luminosa
Capacity25,000
ChairmanCarlos Alberto Salmazo
ManagerPintado
LeagueSérie D
Campeonato Paulista
2019
2020
Série D, 28th
Paulista, 11th
WebsiteClub website

They play in carmine shirts, white shorts and socks.

History

The club was founded on April 12, 1950, by engineers of Estrada de Ferro Araraquara (meaning Araraquara Railroad). Antônio Tavares Pereira Lima was chosen as the club's first president. Initially the club's colors were to be blue and white, like the Rio de Janeiro city team. However, these colors were not very popular, and were changed to carmine and white, like the Juventus ones.

On May 13, 1951, the club played their first match ever. The club beat Mogiana of Campinas 3–1. The club's first goal was scored by Fordinho in that match. On May 20, 1951, the club played their second match, in Taquaritinga city. It was also the club's first defeat. Linense, of Lins, beat Ferroviária 2–1. On June 10, 1951, Ferroviária's stadium, called Estádio Fonte Luminosa, was inaugurated. In the inaugural match, Vasco da Gama, of Rio de Janeiro, beat Ferroviária 5–0. On July 1, 1951, Ferroviária played their first match against a club from the same city. Ferroviária was defeated by Paulista (Araraquara) 4–0.

On April 15, 1956, Ferroviária beat Botafogo of Ribeirão Preto 6–3 in the Campeonato Paulista Second Division final stage (disputed by eight teams playing against each other twice), and won the title and the promotion to the following year's first division. In the last match of the competition, Ferroviária beat Portuguesa Santista 5–4.

In 1983, Ferroviária competed in the Brazilian Série A, finishing in the 12th position. In 1994, the club was the runner-up of the Brazilian Série C, after losing to Novorizontino 1–0 in the first leg, at home, and 5–0 in the second leg, in Novo Horizonte. The club was promoted to the following year's second division.

From 1994 until 1996, the Ferroviária participated in the top division of São Paulo state championship, having Otavio Augusto (Otavio Braga) as their topscore in 1994 with 8 goals and in 1996 with 6 goals.

Current squad (2018)

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 Guilherme
GK  BRA Gustavo
GK  BRA Gabriel Leite
GK  BRA Tadeu
DF  BRA Luan
DF  BRA Alex
DF  BRA Daniel Vançan
DF  BRA Alisson
DF  BRA Arthur Henrique
DF  BRA Moacir
DF  BRA Diogo Mateus
DF  BRA Patrick
MF  BRA João Paulo
MF  BRA Lauro
MF  BRA Élton
MF  BRA Caíque
MF  BRA Elvis
MF  BRA Luis Henrique
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  BRA Rafinha
MF  BRA Marlon Bica
MF  BRA Matheus Vinicius
MF  BRA Pedro do Rio
MF  BRA Fabio
MF  BRA Ikaro
MF  BRA Danilo Sacramento
MF  BRA Velicka
FW  BRA Marco Damasceno
FW  BRA Eliandro
FW  BRA Hygor Cléber
FW  BRA Caio Mancha
FW  BRA Rodolfo
FW  BRA Mauricinho
FW  BRA Léo Castro
FW  BRA Welinton Júnior
FW  BRA Luis Henrique
FW  BRA Misael

Achievements

2006, 2017
1955, 1966, 2015
1967, 1968, 1969
Runners-up (1): 1994
2014

Stadium

Ferroviária plays their matches at Estádio Fonte Luminosa, inaugurated in 1951, with a maximum capacity of 18,453 people.

Mascot

The club's mascot is a locomotive.

Women's team

The women's team won the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino as well as the 2014 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino.[1][2]

References

  1. "Ferroviária é campeã da Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino" (in Spanish). brasil.gov.br. April 16, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  2. "Futebol feminino: Ferroviária recebe título de campeã brasileira". ebc.com.br. 30 November 2014.
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