Guaratinguetá Futebol

Guaratinguetá

Full name	Guaratinguetá Futebol Ltda.
Nickname(s)	Garça O Orgulho do Vale
Founded	1 October 1998; 26 years ago (1998-10-01)
Ground	Ninho da Garça
Capacity	15,769
President	Domilson de Araujo Carneiro
2016 2016	Série B, 20th of 20 (relegated) Paulista Série A3, 17th of 20 (relegated)
Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20070117111923/http://www.guarafutebol.com.br/
Home colors Away colors

Estádio Municipal Décio Vitta

Guaratinguetá Futebol Ltda., commonly referred to as simply Guaratinguetá, is a currently inactive Brazilian professional football club based in Guaratinguetá, São Paulo. Due to financial challenges, the activities of the club are currently suspended and the last time they participated in a professional match was in September 2016.^[1]

History

On 1 October 1998,^[2] the club was founded as Guaratinguetá Esporte Clube by a group including Doctor Mário Augusto Rodrigues Nunes (nicknamed Marinho).^[3]

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 Rivaldo.^[3]

On 26 November 1999, the club joined the São Paulo Football Federation, competing in the Campeonato Paulista Série B2 in the following year.^[3]

In 2002, the Consórcio de Guaratinguetá ended, and the club was owned by the entrepreneurs Odário Mardegan Durães and Elmiro Aparecido de Faria.^[3]

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 limited company.^[3]

In 2006, Guaratinguetá was eliminated in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 semifinal stage, but was second in its group, and was therefore promoted to the following year's Campeonato Paulista Série A1.^[4]

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.^[5]

On 15 October 2010, the club announced its move from Guaratinguetá to Americana,^[6] 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 Guaratinguetá to compete in the 2012 Campeonato Paulista 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.^[7]

Club colors

The club colors are red and white. The home kit is all red and the away kit is all white.^[8]

Stadium

Main article: Estádio Municipal Professor Dario Rodrigues Leite

Guaratinguetá's home stadium was Estádio Municipal Professor Dario Rodrigues Leite,^[9] nicknamed Ninho da Garça, meaning Heron's Nest,^[8] with a maximum capacity of 15,769 people.^[10]

The club also trained at a training ground named Centro de Treinamento Dario Rodrigues Leite.^[11]

Anthem

Americana's anthem authors were Cláudio Braga and Marcelo Betti.^[12]

Mascot

The club's mascot is a heron. The animal is also depicted in the club's logo.^[13]

Honours

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

References

1. "Retrospectiva: Guaratinguetá amarga dois rebaixamentos em 2016". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). January 1, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
2. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
3. (in Portuguese) Club history at Guaratinguetá Futebol's official website Archived March 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
4. "2006 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 at RSSSF". Archived from the original on February 17, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2007.
5. (in Portuguese) São Caetano vence o Guaratinguetá por 2 a 0 – Cruzeiro.net (January 17, 2007)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. (in Portuguese) Guaratinguetá oficializa mudança para cidade de Americana – Globoesporte.com (October 15, 2010)
7. "É Oficial! Americana volta para Guaratinguetá" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
8. (in Portuguese) Profile at Guaratinguetá's official website Archived February 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
9. (in Portuguese) Guaratinguetá Futebol at Times Brasileiros Archived June 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
10. "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
11. Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
12. (in Portuguese) Club's anthem at Guaratinguetá's official website Archived March 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
13. (in Portuguese) Time de Guaratinguetá anuncia mudança para Americana