Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico, commonly known as Centro Olímpico or by the

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club based in

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. Founded in March 2000 as a youth team, they affiliated to São Paulo's Centre of Olympic Training and Research () under director "Magic" Paula Silva in January 2001. The club won the inaugural Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino in 2013.

History

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Arthur Elias Arthur José Ribas Elias (born 5 August 1981) is a Brazilian football manager, currently in charge of the Brazil women's national football team. Career Born in São Paulo but raised in Cajuru, Arthur Elias began his career in 2006, with the wom ...

established an open-age team in 2011, who finished as

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runners-up in their first season. The roster was significantly bolstered ahead of the 2012 season, with the addition of ten players from Paulista champions Santos, who had been disbanded. This included

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players

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and Maurine. The local government and the

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(CBF) sourced funding and sponsorship for the team, designed to help elite players prepare for the

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. In 2012 the club were runners-up in the

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, losing a two-legged final 1–0 and 4–2 to

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rivals São José. São José also won the Campeonato Paulista for the first time in 2012, beating Centro Olímpico in the final. In 2013 the players were unpaid for three months when sponsors dropped out, before reduced wages were agreed. Cristiane signed for the club in June 2013. Vitória das Tabocas defeated the club in the Copa do Brasil semi-finals, but the inaugural Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino was secured with a 4–3 aggregate final win over São José.

2020 Squad

Former players

''For details of current and former players, see :Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico players.''

Staff

;Technical director: * Arthur José Ribas Elias ;Assistant coach: * Rodrigo Iglesias ;Fitness coach: * Marcelo Rossetti ;Goalkeeper coach: * Alexandre Cruz

Honours

Official tournaments

Youth team

*Fiesta CONMEBOL Evolución Sub-14 (2): 2019, 2020 * Liga de Desenvolvimento Sub-14 (2): 2018, 2019 * Festival Paulista Sub-14 (1): 2018 * Festival Paulista Sub-12 (1): 2023

References

External links

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