Guaratinguetá Futebol Ltda., commonly referred to as simply Guaratinguetá, was a Brazilian professional

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club based in

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. Due to financial challenges, the activities of the club are terminated and the last time they participated in a professional match was in September 2016.

History

On 1 October 1998,''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001. the club was founded as Guaratinguetá Esporte Clube by a group including Doctor Mário Augusto Rodrigues Nunes (nicknamed Marinho).Club history at Guaratinguetá Futebol's official website
On 4 November 1999, the Consórcio de Guaratinguetá (Guaratinguetá Consortium) was created, to co-manage the club with C.S.R Futebol e Marketing, owned by the entrepreneur Carlos Arini and by the football players César Sampaio and

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. On 26 November 1999, the club joined the São Paulo Football Federation, competing in the Campeonato Paulista Série B2 in the following year. In 2002, the Consórcio de Guaratinguetá ended, and the club was owned by the entrepreneurs Odário Mardegan Durães and Elmiro Aparecido de Faria. Since 2004, the club has been owned by the entrepreneur Sony Alberto Douer. In 2005, he and the entrepreneur Carlos Arini founded Sony Sports, a company created to manage the club. Some time later, the entrepreneurs Clementino Bolan and Gustavo Gazzolla joined Sony Sports. The club then received its current name, Guaratinguetá Futebol, after it became a

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. In 2006, Guaratinguetá was eliminated in the

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semifinal stage, but was second in its group, and was therefore promoted to the following year's Campeonato Paulista Série A1. In 2007, the club competed in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1 for the first time. Guaratinguetá was defeated by São Caetano 2–0 at the Anacleto Campanella stadium in its debut in the competition.''São Caetano vence o Guaratinguetá por 2 a 0'' – Cruzeiro.net (January 17, 2007)
/ref> On 15 October 2010, the club announced its move from Guaratinguetá to Americana,''Guaratinguetá oficializa mudança para cidade de Americana'' – Globoesporte.com (October 15, 2010)
/ref> and their change of name to Americana Futebol. On 28 November 2011, after more than a year in Americana, the club's administrator, Sony Sports, announced the team's return to

to compete in the

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and other competitions, as Americana city and its main stadium, Estádio Décio Vitta was not able to support the club and the city's club, Rio Branco, and also because most of the supports of the club live in Guaratinguetá.

Club colors

The club colors are red and white. The home kit is all red and the away kit is all white.

Stadium

Guaratinguetá's home stadium was Estádio Municipal Professor Dario Rodrigues Leite,Guaratinguetá Futebol at Times Brasileiros
nicknamed Ninho da Garça, meaning

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's Nest,Profile at Guaratinguetá's official website
with a maximum capacity of 15,769 people. The club also trained at a training ground named Centro de Treinamento Dario Rodrigues Leite.''Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil'', São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.

Anthem

Americana's anthem authors were Cláudio Braga and Marcelo Betti.Club's anthem at Guaratinguetá's official website

Mascot

The club's mascot is a

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. The animal is also depicted in the club's logo.Time de Guaratinguetá anuncia mudança para Americana
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Honours

* Campeonato Paulista do Interior ** Winners (1): 2007

References

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