Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
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Full name | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | ||
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Nickname(s) | Timão, Coringão | ||
Founded | September 1, 1910 | ||
Ground | Pacaembu Stadium[1] São Paulo, SP Brazil | ||
Capacity | 37,500 | ||
Chairman | Alberto Dualib | ||
Manager | Emerson Leão | ||
League | Brazilian Série A | ||
2006 | Brazilian Série A, 9th | ||
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Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian sports club, based on São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, most known for its football team, one of the most popular and important football teams in Brazil. As of 2004, Corinthians is estimated to have 24 million fans.[2]
Corinthians was founded in 1910 by a group of labourers - mainly of Portuguese, Italian and Spanish descent - hoping to create a popular club in the city of São Paulo to play against the elite clubs that already existed. They are named after the famous English amateur team Corinthians, now Corinthian-Casuals.
The football team is one of the most successful in Brazil, having won the Brazilian Série A 4 times, the São Paulo State Championship 25 times and the FIFA World Club Championship once, amongst other honours.
As a multisport club, Corinthians also have amateur volleyball, handball, taekwondo, judo, swimming, tennis and futsal teams.
History
Foundation
On September 1, 1910, a group of labourers in the neighborhood of Bom Retiro decided to create their own club. Their idea was to found a football team in which anyone could display his abilities in the sport, since back then, in the begining of the 20th century, football in Brazil was considered to be an elitist sport, played mainly by British descendants and people who worked for British companies.
Under the lights of an oil lamp, in the "Rua dos Imigrantes" (Immigrants Street), the labourers Joaquim Ambrósio, Antônio Pereira, César Nunes, Rafael Perrone, Anselmo Correia, Alexandre Magnani, Salvador Lopomo, João da Silva, Antônio Nunes founded the first popular club in São Paulo.
Among the founders, the first ideas for the name of the club were full of Brazilian national spirit: Carlos Gomes Football Club and Futebol Clube Santos Dumont. However, these prominent Brazilian names were put aside after the English amateur team Corinthians, that used to wear pink and brown shirts, won all six games in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro during an exhibitional tour of Brazil. The name Sport Club Corinthians Paulista was agreed upon, as an homage to the great British club of the beginning of the past century. The name was suggested by Joaquim Ambrósio, one of those five labourers who founded the club.
Early years (1910-1922)
Fúlvio, Casemiro do Amaral and Casemiro Gonzalez; Police, Biano and Cesar; Aristides, Peres, Amilcar, Dias and Neco
Corinthians played their first match on September 10, 1910 playing away against União da Lapa, a respected amateur club in São Paulo, and despite being defeated by 1-0, this match would mark the beginning of a successful age as an amateur club.
On September 14, Luis Fabi scored Corinthians' first goal, against Estrela Polar, another amateur club in the city, and Corinthians won their first game by 2-0.
With good results and an ascending number of supporters, Corinthians joined the Liga Paulista, after winning two qualifying games, and played in the São Paulo State Championship for the first time, in 1913, and just one year after joining the league, Corinthians was crown champion for the first time, in 1914 and again two years later.
Becoming Great (1922-1939)
Tuffy, Grané, Aparício, Neco, De Maria, Del Debbio, Gambinha, Mario, Munhoz, Soares e Rato
The year of 1922, the Centennial of Brazilian Independence, marks the start of Corinthians hegemony in the São Paulo State Championship.
As football was almost exclusively played at Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo by that time, the two state champions were considered to be the two top clubs in Brazil. And defeating the Rio de Janeiro State Championship champion of that year, América, Corinthians definitely joined the hall of the great teams in Brazil.
The same year also marked the first of three State Championships in a row, something that happened again in 1928-1930 and 1937-1939.
Corinthians/MSI (2005-present)
The club's situation in early 2004 was one of the most difficult in its history. Bad administration, lack of money and terrible campaigns both in the 2003 Brazilian Championship and in the 2004 São Paulo State Championship were worrying its millions of supporters. Fortunately some young players and a new manager Tite helped the team to improve from their terrible start. At the end of the championship, Corinthians finished in 5th place and won entry to the Copa Sudamericana (a minor continental championship).
This situation was one of the facts that Corinthians' president, Alberto Dualib, used to convince the clubs' advisors and Corinthians have signed a controversial deal with an international fund of investors known as Media Sports Investment. The deal grants the company a large degree of control over the club for 10 years, in exchange for large investments. This has brought many quality players to the team, such as Carlos Tévez, Roger, Javier Mascherano and Carlos Alberto.
Despite the MSI investiments, Corinthians had a slow start in the 2005 state championship, but managed to improve and finished second. The Brazilian championship start was not nice either, but after Daniel Passarella's dismissal, after an unexpected 5-1 loss to Corinthians' rivals, São Paulo, the club made an amazing rest of championship and were crowned Brazilian Champions for the fourth time, after some controversial annulment of eleven games due to a betting scandal.
The relationship between Corinthians' managers and the MSI president, Kia Joorabchian is not good, and after being eliminated in the Copa Libertadores de América, the club experienced a large crisis that was responsible for the bad performances in the rest of 2006. Is still unknown if the partnership will continue for the next years and if the club will get more funds to contract new players.
Crests
The Corinthians' shirt had no crest before 1913, when the club joined the Liga Paulista and became able to play official matches in the São Paulo State Championship, when the club debuted their first symbol, with the letters "C" and "P".
The first crest was created by the lithographer Hermógenes Barbuy, brother of the Corinthians' player Amílcar, in 1914, but the crest changed often before 1919, when a new crest (part of the present crest) debuted in Corinthians' shirts in 1919. Presenting a São Paulo State flag in a circle and the club's name written around it.
The crest changed again in 1940 when the modernist painter and former member of Corinthians' reserve squad Francisco Rebolo González created the club's definitive crest, with the anchor and two oars, referencing the nautic sports practiced in the club. The definitive crest was revised some times.
Stadiums
- Campo do Lenheiro: The first Corinthians' stadium wasn't actually a stadium. The team played on a field, owned by a wood seller, and because of that, known as Campo do Lenheiro (portuguese for Wood Seller's Field).
- Estádio do Bom Retiro: After that, in 1918, the club's players and fans managed to build another stadium for the club, and Corinthians would play at the Estádio do Bom Retiro for 9 years.
- Parque São Jorge: In 1928, the chairman Alfredo Schürig (after whom the stadium is named) bought the terrain where Parque São Jorge is placed now. Corinthians would play there for a long time.
- Estádio do Pacaembu:[1] In the last years, the second biggest stadium in the city, the Municipal Stadium of Pacaembu is the venue used by the club to play their home matches. For biggest events, the team plays at the Morumbi Stadium, owned by rivals of São Paulo, where the crowd can go over 70000 supporters.
In late 2006 a NGO called Cooperfiel commenced a fund drive for a new stadium.[3]
Trivia
Rivalries
- Palmeiras: Palestra Itália (now known as Palmeiras) was founded in 1914 as an Italians only club. Some Corinthians' Italian members and the player Bianco, the only Italian in the Corinthians' squad, then left to join the new club and were labeled as traitors. Because of that, the teams became rivals, and remain the fiercest rivals in Sao Paulo to this day.[4]
- Other Rivals: Corinthians have a historic rivalry with São Paulo and Santos, but they are minor rivalries compared with Corinthians x Palmeiras.
The Centennial Champion
Corinthians are known in Brazil as the "Centennial Champion", because of the coincidence featured in the years of some of its conquests:
- 1922 - State Champions; Brazil's independence from Portugal was in 1822
- 1954 - State Champions; Foundation of the city of São Paulo was in 1554
- 1988 - State Champions; Abolition of Slavery was in 1888
The Champion of Champions
Corinthians is also known in Brazil as the "Campeão dos Campeões" (Champion of Champions). That's because in 1915 the team broke up with the Paulista League and didn't participate on that year's tourney, won by Germania. At the end of the season, Corinthians defied the champions and won by 4-1. Challenged to face Palmeiras, the champion of the Apea League (another league of those times), Corinthians didn't back off, and beat the rivals by 3-0. As a sidenote, the victorious team on those challenges was also the 1914 and 1916 undefeated São Paulo State Championship champion.
There's also another story that could explain that nickname. In 1930, even though there was yet no national championship in Brazil, there was a challenge match between the champions of the São Paulo and the Rio de Janeiro State Championships. On February 16, on a match against Vasco da Gama, in Rio de Janeiro, Corinthians won by 4-2, with goals scored by Filó (2), De Maria and Gambinha, bringing home the "Champion of Champions" trophy.
Nowadays that nickname is used on the second verse of the club's official anthem.
The Musketeer
Corinthians' official mascot is the musketeer, symbol of bravery, audacity and fighting spirit. The adoption of that character recalls the first years of the club. In 1913 most of the football leaders of the São Paulo State founded the APEA (Paulista Athletic Sports Association, in English).
In the now-poor Paulista League remained only Americano, Germania and Internacional, known so far as the "three musketeers" of the paulista football. Corinthians therefore joined those three teams as D'Artagnan, being the fourth and most adored musketeer, just like Alexandre Dumas' novel The Three Musketeers. To be accepted on that "musketeers universe", Corinthians had to show its bravery. As there was many other teams who wanted that spot on the Liga Paulista, Corinthians participated in a selective tournament against Minas Gerais and São Paulo, two other great teams of paulista amateur football at that time. With class and competence, the corinthian team beat Minas by 1-0 and São Paulo by 4-0, being accepted in the group and acquiring the right to participate in the Special Division of the Paulista League in the following year.
Corinthians Invasion
The so-called "Corinthians Invasion" happened in 1976, when the Corinthians fans invaded the Mário Filho Stadium (Maracana) in Rio De Janeiro during the semifinal of the Brasileirão championship of 1976. In the game between Fluminense and Corinthians, more than 70 thousand Corinthians fans had left the State of São Paulo to see the team. Those in attendance participated in the biggest human displacement in peace time, according to the Guinness Book. The game went on to overtime, followed by penaltys shoot-outs won by Corinthians. In November 2006, a special team jersey was released celebrating the 30th anniversary of the invasion.
Corinthians Democracy
César, Zé Maria, Wágner Basílio, Gomes, Paulinho and Wladimir; Eduardo Amorim, Sócrates, Walter Casagrande, Zenon and Biro-Biro
The Corinthians Democracy was an unique ideological movement in the world, known in Brazil as one of the important movements that struggled against the military dictatorship that dominated the country.
Leaded by Socrates and Wladimir, the players took some control of the team's management, deciding the thing that would affect them, and one of the decisions they took is known as one of the most important actions against the dictatorship.
In 1982, the players voted to print on the back of their shirts an announce, "Vote on 15th" to motivate people to vote on November 15th, in the elections that would help Brazil to end the dictatorship.
Players
Current Squad
Numbers for the São Paulo State Championship, as of 03 January 2007.[5]
First Team Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Supporting players from Under-20 Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers this Season (2007)
Players In
Jaílson Alexandre Alves dos Santos (FW) - Signed from Paulista.
Christian Correa Dionísio (FW) - Signed from Juventude.
Élton José Xavier Gomes (MF) - Loan return from São Caetano.
Juan Carlos Arce (FW) - Signed from Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia).
Wendel Raul Gonçalves Gomes (MF)- Loan return from Fortaleza.
Jean Paulo Fernandes (GK) - Signed from Ponte Preta.
Gustavo Souza Caiche (DF) - Signed from São Caetano.
Daniel Pollo Barioni (MF) - Signed from São Caetano.
Wellington Santos da Silva (DF) - On loan from Grêmio.
Marcos Roberto Nascimento da Silva (Marcos Tamandaré) (DF) - Signed from Porto (PE).
Players Out
Sílvio Luiz de Oliveira de Paula (GK) - Loan return to São Caetano.
Johnny Herrera (GK) - Signed to Everton (Chile)
Sebástian Dominguez (DF) - Signed to Estudiantes de La Plata (Argentina).
André Augusto Leone (DF) - Signed to Goiás.
Dyego Rocha Coelho (DF) - One year loan to Alético Mineiro.
Ramón Osni Moreira Lage (MF) - Signed to CSKA Moskva (Russia).
Renato Eduardo Ribeiro (MF) - Signed to Vasco da Gama
Rafael Martiniano de Miranda Moura (FW) - Signed to Fluminense.
Rubens Rodrigues dos Santos Júnior (DF) - Released.
César Aparecido Rodrigues (DF) - Loan return to Internazionale (Italy).
Carlos Alberto Gomes de Jesus (MF) - One year loan to Fluminense.
Dinélson dos Santos Lima (MF) - On loan to Paraná Clube.
Gustavo Nery de Sá da Silva (DF) - Six month loan to Real Zaragoza.
Christian Correa Dionisio (FW) - Signed to Sport Club Internacional.
Fagner Conserva Lemos (DF) - End of contract.
Player Records
All-time Top 10 Goalscorers
# | Name | Pos. | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
FW | 305 |
2 | ![]() |
FW | 267 |
3 | ![]() |
FW | 256 |
4 | ![]() |
FW | 239 |
5 | ![]() |
MF | 206 |
6 | ![]() |
FW | 200 |
7 | ![]() |
MF | 172 |
7 | ![]() |
MF | 172 |
9 | ![]() |
FW | 167 |
10 | ![]() |
FW | 149 |
Top from current squad: Nilmar (31)
All-time Top 10 Appearances
# | Name | Pos. | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
DF | 803 |
2 | ![]() |
MF | 606 |
3 | ![]() |
GK | 601 |
4 | ![]() |
DF | 595 |
5 | ![]() |
MF | 592 |
6 | ![]() |
FW | 554 |
7 | ![]() |
FW | 548 |
8 | ![]() |
DF | 514 |
9 | ![]() |
DF | 475 |
10 | ![]() |
MF | 471 |
Top from current squad: Betão (170)
Historic players
Neco (1913-1930)
Armando Del Debbio (1922-1931, 1937-1939)
De Maria (????)
Brandão (???)
Teleco (1934-1944)
Baltazar (????)
Cláudio Christovam de Pinho (????)
Luizinho (1949-1967)
Gylmar dos Santos Neves (1951-1961)
Idário Sanchez Peinado (????)
Rivellino: (1965-1974)
Zé Maria (1970-1983)
Wladimir (1972-1985, 1987)
Basílio (1975-1981)
Sócrates (1978-1984)
Biro-Biro (1978-1989)
Walter Casagrande (1980-1981, 1982-1984, 1985-1986, 1994-1995)
Zenon (1981-1986)
Ronaldo(1988-1998)
Neto (1989-1993)
Marcelinho Carioca (1993-1997, 1997-2001, 2006)
Freddy Rincón (1997-2000, 2004)
Edilson (1997-2000)
Ricardinho (1998-2002, 2006)
Carlos Gamarra (1998-1999)
Vampeta (1998-2000, 2002-2003)
Luizão (1999-2002)
Dida (1999-2001, 2002)
Carlitos Tévez (2005-2006)
Javier Mascherano (2005-2006)
Notable Managers
- Osvaldo Brandão, deceased
- Vanderlei Luxemburgo, current coach of Santos FC
- Nelsinho Baptista
- Daniel Passarella, current coach of River Plate
- Oswaldo de Oliveira, current coach of Kashima Antlers
- Antônio Lopes
- Carlos Alberto Parreira, World Cup 1994 Champion and current coach of South Africa national football team
- Emerson Leão current coach
Honours
International Honours
- FIFA Club World Cup - 2000[6]
- Mundialito de Clubes (Little World Club Cup): 1953 (Caracas, Venezuela)
- Torino Tournament: 1966 (Torino, Italy)
- New York International Tournament: 1969 (New York City, USA)
- Torneo Costa del Sol: 1969 (Spain)
- Hidalgo International Cup: 1981 (Mexico)
- Trofeo Ramón de Carranza: 1996 (Spain)
National Honours
- Brazilian Série A: 1990, 1998, 1999, 2005
- Brazilian Cup: 1995, 2002
- Brazilian Supercup: 1991
Regional Honours
1914, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003
- Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1942, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1966, 2002
- Bandeirantes Cup: 1994
Youth Team Honours
- Dallas Cup: 1998, 1999 (USA)
- Nike Cup: 2003 (USA)
- Copa São Paulo de Juniores (São Paulo Youth Cup): 1969, 1970, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005
Matches
Notable Matches
- Corinthians 3 x 2 Universidad Católica - 2006 Copa Libertadores de América Group Stage
- Corinthians 7 x 1 Santos - 2005 Brazilian Série A Season Match
- Corinthians 5 x 1 Cianorte - 2005 Copa do Brasil Eighth-Finals Match
- Corinthians 3 x 2 São Paulo - 2003 Campeonato Paulista Final Match
- Corinthians 0(4) x 0(3) Vasco da Gama - 2000 FIFA World Club Championship Final Match
- Corinthians 2 x 2 Real Madrid - 2000 FIFA World Club Championship Group Stage Match
- Corinthians 0 x 0 Atlético-MG - 1999 Brazilian Série A Final Match
- Corinthians 3 x 2 São Paulo - 1999 Brazilian Série A Semi-Finals (Corinthians GK Dida stopped two Raí penalties)
- Corinthians 8 x 2 Cerro Porteño - 1999 Libertadores da América Qualifing round
- Corinthians 2 x 0 Cruzeiro - 1998 Brazilian Série A Final Match
- Corinthians 1 x 1 Santos - 1998 Brazilian Série A Semi-Finals 3rd match
- Corinthians 1 x 0 Grêmio - 1995 Copa do Brasil Final Match
- Corinthians 2 x 1 Palmeiras - 1995 Campeonato Paulista Final Match
- Corinthians 1 x 0 São Paulo - 1990 Brazilian Série A Final Match
- Corinthians 10 x 1 Tiradentes-PI - 1983 Brazilian Série A Season Match
- Corinthians 5 x 1 Palmeiras - 1982 Campeonato Paulista Season Match
- Corinthians 1 x 0 Ponte Preta - 1977 Campeonato Paulista Final Match
- Corinthians 1(4) x 1(2) Fluminense - 1976 Brazilian Série A Semi-Finals (the Corinthians Invasion game).
- Corinthians 1 x 1 Palmeiras - 1954 Campeonato Paulista Final Match
- Corinthians 6 x 1 Bologna FC - Match between the Paulista Champion and the Italian Champion of 1929
- Corinthians 10 x 5 Portuguesa - 1927 Campeonato Paulista Season Match
- Corinthians 11 x 0 Santos - 1920 Campeonato Paulista Season Match
References
- ^ a b Pacaembu Stadium is property of the city of São Paulo. Corinthians matches are played there because of the low capacity of Corinthians' stadium.
- ^ According to Lance/Ibope Survey in 2004
- ^ The NGO stated goal is to raise R$300 million (approximately $140 million USD) within a 36-month time frame for the construction of a 60,000 seat venue that will be ceded to the club under an as yet undetermined arrangement. (Reference: "Cooperfiel Website".
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External links
Official websites
- Corinthians' (football) official website - in portuguese
- Corinthians (social area/amateur sports) official website - in portuguese