São José Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as São José, is a
Brazilian football club based in
São José dos Campos
São José dos Campos (, meaning Saint Joseph of the Fields) is a major city and the seat of the Municipalities of Brazil, municipality of the same name in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil. One of the leading industrial and res ...
,
São Paulo
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. The team compete 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
São Paulo state football league. Its home stadium is Estádio Martins Pereira, which has a maximum capacity of approximately 15,300.
History
The club was founded on August 13, 1933, as Esporte Clube São José, after Futebol Clube and Klaxon merged.
The club merged in 1945 with Associação Esportiva São José to form São José Esporte Clube.
On March 8, 1964, São José became a professional club.
In December, 1976, due to a financial crisis, the club changed its name to São José Esporte Clube, with the purpose of not paying its debts. The club also changed its colors, which were black and white, to the current blue, yellow and white ones, and changed its logo.
In 1989, the club was runner-up of
Campeonato Paulista
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, after beating
Corinthians
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in the semifinals, and losing to
São Paulo
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in the final,
and runner-up of
Campeonato Brasileiro Second Division, losing to
Bragantino
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in the final, but being promoted to the following year's
first division.
In 1996, São José won the
Copa Vale after defeating
Aparecida
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in the final.
In 2003, the club was renamed to Esporte São José, but in 2005, the club returned to its previous name, São José Esporte Clube.
In 2006, São José moved back to Campeonato Paulista A-2.
Years in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A:
1982 Place: 12th out of 44
1990 Place: 19th out of 20
Achievements
*
Campeonato Paulista Série A2
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: 2
::1972, 1980
*
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 ...
: 1
::1965
*Campeonato Paulista Special Division: 1
::1987
*Campeonato Paulista First Division: 0
::Runner-up (1): 1989
*
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
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: 0
::Runner-up (1): 1989
*
Copa Vale: 1
::1996
*Campeonato Paulista A-3: 0
::Runner-up (1): 2006
*
Campeonato Paulista Série B: 2
::1964, 2020
Notable players
*
Émerson Leão
Émerson Leão (; born 11 July 1949) is a Brazilian former footballer and manager. He is regarded by pundits as one of best Brazilian goalkeepers of all time. A documentary video produced by FIFA, ''FIFA Fever'', called him the third-most im ...
* Fidelis
*
Roque Junior
* Sérgio Valentim
* Tião Marino
Stadium
São José's home pitch is
Estádio Martins Pereira
Estádio Municipal Dr. Mário Martins Pereira, usually known simply as Estádio Martins Pereira is a football (soccer) stadium in São José dos Campos, São Paulo state, Brazil. The stadium holds 12,234 people. It was inaugurated in 1970. The s ...
,
inaugurated in 1970, with a maximum capacity of 15,317 people.
On March 22, 1970, São José Esporte Clube played its first match in
Estádio Martins Pereira
Estádio Municipal Dr. Mário Martins Pereira, usually known simply as Estádio Martins Pereira is a football (soccer) stadium in São José dos Campos, São Paulo state, Brazil. The stadium holds 12,234 people. It was inaugurated in 1970. The s ...
. São José and
Nacional (SP) drew 0-0.
Mascot
The ''Águia'' (''Eagle'') became the official mascot of São José in 1978, two years after São José changed their team colors. "Azulão do Vale" (Big Blue of the Valley) was the team's nickname before that, but they changed it to "Águia do Vale" when Águia became the team's mascot. Águia was chosen as the club mascot as eagles are driven animals and will fight to the end even against the odds.
Rivalry
The biggest rival of São José is
Taubaté
Taubaté is a medium-sized city in the State of São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil.
Location
Its strategic location between the two most important Brazilian cities (São Paulo away, and Rio de Janeiro away), connected to both by the Presiden ...
. The derby between the two clubs is known as ''O Clássico do Vale do Paraíba'' (''The Paraíba Valley Classic'').
The team that São José played most against is
Santo André
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People
* Santo (given name)
* Santo (surname)
* El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor
* Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwadwo ...
.
Kits
The current kits of São José are made by RT Sports, a local kit sponsor. Until December 1976, the club played in black and white vertical striped shirts, black shorts and white socks, not unlike
Corinthians
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away kit.
Important matches
Finals of
Campeonato Paulista
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A-1 1989
*June 28 – São José 0–1
São Paulo
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*July 2 – São José 0–0 São Paulo
(Both games were in
Morumbi in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
)
Tour of Spain 1989
*August 17 – São José 2–1 Torrevieja
*August 19 – São José 1–1 Palamós
*August 21 – São José 0–0 Córdoba
*August 22 – São José 0–0 Martos
*August 24 – São José 2–1 Réus Desportivo
*August 25 – São José 1–0 Atlético Palma
*August 27 – São José 3–1 Mollerussa
*August 28 – São José 0–0 Estepona
*August 29 – São José 2–1 Portullano
See also
*
Women's team
References
External links
São José EC Page
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Football clubs in São Paulo (state)
Association football clubs established in 1933
Organisations based in São José dos Campos
1933 establishments in Brazil