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Atlético Sorocaba
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Full nameClube Atlético Sorocaba
Nickname(s)Galo
Founded21 February 1991; 33 years ago (1991-02-21)
GroundWalter Ribeiro
Capacity13,722
PresidentKoichi Sasaki
2016Paulista Série A2, 18th of 20 (relegated)

Clube Atlético Sorocaba, usually known as Atlético Sorocaba, is a currently inactive Brazilian football club from Sorocaba.

The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C several times.

The club is owned by Rev. Moon's Unification Church, as is CENE.[1]

History

The club was founded on 21 February 1991 by the entrepreneur João Caracante Filho as a basketball club.[2] Atlético Sorocaba became a football club on 15 March 1993 after they fused with Clube Atlético Barcelona and Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana Futebol Clube.[2]

Atlético Sorocaba competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, and 2004.[3] The club's best performances was in 1996, when they reached the third stage of the competition.[4]

Atlético Sorocaba won the Copa Paulista de Futebol on 29 November 2008, after beating XV de Piracicaba in the final, at Estádio Barão de Serra Negra, Piracicaba, home of the opposing side.[5] The club also competed in the same season's Recopa Sul-Brasileira.[6] After beating Pelotas 2–0 in the semifinal,[7] Atlético Sorocaba was defeated 1–0 by Brusque in the Recopa Sul-Brasileira final.[8]

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "Reverendo Moon retorna à Grã-Bretanha" (in Portuguese). BBC Brasil. 2005-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  2. ^ a b "História" (in Portuguese). Official club website. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  3. ^ "Clube Atlético Sorocaba" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  4. ^ "Série C 1996". RSSSF. June 6, 2003. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  5. ^ "Sorocaba vence o XV com gol no fim e leva o caneco da Copa Paulista". FPF. November 29, 2008. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  6. ^ "Atlético Sorocaba encara o Pelotas pela Recopa Sul-Brasileira". Gazeta Esportiva. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-04. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Após Copa Paulista, Sorocaba está perto de outro título" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  8. ^ "Brusque 1 x 0 Atlético Sorocaba - Recopa é de Santa Catarina" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
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