Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, more commonly referred to as XV de Jaú, is a Brazilian football club based in

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. The team compete in

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, the fourth tier of the São Paulo state football league. The club is also known as ''Galo da

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'', roughly meaning "County's Rooster".Embratel patrocina sete times de futebol de São Paulo – EMBRATEL (December 14, 2006)
(retrieved on August 29, 2007)

History

On November 15, 1924,
/ref> the club was founded as Esporte Clube XV de Novembro de Jaú by José Piragine Sobrinho, Hermínio Cappabianca and other sportsmen.
/ref> In 1951, XV de Jaú won the Campeonato Paulista Second Level, beating Linense of Lins in the final. The club then played the relegation/promotion play-off against Jabaquara, which was the last placed team of Campeonato Paulista First Level. XV de Jaú won the first leg, but was defeated in the second leg. In the third match against Jabaquara, the club beat its opponent and was promoted to the following year's Campeonato Paulista First Level. In 1976, for the second time, the Campeonato Paulista Second Level was won by the club.Campeonato Paulista Second Level at RSSSF
In 1979, the club competed for the first time in the top level of the Brazilian Championship, finishing in the 56th place.1979 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
Three years later, in 1982, XV de Jaú competed again in the Brazilian football's top level league, finishing this time in the 20th position, ahead of clubs such as

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, Cruzeiro and

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.1982 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
In 1988, the club competed in the third level of the Brazilian Championship, but was eliminated in the first stage of the competition, finishing in the last place of its group.1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF

Achievements

* Campeonato Paulista Second Level **Champions (2): 1951, 1976 *Campeonato Paulista Sub-20 **First Place: 2005

Stadium

XV de Jaú's home stadium is Estádio Zezinho Magalhães, inaugurated in 1973,Estádio Zezinho Magalhães at Templos do Futebol
/ref> with a maximum capacity of 13,040 people. The stadium is nicknamed ''Jauzão'', meaning ''Big Jaú''.XV de Jaú's fansite

References

External links

Official site

Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú)'s fansite
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