Associação Esportiva Velo Clube Rioclarense, commonly referred to as Velo Clube, is a Brazilian professional

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club based in

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. The team competes in the

Campeonato Paulista Série A2 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 16 teams, in which the two best teams are promoted to Série A1 ...

, the second tier of the

state football league.

History

The club was founded on August 28, 1910. They won the

Campeonato Paulista do Interior The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and ty ...

in 1925.

Achievements

: ** Winners (1): 1925 *

Campeonato Paulista Série A3 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 (also referred to as Paulistão A3 for short) is the third level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. The tournament has been known as Série A3 since ...

: ** Winners (1): 2020

Stadium

Associação Esportiva Velo Clube Rioclarense play their home games at Estádio Benito Agnello Castellano. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,198 people.

References

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