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Atlético Sorocaba
Club logo
Full nameClube Atlético Sorocaba
FoundedFebruary 21, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-02-21)
GroundCentro de Integração Comunitário Walter Ribeiro
Capacity12,525
PresidentDr. Heung Tae Kim
Head coachPaulo Roberto

Clube Atlético Sorocaba, usually known as Atlético Sorocaba, is a Brazilian football club from Sorocaba. They play in the Campeonato Paulista league. 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 February 21, 1991 by the entrepreneur João Caracante Filho as a basketball club.[2] Atlético Sorocaba became a football club on March 15, 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 November 29, 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. November 5, 2005. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "História" (in Portuguese). Official club website. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Clube Atlético Sorocaba" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  4. ^ "Série C 1996". RSSSF. June 6, 2003. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  5. ^ "Sorocaba vence o XV com gol no fim e leva o caneco da Copa Paulista". FPF. November 29, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  6. ^ "Atlético Sorocaba encara o Pelotas pela Recopa Sul-Brasileira". Gazeta Esportiva. December 4, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2008. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Após Copa Paulista, Sorocaba está perto de outro título" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
  8. ^ "Brusque 1 x 0 Atlético Sorocaba - Recopa é de Santa Catarina" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. December 7, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.