Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Audax, is a professional
association football
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club based in
Osasco,
São Paulo
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, Brazil. The team competes in
Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of the
São Paulo
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state football league.
The club was formerly known as Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube, PAEC and Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube.
History
The club was founded as a city of São Paulo-based club on 8 December 2004 as Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube, playing their first professional game on 7 April 2007, against
Jabaquara, for the
Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.
They won the
Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão in 2008, after beating
Batatais in the final.
Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube was renamed to Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube on 17 July 2011, adopting a new logo and new kits. The owner of the club,
Grupo Pão de Açúcar, changed the club's name to bring the team closer to its supporters.
The club was sold on September 22, 2013 to Mário Teixeira, president of
Bradesco and vice-president of
Grêmio Osasco, renamed to Grêmio Osasco Audax and moved to
Osasco.
In his little time after having changed from the city, the team controlled by
Fernando Diniz surprised to eliminate major clubs, such as the
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
and
Corinthians in the
Campeonato Paulista. With its form engaging to play and until the number of play ugly. players as
Tchê Tchê,
Camacho,
Bruno Paulo and other stood out and came up to the end of the State where he was vice after losing the final for the
Santos.
After the brilliant campaign in Paulistão, the club has a partnership with
Oeste in dispute the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, where otherwise disposed in addition to Fernado Diniz, a good part of the players.
Honours
State
*
Campeonato Paulista
** Runners-up (1):
2016
*
Campeonato Paulista Série A3
** Winners (1): 2019
*
Campeonato Paulista Série A4
** Winners (1): 2008
Women's Football
*
Copa Libertadores Femenina
** Winners (1):
2017
*
Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
** Winners (1):
2016
Stadium
Grêmio Audax Osasco plays they home games at
Estádio José Liberatti. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,430.
Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube, until 2014, played their home games at
Estádio Nicolau Alayon. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 9,660 people.
The club, until 2011, played their home games at
Estádio Conde Rodolfo Crespi, nicknamed ''Estádio Rua Javari''.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,000 people.
Women's team
Their women's team debuted in the 2015
Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino and then for two years put together a combined squad with
Corinthians (called Corinthians Audax) and won the
2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina and the
2016 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino.
References
External links
Official website
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Association football clubs established in 1985
Football clubs in São Paulo (state)
1985 establishments in Brazil
Osasco