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Rio Claro Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Rio Claro, is a professional association football club based in
/ref> the club was founded as Rio Claro Football Club by the teacher Joaquim Arnold, and by the Companhia Paulista das Estradas de Ferro (São Paulo Railroad Company) railroad employees Bento Estevam Siqueira, Constantino Carrocine and João Lambach. Years later, the club was renamed to Rio Claro Futebol Clube. ''Rio Claro FC vive seu momento de glória em 96 anos'' – Jornal Cidade (June 24, 2005)
/ref> On 14 July 1928, Rio Claro played its first international match, against H.M.S. Capton's sailors of England. In 2002, the club won the Campeonato Paulista Fourth Level (named B1), beating Guaratinguetá Esporte Clube in the final. The club was promoted to the following year's third level.Campeonato Paulista Fourth Level at RSSSF
/ref> In 2005, Rio Claro was Copa FPF's runner-up. In the final, the club was defeated by Noroeste.2005 Copa FPF at RSSSF
In 2007, the club disputed the
/ref> The team also played in Série A1 in 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
/ref> usually known as Schimitão or Schimidtão, inaugurated in 1973, with a maximum capacity of 16,000 people.
/ref> The club also owns a training ground, named Centro de Treinamento Augusto Schmidt Filho.''Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil'', São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
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/ref> Rio Claro's nickname is ''Azulão'', meaning ''Big Blue''.
Rio Claro's official website
{{Campeonato Paulista Association football clubs established in 1909 Football clubs in São Paulo (state) 1909 establishments in Brazil
Rio Claro Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Rio Claro, is a professional association football club based in Rio Claro Rio Claro (Portuguese and Spanish for "clear river" or "clean river") may refer to:
Cities
*Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago, the largest town in southeastern Trinidad and Tobago
*Rio Claro, Rio de Janeiro, a Brazilian municipality in the state of R ...
, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.
The club's home colours are blue and white and the team mascot is a rooster.
History
On 9 May 1909,Club history at Rio Claro Futebol Clube's official website/ref> the club was founded as Rio Claro Football Club by the teacher Joaquim Arnold, and by the Companhia Paulista das Estradas de Ferro (São Paulo Railroad Company) railroad employees Bento Estevam Siqueira, Constantino Carrocine and João Lambach. Years later, the club was renamed to Rio Claro Futebol Clube. ''Rio Claro FC vive seu momento de glória em 96 anos'' – Jornal Cidade (June 24, 2005)
/ref> On 14 July 1928, Rio Claro played its first international match, against H.M.S. Capton's sailors of England. In 2002, the club won the Campeonato Paulista Fourth Level (named B1), beating Guaratinguetá Esporte Clube in the final. The club was promoted to the following year's third level.Campeonato Paulista Fourth Level at RSSSF
/ref> In 2005, Rio Claro was Copa FPF's runner-up. In the final, the club was defeated by Noroeste.2005 Copa FPF at RSSSF
In 2007, the club disputed the
Campeonato Paulista Série A1
The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and ty ...
for the first time.''Sertãozinho e Rio Claro também sobem para o Paulista A1'' – Estado de São Paulo (Estadão) (May 20, 2006)/ref> The team also played in Série A1 in 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Current squad
Titles
* Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1928, 1929 * Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão: 2002Stadium
Rio Claro's home stadium is Estádio Augusto Schmidt Filho,Rio Claro Futebol Clube at Arquivo de Clubes/ref> usually known as Schimitão or Schimidtão, inaugurated in 1973, with a maximum capacity of 16,000 people.
/ref> The club also owns a training ground, named Centro de Treinamento Augusto Schmidt Filho.''Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil'', São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
Club Colors
Rio Claro's colors are blue and white. The club's home kit is composed of a blue shirt, white short and blue socks.''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.Mascot
A white rooster wearing the club's blue home kit and with a blue tail, blue crest and bluewattle
Wattle or wattles may refer to:
Plants
*''Acacia sensu lato'', polyphyletic genus of plants commonly known as wattle, especially in Australia and South Africa
**''Acacia'', large genus of shrubs and trees, native to Australasia
**Black wattle, c ...
, named ''Galo Azul'', is the club's mascot. The mascot was chosen after Velo Clube's mascot, which is a red rooster. Velo Clube is Rio Claro's rival.Rio Claro's profile at Federação Paulista de Futebol (São Paulo Football Federation official website/ref>
Nickname
The club was originally nicknamed ''Aguinha'', meaning ''Little Water'', because the club's stadium was located near the Córrego da Servidão's (Servidão's Creek) margin.Trivia page at Rio Claro's official website/ref> Rio Claro's nickname is ''Azulão'', meaning ''Big Blue''.
References
External links
Rio Claro's official website
{{Campeonato Paulista Association football clubs established in 1909 Football clubs in São Paulo (state) 1909 establishments in Brazil