Esporte Clube Primavera, commonly referred to as Primavera, is a Brazilian professional

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club based in

Indaiatuba Indaiatuba is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population is 256,223 (2020 est.) in an area of . The elevation is . The city's name derives from the Tupi language Old ...

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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. The club was for a short time known as Real Racing Primavera.

History

The club was founded on January 27, 1927, after the merger of local clubs Indaiatubano Futebol Clube and Primavera Futebol Clube. Primavera won the

Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, also known as Campeonato Paulista Série B1, is the fourth level of the São Paulo state professional football tournaments that determines one of the several Brazilian states championships. The two best teams ...

in 1977, and the

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in 2001. The club joined a partnership with Spanish club

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in 2007, and was renamed to Real Racing Primavera. After the partnership ended, the club was renamed back to Esporte Clube Primavera.

Achievements

: ** Winners (3): 1977, 1995, 2018 *

: ** Winners (1): 2001

Stadium

Esporte Clube Primavera play their home games at Estádio Ítalo Mário Limongi, nicknamed ''Estádio Gigante da Vila Industrial''. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 9,542 people.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Primavera, Esporte Clube Association football clubs established in 1927 Football clubs in São Paulo (state) 1927 establishments in Brazil