Associação Atlética Francana

Francana

Full name	Associação Atlética Francana
Nickname(s)	Feiticeira Veterana
Founded	12 October 1912; 112 years ago (1912-10-12)
Ground	Lanchão
Capacity	15,100
President	Fahim Youssef Neto
Head Coach	Júlio Sérgio
League	Campeonato Paulista Série A3
2024 [pt]	Paulista Série A4, 2nd of 16 (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

Associação Atlética Francana, or simply Francana, is a Brazilian football team based in Franca, São Paulo. Founded in 1912, it plays in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.

The club competed in the Série A and in the Série C once.

History

The club was founded on 12 October 1912.^[1] They won the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 1977. Francana competed in the Série A in 1979, but were eliminated in the Second Stage. The club reached the final stage of the 1997 Série C, finishing in the third place out of four in that stage.^[2]

Honours

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  • Winners (1): 1977
• Torneio Incentivo
  • Winners (1): 1980

Stadium

Associação Atlética Francana play their home games at Estádio José Lancha Filho, nicknamed Lanchão.^[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 15,100 people.^[3]

References

1. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 86.
2. "1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C". RSSSF. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
3. "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2011.