Club Athletico Paulistano, abbreviated as C.A. Paulistano or C.A.P., is the senior men's

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section of the

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ian multi-sports club

Club Athletico Paulistano Club Athletico Paulistano –generally known as just Paulistano– is a sports and social club from the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo located in the quarter of Jardim América, close to the city. The club was founded on 29 December 1900 for ...

(C.A.P.), which is based in

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. The team competes in the top-tier level Brazilian league, the

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(NBB). For sponsorship reasons, the club is also currently known as Paulistano/Corpore, or Paulistano Corpore.

History

Paulistano was the first team of point guard

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, long-time player and captain of the senior

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. In the NBB 2009–10 season, the club's managers signed

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Rafael "Bàbby" Araújo, who had just a been Brazilian national league champion with C.R. Flamengo, a season before. But the team did not have a good season, and finished the season in eleventh place in the Brazilian NBB League. The following NBB 2010–11 season was even worse than the previous one, and Paulistano finished the season in twelfth place in the NBB. In the NBB 2011–12 season, under the guidance of

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Gustavo de Conti, and led on the court by the young players Elinho Neto and

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, Paulistano had the best NBB season in the club's history, as they finished in seventh place in the regular season standings. In the NBB playoffs, the experienced team of

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defeated the young team from

. In the following NBB 2012–13 season, Paulistano lost

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, and

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to its greatest rival, E.C. Pinheiros.

Honors and titles

National

* Brazilian Championship ** Champions (1): 2018 Por uma cesta, Basquete Cearense bate Paulistano e vence a segunda no NBB
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Regional

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** Champions (1): 2017 ** Runners-up (4): 2005, 2009, 2013 2018

Inter-regional

* Copa Brasil Sul ** Champions (1): 2003

Players

Current roster

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

Head coaches

* José Neto * Gustavo Conti

References

External links

Official website

LatinBasket.com Team Page
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