Esporte Clube São Bento, commonly referred to as São Bento, is a Brazilian professional

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club based in

Sorocaba Sorocaba () is a municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. With over 723,000 inhabitants, it is the seventh-largest city in the state and the second-largest outside the Greater São Paulo region, ranking behind only Cam ...

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. They currently compete in the

Campeonato Paulista Série A2 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF). Clubs 2025 Série A2 List of champions There a ...

, the second division of the

state football league.

History

On 14 September 1913,Esporte Clube São Bento profile at Federação Paulista de Futebol official website
shortly after a yellow fever epidemic in Sorocaba,''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001. the club was founded as Sorocaba Athletic Club by Ferreira e Cia.

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factory employees.Club history at Esporte Clube São Bento's unofficial website
On 14 October 1914, the club was renamed to Esporte Clube São Bento. The club 's new name honors

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, because São Bento's first games were played at the city's Saint Benedict's monastery. In 1953, São Bento professionalized its football section. On 10 June 1953, the club played its first professional match ( Campeonato Paulista Second Level), against Ferroviária of

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. São Bento won 4-2. In 1962, the club won its first title, the Campeonato Paulista Second Level, beating América (SP) in the final.1962 Campeonato Paulista Second Level at RSSSF
In 1979, São Bento competed in the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

. The club was eliminated in the third stage, finishing in the 15th place.1979 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
In 2001, the club won its second title, the Campeonato Paulista Third Level, finishing four points ahead of Atlético Sorocaba.2001 Campeonato Paulista Third Level at RSSSF
In 2002, São Bento won its third title, the Copa FPF, beating Jaboticabal in the final.2002 Copa FPF at RSSSF
São Bento reached the Semifinals in the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, but it was eliminated by CSA, in the first leg CSA won 2-0 and in the second leg São Bento beat its opponent 1-0.

Current squad

Honours

Official tournaments

Others tournaments

State

*Torneio João Mendonça Falcão (1): 1966

City

*Campeonato Amador de Sorocaba (7): 1921, 1922, 1944, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1963 *Torneio Início (1): 1949

Runners-up

(4): 1944, 1957, 2020, 2022 *

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(1): 1967

Stadium

São Bento's home stadium is Estádio Municipal Walter Ribeiro, inaugurated in 1978, with a maximum capacity of 12,525 people.Estádio Municipal Walter Ribeiro at Templos do Futebol
/ref> Another stadium, named Estádio Humberto Reale is owned by the club,Estádio Humberto Realli at Templos do Futebol
/ref> and has a maximum capacity of 20,000 people.
/ref> The club also trains at a training ground named Centro de Treinamento Humberto Reale.

Club colours

São Bento's colours are blue and white. The club's home kit is composed of a blue shirt, white short and blue socks.

Mascot

The club's mascot is a blue bird named Azulão wearing São Bento's home kit and carrying a bludgeon.

Nickname

The club is nicknamed ''Azulão'', meaning ''Big Blue'', and ''Bentão'', meaning ''Big Bento'' or ''Big Benedict''.revistaplacar

Ultra groups

* Torcida Uniformizada Falcão Azul * Torcida Uniformizada Sangue Azul * Torcida Uniformizada Tira Prosa

References

External links

São Bento's unofficial website
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Azulão.net

São Bento's unofficial blog¹

São Bento's unofficial blog²
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