Guarani FC

Guarani Football Club was founded on April 1, 1911, in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, as Guarany Foot-Ball Club, by the initiative of 12 students from the Gymnasio do Estado (now Culto à Ciência).[2] The students, including Pompeo de Vito, Hernani Felippo Matallo and Vicente Matallo, usually played football at Praça Carlos Gomes.[2] Vicente Matallo became Guarani's first president.[2] Guarani was named after maestro Antônio Carlos Gomes' opera "Il Guarany". Antônio Carlos Gomes was born in Campinas, Brazil, and is one of the most distinguished nineteenth century classical composers.[3] Guarani was officially founded on April 1, 1911, but to avoid April Fools' Day jokes by supporters of rival teams, the directors of Guarani changed the official foundation date to April 2, 1911.[3]

In 1949, Guarani won Campeonato Paulista Second Division, gaining the right to play in the first division the following year.[3]

As of 2019, Guarani is the only Brazilian countryside team to have won the national championship (not counting Santos; although Santos is not a state capital, it is located on the coast). The club won Campeonato Brasileiro in 1978, after defeating Palmeiras.[4]

In 1979, the club was a semi-finalist in the Copa Libertadores, but was eliminated by eventual champions Club Olimpia. This run remains Guarani's best performance in international competitions to date.

In 2016, Guarani qualified for the playoff semifinals of 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, thus ensuring its return to Serie B after a four-year absence.

Overview of the Brinco de Ouro stadium.

Brinco de Ouro stadium, during a night game.

Guarani's stadium is Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, built on May 31, 1953,[5] with a maximum capacity of 30,988 people.[6]

Guarani's biggest rival is Ponte Preta, who also hail from Campinas. The games between Guarani and Ponte Preta are known as Derby Campineiro.[7]

As of 24 June 2020[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Rafael Pin (on loan from Inter de Limeira) 2 DF  BRA Cristovam (on loan from Paraná) 5 MF  BRA Deivid 6 DF  BRA Bruno Silva (captain) 7 MF  BRA Lucas Abreu 9 FW  BRA Rafael Costa 10 MF  BRA Lucas Crispim (vice-captain) 11 FW  BRA Giovanny (on loan from Athletico Paranaense) 12 GK  BRA Jefferson Paulino 14 FW  BRA Alemão 15 MF  BRA Marcelo (on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv) 17 FW  BRA Pablo (on loan from Santa Clara) 18 MF  BRA Eduardo Person (on loan from Joinville) 19 FW  BRA Elias Carioca (on loan from Athletico Paranaense) 20 DF  BRA Bidú 22 FW  BRA Bruno Sávio (on loan from Louletano)

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 GK  BRA Lucas Cardoso 27 GK  BRA Gabriel 28 MF  BRA Alan (on loan from Palmeiras) 29 FW  BRA Júnior Todinho 31 DF  BRA Victor Ramon 32 FW  BRA Matheus Souza 33 DF  BRA Romércio (on loan from Coritiba) 34 DF  BRA Wálber (on loan from Athletico Paranaense) 35 FW  BRA Renan 36 DF  BRA Eliel 53 DF  BRA Didi 66 DF  BRA Erick Daltro (on loan from Náutico) 70 FW  BRA Bruno Paulo 80 MF  BRA Arthur Rezende (on loan from Boavista) 91 MF  BRA Murilo Rangel 98 MF  BRA Rickson (on loan from Botafogo)

First-team staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Coach	Felipe Conceição	Brazilian

The following footballers, who have played for Guarani at some point during their careers, represented Brazil in the FIFA World Cup:

• Torcida Fúria Independente
• Guerreiros da Tribo
• Torcida Jovem
• Bugrinos da Capital

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