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Associação Atlética Ponte Preta (), commonly referred to as Ponte Preta or just Ponte, is a Brazilian
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club based in
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, São Paulo state. Ponte currently plays in the Série C, the third tier of
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, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league. Founded on August 11, 1900, Ponte Preta is the second-oldest football club established in Brazil still in activity, with the oldest being Sport Club Rio Grande in
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, Rio Grande do Sul. They are also one of the first to use black players, leading to their nickname ''Macaca'' (lit. emalemonkey). Ponte's biggest rival is Guarani. Matches involving the two clubs, falling under the name '' Derby Campineiro'' and first played on March 24, 1912, are usually preceded by days of provocations and sometimes fights in Campinas.


History

Ponte Preta was founded on August 11, 1900, by Colégio Culto à Ciência students Miguel do Carmo (nicknamed "Migué"), Luiz Garibaldi Burghi, (nicknamed "Gigette") and Antonio de Oliveira (nicknamed "Tonico Campeão"), nearby a black painted wood railroad bridge, hence the name Ponte Preta (lit. "black bridge"). The team's first president was Pedro Vieira da Silva. Ponte Preta's history is directly intertwined with the railroad business that was flourishing in its city of
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. Most of the people involved with the foundation of the team were residents of the working-class neighbourhood by the railroad. One of the team's first nicknames was the "Train of August 11th". Ponte's stadium, the Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, is located right by the railroad in a way where it is possible to see it when inside the stadium, and according to the fans, when the train passes by during a game, it is a sign of good luck to come for the team. Ponte Preta is recognized, by FIFA, as one of the first teams in the Americas to accept black players, since its foundation in 1900. The club claims to be the first football team ever to have a black player in their roster, that player being the before mentioned Miguel do Carmo, who was part of their first squad. It is also the first countryside team to play a national competition, in 1970.
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's last match in Brazil was against Ponte Preta. On September 2, 1974, at Vila Belmiro stadium, Santos defeated Ponte Preta 2–0. Ponte Preta lost the Campeonato Paulista final to Corinthians in 1977 in a controversial game that ended in a 2–1 final score. Rui Rey, an important piece of the Ponte Preta team, was shown a red card early in the game. Ponte Preta were considered the favorites for the championship that year. On November 27, 2013, at the Romildo Ferreira stadium, Ponte Preta reached the 2013 Sudamericana final by defeating
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(4–2 on aggregate) in the semi-finals. It was a historical time for the club, which was playing its first international cup. The final was against Lanús, a Traditional Argentine team, with Ponte Preta finishing as runner-up.


Honours


Official tournaments


Others tournaments


State

* Campeonato Paulista do Interior (4): 2009, 2013, 2015, 2018


City

* Campeonato Campineiro (10): 1912, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951 *Torneio Taça Cidade de Campinas (2): 1949, 1951


Runners-up

*
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* Torneio da Integração Nacional (1): 1971 *
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(7): 1929, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2008, 2017 *
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(6): 1932, 1945, 1961, 1964, 1989, 1999


Youth team

* Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (2): 1981, 1982


Achievements time line


Stadium

Ponte Preta's stadium is Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, also known as "Majestoso", or "Estádio Majestoso" (Portuguese for Majestic Stadium), built in 1948, by its own fan's material and work. Its maximum capacity is of 19,722 people, nowadays. The biggest public in it was in a State's Championship in 1970, against Santos, with an official public of 33,000, but it is said that there were about 40,000 people, as the gates were broken down. Its nickname is "Majestoso", meaning the "Majestic One" because it was the third largest stadium in Brazil at the time of its inauguration (only smaller than Pacaembu, in
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and São Januário, in
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). In Majestoso's entrance hall there is a bust of the stadium's founder, Moisés Lucarelli (after whom the venue is named) facing the outside. In 2000, after a long series of defeats some superstitious fans argued that the founder ''ought to see'' the team playing and the bust was rotated 180 degrees. As the team's performance did not improve noticeably, the statue was put back in its original position.


Supporters

Ponte Preta supporters are known as "pontepretanos". A club from
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, Alagoas, adopted a similar name and colors as them. There is also a Norwegian
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team named "Ponte Preta".


Symbols

Ponte Preta's
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(''macaca'') wearing the club's home kit. It was initially intended as a derogatory term, reflecting the fact that Ponte was one of the first Brazilian football clubs to use black players, who had been refused participation in prior championships. This practice of using slurs as a distinction was also used by Palmeiras, who adopted the pig (''porco'') as their mascot.


Ultras


Torcida JovemSerponte


Bola de Prata inductees

*1977 –
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and Polozzi (defenders) *1978 – Odirlei (defender) *1980 – Carlos (goalkeeper) *1981 – Zé Mario (defensive midfielder) *1982 – Carlos (goalkeeper) and Juninho Fonseca (defender) *2000 –
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(defensive midfielder)


Basketball

Ponte Preta had one of the most powerful teams in the history of Brazilian female Basketball during the early 1990s, winning the World Club Championship twice.Ponte Preta Official Website


Current squad


Youth team


Out on loan


Head coaches

* Abel Braga (January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003) * Estevam Soares (January 2, 2004 – May 24, 2004) * Vadão (January 1, 2005 – May 22, 2005) *
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(August 2, 2005 – August 23, 2005) * Estevam Soares (August 26, 2005 – November 22, 2005) * Vadão (December 15, 2005 – May 29, 2006) * Marco Aurélio (May 19, 2006 – October 5, 2006) * Nelsinho Baptista (January 30, 2007 – September 23, 2007) * Paulo Comelli (September 24, 2007 – December 3, 2007) * Sérgio Guedes (2008) * Paulo Bonamigo (June 11, 2008 – September 27, 2008) * Vágner Benazzi (October 1, 2008 – December 4, 2008) * Sérgio Soares (December 4, 2008–11 March 22, 2009) * Marco Aurélio (March 9, 2009 – May 25, 2009) * Pintado (May 25, 2009 – August 30, 2009) * Márcio Bittencourt (August 31, 2009 – October 7, 2009) * Sérgio Guedes (January 1, 2010 – March 31, 2010) * Jorginho (April 21, 2010 – October 25, 2010) * Givanildo Oliveira (October 25, 2010 – December 2, 2010) * Gilson Kleina (December 3, 2010 – September 18, 2012) * Guto Ferreira (September 22, 2012 – June 6, 2013) * Paulo César Carpegiani (June 15, 2013 – August 24, 2013) * Jorginho (August 25, 2013 – December 13, 2013) * Sidney Moraes (December 15, 2013 – January 30, 2014) * Vadão (January 31, 2014 – May 13, 2014) * Dado Cavalcanti (May 13, 2014 – July 21, 2014) * Guto Ferreira (2014–2015) * Doriva (2015) * Vinícius Eutrópio (2016) * Gilson Kleina (2017) * Eduardo Baptista (2017–2018) * Marcelo Chamusca (2018) * Jorginho (2019) * Gilson Kleina (2019–2020) * João Brigatti (2020) * Marcelo Oliveira (2020) * Fábio Moreno (2020–2021) * Gilson Kleina (2021–2022) * Hélio dos Anjos (2022–2023) * Felipe Moreira (2023) * Pintado (2023) * João Brigatti (2023 – May 27, 2024) * Nelsinho Baptista (May 29, 2024 – October 21, 2024) * João Brigatti (November 10, 2024 – November 22, 2024) * Alberto Valentim (2025–)


See also

* Ponte Preta Sumaré Futebol Clube


References


Websites


Books

#''O Início de uma Paixão: a fundação e os primeiros anos da Associação Atlética Ponte Preta'', José Moraes dos Santos Neto, Editora Komedi, 2000 #''História da Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, em sete volumes: 1900–2000'', Sérgio Rossi, R. Vieira Gráfica, 2001


External links

* {{Authority control Association football clubs established in 1900 Sport in Campinas Football clubs in São Paulo (state) 1900 establishments in Brazil