Sertãozinho Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Sertãozinho, is a professional

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

club based in

Sertãozinho Sertãozinho is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. The population in 2020 was about 127,142. Its area is 403 km2. The municipality consists of Sertãozinho city and two districts: Cruz das Posses and Vila Garcia. Sertãozi ...

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, Brazil. The team competes in

Campeonato Paulista Série A3 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 (also referred to as Paulistão A3 for short) is the third level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. The tournament has been known as Série A3 since ...

, the third tier of the

state football league.

History

On August 6, 1944, the club was founded by a group of sportsmen. Sertãozinho's first president was Enéas Sílvio Bordin.Sertãozinho's history at the club's official website
/ref> Between 1944 and 1969, the club only disputed amateur competitions, like Liga Ribeirãopretana de Futebol (

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Football League) in the 1950s. At that time, Sertãozinho's greatest rival was Mogiana.Sertãozinho Futebol Clube info at Federação Paulista de Futebol website
In 1963, the club closed its football section. In 1969, the football section was reopened, using mostly São Paulinho Futebol Clube players. In 1971, Sertãozinho won its first title, the Campeonato Paulista Third Level, beating Rio Claro EC in the final. The club was thus promoted to the following year's second level. In 2004, the club won again the Campeonato Paulista Third Level, beating

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in the final 3-0.2004 Campeonato Paulista Third Level at RSSSF
In 2007, Sertãozinho disputed the Campeonato Paulista top level for the first time.''Campeonato Paulista volta a ter final'' - Cruzeiro.net (January 14, 2007)
Its first game was against

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, at Frederico Dalmaso stadium. São Paulo won 3-1.São Paulo confirma favoritismo e estréia com vitória no Paulista - Folha Online
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Achievements

: ** Winners (2): 1971, 2004

Stadium

Sertãozinho's home stadium is Estádio Frederico Dalmaso,Sertãozinho Futebol Clube at Times Brasileiros
nicknamed Fredericão, meaning ''Big Frederico'', built in 1968 and with a maximum capacity of 15,074 people.
/ref> The club also trains at a training ground named Centro de Treinamento Frederico Dalmazo.''Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil'', São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.

Club colors

White and grenadine red are the club's official colors.

Mascot and nickname

Sertãozinho's mascot is a bull, named ''Touro dos Canaviais'', which means ''Sugar Cane Plantations Bull''. The bull was chosen after the club played against

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, whose mascot is a bull. Commander Alcídio Balbo was the mascot's creator.Club profile at Sertãozinho city official website
The club is also nicknamed Touro dos Canavais.

Current squad

Anthem

The club's official anthem lyrics authors are Giuliano Marcos Sabino, Florisvaldo and Lucio de Freias, and the music author is only Giuliano Marcos Sabino.Sertãozinho Futebol Clube's anthem at the club's official website
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References

External links

Sertãozinho Futebol Clube's official website
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