Guarani Futebol Clube, colloquially called Guarani, is a Brazilian association football club in

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. Guarani is the only club from Brazil's countryside to have won the top tier of the Brazilian Championship. The team currently play in the Série B, the second tier of

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, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league. It is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian, and its supporters are known as ''bugrinos''.

History

Guarani Football Club was founded on April 1, 1911, in the city of

, as Guarany Foot-Ball Club, by the initiative of 12 students from the Gymnasio do Estado (now Culto à Ciência). The students, including Pompeo de Vito, Hernani Felippo Matallo and Vicente Matallo, usually played football at Praça Carlos Gomes. Vicente Matallo became Guarani's first president. Guarani was named after maestro

Antônio Carlos Gomes Antônio Carlos Gomes (; July 11, 1836 in Campinas – September 16, 1896 in Belém) was the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe. He was the only non-European who was successful as an opera composer in Italy, during the "go ...

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was born in Campinas, Brazil, and is one of the most distinguished nineteenth century classical composers. Guarani was officially founded on April 1, 1911, but to avoid

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jokes by supporters of rival teams, the directors of Guarani changed the official foundation date to April 2, 1911. In 1949, Guarani won Campeonato Paulista Second tier, earning the right to play in the top tier the following season. 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

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, after defeating

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. In 1979, the club was a semi-finalist in the

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, but was eliminated by the eventual season champions

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. 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.

Achievements

National

* Série A : Winner (1):

: ''Runners-up (2):''

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

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* Série B : Winner (1):

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

: ''Runners-up (2):''

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

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* Série C : ''Runner-up (2):''

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State

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: ''Runners-up (2):'' 1988,

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: Winner (4): 1932, 1944, 1949, 2018 : ''Runner-up (1):'' 2011

Youth team

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: Winner (1): 1994

Titles timeline

*1912 : Runner-up - Liga Operária de Foot-Ball Campineira *1916 : Champions - AFC (Associação de Foot-Ball Campineira) *1919 : Champions - AFC *1920 : Champions - AFC *1921 : Runner-up - APEA (Associação Paulista de Esportes Athleticos) *1926 : Champions - APEA *1928 : Runner-up - APEA *1932 : Champions - APEA *1938 : Champions - LCF (Liga Campineira de Futebol) *1939 : Champions - LCF *1941 : Champions - LCF *1942 : Champions - LCF *1943 : Champions - LCF *1943 : Runner-up - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF (Federação Paulista de Futebol) *1944 : Champions - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF *1944 : Champions - State Amateur Championship - FPF *1945 : Champions - LCF *1946 : Runner-up - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF *1946 : Champions - LCF *1949 : Champions - Campeonato Paulista Série A2 - FPF *1953 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF *1954 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF *1956 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF *1957 : Runner-up - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF *1969 : Runner-up - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF *1970 : Awarded A Gazeta Esportiva 's "Taça dos Invictos" *1970 : Champions - Torneio de Classificação para 1970 (Paulistinha) - FPF *1970 : Champions - Torneio de Classificação para 1971 - FPF *1974 : Awarded "II Troféu Folha de S.Paulo" (Champions - Countryside 1972/73/74) *1976 : Champions - Campeonato Paulista First Stage (Taça Alm. Heleno Nunes) *1978 : Champions - Brazilian Championship - CBF *1981 : Champions - Taça de Prata - CBF *1982 : Runner-up -

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- CBF *1986 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship - CBF *1987 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship - CBF *1988 : Runner-up -

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- FPF *1991 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Série B - CBF *2008 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Série C - CBF *2009 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Série B - CBF *2012 : Runner-up - São Paulo State Championship Série A1 - FPF *2016 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Série C - CBF *2018 : Champions - Campeonato Paulista Série A2 - FPF

Youth team titles

*1994 :

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*1998 :

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*2001 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan) *2002 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)

Stadium

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

Rival

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

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Campineiro.

Performances in the Série A

Current squad

First-team staff

Guarani players in the World Cup

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

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: * 1974 FIFA World Cup (West Germany) ::

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* 1978 FIFA World Cup (Argentina) :: Amaral ::

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:: Jorge Mendonça ::

* 1982 FIFA World Cup (Spain) ::

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* 1986 FIFA World Cup (Mexico) ::

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:: Edson :: Júlio César * 1990 FIFA World Cup (Italy) ::

:: Ricardo Rocha * 1994 FIFA World Cup (United States) ::

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:: Ricardo Rocha ::

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* 2002 FIFA World Cup (South Korea/Japan) ::

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:: Luizão * 2006 FIFA World Cup (Germany) ::

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Presidents

* Vicente Matallo ''(1911-12)'' * Vicente Matallo - Pompeo de Vito / Mário Branco de Godoy ''(1913)'' * Antonio de Souza Letro / Pompeo de Vito ''(1914)'' * Pompeo de Vito ''(1915-17)'' * Armando Sarnes / Pompeo de Vito ''(1918)'' * Júlio dos Santos Mota / Antonio Alberti / Carmine Alberti ''(1919)'' * Carmine Alberti ''(1920-21)'' * Antonio Albino Júnior ''(1922-23)'' * José de Queiroz Telles ''(1924)'' * Galdino de Moraes Alves / José Ferreira de Godoy ''(1925)'' * Dr. Lucio Pereira Peixoto / Benedicto da Cunha Campos ''(1926)'' * Benedicto da Cunha Campos ''(1927)'' * Wlademir Varanda / Ítalo Franceschini ''(1928)'' * Augusto de Carvalho Asbahr ''(1929)'' * Dr. Romeu Tórtima / Dr. Arnaldo de Campos ''(1930)'' * Alexandre Chiarini ''(1931)'' * Frederico Borghi ''(1932)'' * Dr. Romeu Tórtima ''(1933)'' * Augusto de Carvalho Asbahr ''(1934)'' * João Mezzalira ''(1935-36)'' * Vicente Torregrossa ''(1937)'' * Dr. Januário Pardo Mêo ''(1938-39)'' * Prof. Floriano de Azevedo Marques ''(1939-40)'' * Dr. Sebastião Otranto ''(1941)'' * Jaime Serra / João Mezzalira ''(1942)'' * Alfredo Ribeiro Nogueira ''(1943)'' * Cesar Contessotto ''(1944)'' * Cesar Contessotto / Guilmer Cury Zakia ''(1945)'' * Artemiro Caruzo Andreoli ''(1946)'' * Sebastião Otranto - Emílio Porto ''(1947)'' * Dr. Romeu Tórtima ''(1948)'' * Nilo de Rezende Rubim / Cesar Contessotto ''(1949)'' * Cesar Contessotto / Dr. Romeu Tórtima ''(1950)'' * Isolino Ferramola ''(1951)'' * Dr. Romeu Tórtima ''(1952)'' * Dr. Rui Vicente de Mello / Cesar Contessoto ''(1953)'' * Dolor de Oliveira Barbosa ''(1954)'' * Miguel Moreno ''(1955)'' * Esmeraldino Antunes Barreira ''(1956)'' * Emílio Porto ''(1957)'' * Jaime Silva ''(1958)'' * Mário Brocchi ''(1959)'' * Jaime Silva ''(1960-62)'' * Jamil Gadia ''(1963)'' * Jaime Silva ''(1964)'' * Miguel Moreno ''(1965)'' * Eder Guimarães Leme / João Motta ''(1966)'' * Jaime Silva / Manoel Marques Paiva / Eduardo José Farah ''(1967)'' * Miguel Moreno ''(1968-69)'' * Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira ''(1970), (1977)'' * Ricardo Chuffi ''(1978-79)'' * Antonio Tavares Jr. ''(1980-83)'' * Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira ''(1984-87)'' * Luiz Roberto Zini ''(1988-91)'' * Luiz Roberto Zini ''(1992-99)'' * José Luiz Lourencetti ''(1999-06)'' * Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira ''(2006-11)'' * Marcelo Mingone '' (2011-2012)'' * Alvaro Negrão de Lima '' (2012-2014)'' * Horley Senna ''(2014-2017)'' * Palmeron Mendes Filho ''(2017-2019)'' * Ricardo Miguel Moisés ''(2019-to-date)''

Records

Ultras

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

References

External links

* {{Authority control Football clubs in São Paulo (state) Association football clubs established in 1911 1911 establishments in Brazil Campeonato Brasileiro Série A winning clubs