Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Audax, is a professional association football club based in

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, Brazil. The team competes in

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, the third tier of the

state football league. The club was formerly known as Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube, PAEC and Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube.

History

The club was founded as a city of São Paulo-based club on 8 December 2004 as Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube, playing their first professional game on 7 April 2007, against Jabaquara, for the

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. They won the

in 2008, after beating

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in the final. Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube was renamed to Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube on 17 July 2011, adopting a new logo and new kits. The owner of the club,

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, changed the club's name to bring the team closer to its supporters. The club was sold on September 22, 2013 to Mário Teixeira, president of Bradesco and vice-president of Grêmio Osasco, renamed to Grêmio Osasco Audax and moved to

. In his little time after having changed from the city, the team controlled by

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surprised to eliminate major clubs, such as the

and

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in the

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. With its form engaging to play and until the number of play ugly. players as

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, Bruno Paulo and other stood out and came up to the end of the State where he was vice after losing the final for the Santos. After the brilliant campaign in Paulistão, the club has a partnership with Oeste in dispute the

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, where otherwise disposed in addition to Fernado Diniz, a good part of the players.

Achievements

: ** Runners-up (1): 2016 *

: ** Winners (1): 2008

Stadium

Grêmio Audax Osasco plays they home games at Estádio José Liberatti. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,430. Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube, until 2014, played their home games at

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. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 9,660 people. The club, until 2011, played their home games at

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, nicknamed ''Estádio Rua Javari''. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,000 people.

Current squad

Out on loan

Women's team

Their women's team debuted in the 2015

Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino (''Paulista Women's Football Championship'', in English) is the women's football state championship of São Paulo State, and is contested since 1987. Format There is no predetermined format for th ...

and then for two years put together a combined squad with

(called Corinthians Audax) and won the 2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina and the 2016 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino.

References

External links

Official website
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