Comercial Futebol Clube or simply Comercial was a football club based in Sé,

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. Founded on April 3, 1939, its colors were red and white. Disputed the

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...

for 16 times (1939–1949, 1951–1953 and 1958–1959), but without getting a great season. The club played at professional level until 1961, and in the youth categories until 1979, when the club was extinguished after the death of the then president Antônio La Porta. Is one of the founding members of the

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, the Football Association of São Paulo league, and the only one that went extinct. To this day, the FPF keeps the Comercial's badge with the other founders at the entrance of its building.

Merge with São Caetano EC

From 1954 to 1957 Comercial and São Caetano Esporte Clube merged into the A.A. São Bento (club without any relationship with Associação Atlética São Bento) as both clubs faced financial problems. The merger ended in 1958 and both teams dropped out of professional football in the ensuing years.

Notable players

* Dino Sani * Gino

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Comercial Futebol Clube Association football clubs established in 1939 1939 establishments in Brazil Football clubs in São Paulo Association football clubs disestablished in 1979 Defunct football clubs in São Paulo (state)