Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, more commonly referred to as XV de Jaú, is a Brazilian football club based in

Jaú Jaú is a city and municipality in the center of the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, in Brazil. The population is 151,881 (2020 est.) in an area of . The elevation is . The city takes its name from the native fish species ''Gilded catfish ...

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. The team compete in

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, the fourth tier of the São Paulo state football league. The club is also known as ''Galo da

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'', roughly meaning "County's Rooster".Embratel patrocina sete times de futebol de São Paulo – EMBRATEL (December 14, 2006)
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History

On November 15, 1924,
/ref> the club was founded as Esporte Clube XV de Novembro de Jaú by José Piragine Sobrinho, Hermínio Cappabianca and other sportsmen.
/ref> In 1951, XV de Jaú won the Campeonato Paulista Second Level, beating Linense of Lins in the final. The club then played the relegation/promotion play-off against Jabaquara, which was the last placed team of Campeonato Paulista First Level. XV de Jaú won the first leg, but was defeated in the second leg. In the third match against Jabaquara, the club beat its opponent and was promoted to the following year's Campeonato Paulista First Level. In 1976, for the second time, the Campeonato Paulista Second Level was won by the club.Campeonato Paulista Second Level at RSSSF
In 1979, the club competed for the first time in the top level of the Brazilian Championship, finishing in the 56th place.1979 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
Three years later, in 1982, XV de Jaú competed again in the Brazilian football's top level league, finishing this time in the 20th position, ahead of clubs such as Internacional, Cruzeiro and Atlético Paranaense.1982 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
In 1988, the club competed in the third level of the Brazilian Championship, but was eliminated in the first stage of the competition, finishing in the last place of its group.1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF

Honours

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 ...

** Winners (2): 1951, 1976

Stadium

XV de Jaú's home stadium is Estádio Zezinho Magalhães, inaugurated in 1973,Estádio Zezinho Magalhães at Templos do Futebol
/ref> with a maximum capacity of 13,040 people. The stadium is nicknamed ''Jauzão'', meaning ''Big Jaú''.XV de Jaú's fansite

References

External links

Official website
(archived 29 January 2010)
Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú)'s fansite
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