Mirassol Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Mirassol, is a Brazilian professional club based in
Mirassol
Mirassol is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is located in the northern part of the state, 453 km from the city of São Paulo and 15 km from São José do Rio Preto. Mirassol has 60,303 inhabitants (IBGE/2020). ...
,
São Paulo
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founded on 9 November 1925. It competes in the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
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, the second tier of
Brazilian football
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, as well as in the
Campeonato Paulista
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, the top flight of the São Paulo
state football league.
History
On November 9, 1925, the club was founded
[Mirassol Futebol Clube at Arquivo de Clubes]
/ref> as Mirassol Esporte Clube.[''Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil'', São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.]
In 1960, another club was founded in the same city, Grêmio Recreação Esporte Cultura Mirassol. Both clubs became rivals until 1963, when they were playing in São Paulo State Championship Third Level.[''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.]
In 1997, Mirassol won its first title, the São Paulo State Championship Third Level, beating União Barbarense, Olímpia
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The name of ...
, and São Caetano in the final four group stage.[1997 Campeonato Paulista Third Level at RSSSF](_blank)
In 2007, the club finished in second in its group in the São Paulo State Second Level semifinal stage, thus being promoted for the first time in club's history to São Paulo State Championship Top Level.[Guarani e Mirassol conquistam acesso à Série A do Paulista – Folha Online]
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Stadium
The club's home matches are usually played at Municipal José Maria de Campos Maia stadium,[Mirassol Futebol Clube at Times Brasileiros]
which has a maximum capacity of 14,534 people.
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Club colors, mascot and nickname
Mirassol's colors are yellow and green.lion
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.
Current squad
Out on loan
Honours
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
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Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the f ...
: Winners (1): 2022
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* Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
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: Winners (1): 2020
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* Campeonato Paulista Série A3
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The tournament has been known as Série A3 since ...
: Winners (1): 1997
References
External links
Official Site
Mirassol on Globo Esporte
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Mirassol Futebol Clube
Association football clubs established in 1925
Football clubs in São Paulo (state)
Football clubs in Brazil
1925 establishments in Brazil
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D winners