Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
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| Full name | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Timão (Great Team) Coringão | ||
| Founded | 1910 | ||
| Ground | Pacaembu Stadium[1] São Paulo, SP Brazil | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Alberto Dualib | ||
| Manager | Paulo César Carpegiani | ||
| League | Brazilian Série A | ||
| 2006 | Brazilian Série A, 9th | ||
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Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian sports club, based in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, most known for its football team, is a traditional and popular Brazilian football club. As of 2004, Corinthians is estimated to have 24 million fans, making it the second largest number of fans in Brazil.[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 F.C., now Corinthian-Casuals.
The football team is one of the most successful in Brazil, having won the Brazilian Série A 4 times, the Brazilian Cup 2 times, the São Paulo State Championship 25 times and the FIFA World Club Championship once, amongst other honours. Corinthians fans are widely knows as "Fiel", Portuguese for "faithful" or "loyal".
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 beginning 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.
Ups and downs (1940-1954)
Corinthians seemed predestinate to only be three State Champion in a row, since after to be six years without being a champion, came back to win of 1937 the 1939, but the 40's were a difficult time. The club would win a championship in 1941 and later it would only come back to be successful in 1951. It was a time where Corinthians teams was known as “he makes me to laugh” or "faz-me rir" in Portuguese.
The beginning of the decade of 1950 made history in Corinthians and the São Paulo Championship. In 1951, the team composed of Carbone, Cláudio, Luisinho, Baltasar and Mário marked 103 gols in thirty matches of the São Paulo Championship, registering an average of 3,43 per game. Carbone was the artilleryman of the competition with 30 gols. It would also win the São Paulo Championship of 1952 and 1954.
In this same decade, Corinthians was champion three times of the Rio-São Paulo Championship (1950, 1953 and 1954) the tournament that starts to be the championship of most importance in the country, because counted on the participation of the greatests clubs of the two states that were more blunted in the country.
In 1953, in a championship carried through in Venezuela, Corinthians won the Small Goblet of the World, a championship that many consider as a precursor of the World-wide Championship of Clubs. In the occasion, Corinthians, substituting Vasco da Gama, went to Caracas, Venezuelan capital and conquered six consecutive victories, against the teams of A.S. Roma (1 0 and 3 the 1), CF Barcelona (3 2 and 1 the 0) and Election of Caracas (2 1 and 2 the 0). It would also conquer the Goblet of IV the Centenarian of São Paulo, in the same year of 1954.
But after the headings of the São Paulo Championship and the Rio-São Paulo of 1954, Corinthians would live great lack of titles. The breakthrough finally came when they won the Sao Paulo state championship in 1977, breaking a string of 23 years without a major title.
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, although Kia Joorabchian has left the partnership.
Colours
Even though the club has been recognized by the colors black and white for most of its history, the first Corinthians' kit originally consisted of cream shirts and black shorts. But when the shirts were washed, the cream color gradually became white. After that, early in the club's history, the official colors were changed, so the club wouldn't waste much money on buying new kits.
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 (a reference to the nautic sports practiced in the club), making it very unique. The definitive crest was revised a few 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: 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.
In late 2006 a NGO called Cooperfiel commenced a fund drive for a new stadium.[3]
Corinthians Chairman Alberto Dualib has recently met with the President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva to ask him for financial help to build a new stadium for the deserving team. In that meeting, the President demanded to talk to coach Emerson Leão and tell him he trusts him to "fix" the team, which has been having problems with greedy players and jealousy amongst them. It is also said that the real purpose of that meeting was that Dualib could talk to Lula about Boris Berezovsky's arrival.
Supporters
Corinthians have the second largest number of fans in Brazil.
Famous Supporters
- Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil;
- Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil;
- Ayrton Senna da Silva, notable F-1 racer;
- Rubens Barrichello, another notable F-1 racer;
- Jose Dirceu, former president of PT (Worker's Party), and former minister;
- José Genoíno, former president of PT;
- Daiane dos Santos, female gymnast;
- Padre Marcelo Rossi, famous Brazilian Catholic priest;
- Hortencia Marcari, famous female basketball player;
- Antonio Ermirio de Moraes, one of the most important businessman in Brazil;
- Silvio Santos, a TV show host and owner of SBT, the second largest Brazilian television network;
- Rita Lee, famous Brazilian rock star;
- Sérgio Groisman, a very popular Brazilian journalist and TV host;
- Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix Suns basketball player;
- Tom Zé, popular Brazilian musician;
- Washington Olivetto, advertising executive;
- Juca Kfouri, journalist.
- Steve Nash,Phoenix Suns basketball player;
- Bruno Senna,GP2 racer;
- Emerson Fittipaldi,notable F-1 racer;
- Daniel Pizarro, former president of Chile;
- Doda, brazilian show jumper and equestrian;
- Athina Onassis, greek show jumper and equestrian;;
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 São Paulo to this day.[4]
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, père's 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 (Maracanã) in Rio de Janeiro during the semi final 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 of Records. The game went into extra time, followed by a penalty shootout which was 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.
Led 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 Brazilian Championship as of 15th August 2007.[5]
First Team Squad
(TS) indicates players training separately from the group and waiting to be negotiated
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Supporting players from Team B/Under-20 Squad
- Including only players who have been called-up at least once for the first team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players out on loan
- Including only players who have been called-up at least once for the first team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player Records
All-time Top 10 Goalscorers
| # | Name | Pos. | Goals |
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| 1 | Cláudio
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FW | 305 |
| 2 | Baltazar
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FW | 267 |
| 3 | Teleco
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FW | 256 |
| 4 | Neco
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FW | 239 |
| 5 | Marcelinho Carioca
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MF | 206 |
| 6 | Servílio
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FW | 200 |
| 7 | Luizinho
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MF | 172 |
| 7 | Sócrates
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MF | 172 |
| 9 | Flávio Minuano
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FW | 167 |
| 10 | Paulo
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FW | 149 |
Top from current squad:
Nilmar (31)
All-time Top 10 Appearances
| # | Name | Pos. | Matches |
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| 1 | Wladimir
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DF | 803 |
| 2 | Luizinho
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MF | 606 |
| 3 | Ronaldo
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GK | 601 |
| 4 | Zé Maria
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DF | 595 |
| 5 | Biro-Biro
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MF | 592 |
| 6 | Cláudio
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FW | 554 |
| 7 | Vaguinho
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FW | 548 |
| 8 | Olavo
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DF | 514 |
| 9 | Idário
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DF | 475 |
| 10 | Roberto Rivellino
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MF | 471 |
Top from current squad:
Vampeta (251)
Historic players
Amílcar (1912-1923)- Neco (1913-1930)
- Rato (1921-1931, 1933-1937)
- Del Debio (1922-1931, 1937-1939)
- Grané (1922-1931)
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De Maria (1927-1931) - Tuffy (1928-1930)
- Filó (1929-1931)
- Jaú (1932-1937)
- Teleco (1934-1944)
- Brandão (1935-1946)
- Servilio (1938-1949)
- Domingos da Guia (1944-1947)
- Baltazar (1945-1957)
- Cláudio (1945-1957)
- Idário (1949-1959)
- Cabeção (1949-1966)
- Luizinho (1949-1967)
- Roberto (1950-1960)
- Carbone (1951-1957)
- Gilmar (1951-1961)
- Olavo (1952-1961)
- Oreco (1957-1965)
- Flávio (1964-1969)
- Dino Sani (1965-1968)
- Rivelino (1965-1974)
- Ditão (1966-1971)
- Zé Maria (1970-1983)
- Ademir (1972-1978)
- Wladimir (1972-1985, 1987)
- Romeu Cambalhota (1974-1979)
- Vaguinho (1974-1981)
- Basílio (1975-1981)
- Geraldão (1975-1978, 1979-1981, 1986-1987)
- Palhinha (1977-1979)
- Sócrates (1978-1984)
- Biro-Biro (1978-1989)
- Walter Casagrande (1980-1981, 1982-1984, 1985-1986, 1994-1995)
- Zenon (1981-1986)
Daniel González (1982)- Carlos (1984-1988)
- Wilson Mano (1986-1992, 1994)
- Ronaldo(1988-1998)
- Viola(1988-1989, 1992-1995)
- Neto (1989-1993)
- Ezequiel (1990-1995)
- Tupãzinho (1990-1996)
- Dinei (1990-1992, 1998-2001)
- 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, 2007-)
- Luizão (1999-2002)
- Dida (1999-2001, 2002)
Carlos Tévez (2005-2006)
Staff
Current Staff
- Paulo Cézar Carpegiani — Head coach
- Toninho Oliveira — Fitness coach
- Carlos Alberto Pimentel — Assistant fitness coach
- Marcos Antonio Romando — Goalkeeping coach
- Dr. Fábio Luiz Novi — Club doctor
- Dr. Paulo Antonio de Faria — Club doctor
- Dr. Renato Fraga Moreira Lotufo — Physiologist
- José Alberto Fregnani Gonçalves — Physiotherapist
- Paulo Rogério Vieira — Physiotherapist
- Christine Fernanda Machado Neves — Nutritionist
- Alexandro Gonçalves Dias — Masseur
- José Lazaro do Nascimento — Masseur
- Cleber Costa de Souza — Masseur
Official sponsors
Corinthians current sponsors are Nike and Samsung.
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
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: 1999, 2000 (USA)
- Nike Cup: 2003 (USA)
- Copa São Paulo de Juniores (São Paulo Youth Cup): 1969, 1970, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005
Matches
Notable Matches
- Corinthians-Universidad Católica 3-2 - 2006 Copa Libertadores de América Group Stage
- Corinthians-Santos 7-1 - 2005 Brazilian Série A Season Match
- Corinthians-Cianorte 5-1 - 2005 Copa do Brasil Eighth-Finals Match
- Corinthians-São Paulo 3-2 - 2003 Campeonato Paulista Final Match
- Corinthians-Vasco da Gama 0(4)-0(3) - 2000 FIFA World Club Championship Final Match
- Corinthians-Real Madrid 2-2 - 2000 FIFA World Club Championship Group Stage Match
- Corinthians-Atlético-MG 0-0 - 1999 Brazilian Série A Final Match
- Corinthians-São Paulo 3-2 - 1999 Brazilian Série A Semi-Finals (Corinthians GK Dida stopped two Raí penalties)
- Corinthians-Cerro Porteño 8-2 - 1999 Libertadores da América Qualifying round
- Corinthians-Cruzeiro 2-0 - 1998 Brazilian Série A Final Match
- Corinthians-Santos 1-1 - 1998 Brazilian Série A Semi-Finals 3rd match
- Corinthians-São Paulo 5-0 - 1996 Campeonato Paulista Season Match
- Corinthians-Grêmio 1-0 - 1995 Copa do Brasil Final Match
- Corinthians-Palmeiras 2-1 - 1995 Campeonato Paulista Final Match
- Corinthians-São Paulo 1-0 - 1990 Brazilian Série A Final Match
- Corinthians-Tiradentes-PI 10-1 - 1983 Brazilian Série A Season Match
- Corinthians-Palmeiras 5-1 - 1982 Campeonato Paulista Season Match
- Corinthians-Ponte Preta 1-0 - 1977 Campeonato Paulista Final Match
- Corinthians-Fluminense 1(4)-1(2) - 1976 Brazilian Série A Semi-Finals (the Corinthians Invasion game).
- Corinthians-Palmeiras 1-1 - 1954 Campeonato Paulista Final Match
- Corinthians-Bologna FC 6-1 - Match between the Paulista Champion and the Italian Champion of 1929
- Corinthians-Portuguesa 10-5 - 1927 Campeonato Paulista Season Match
- Corinthians-Santos 11-0 - 1920 Campeonato Paulista Season Match
See Also
References
- ^ Pacaembu Stadium is property of the Prefeitura de São Paulo. Corinthians matches are played there because Corinthians' stadium, Estádio Parque São Jorge (Alfredo Schurig), is very small and is not used in official matches by the club.
- ^ 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
- Template:Pt icon Corinthians' (football) official website
- Template:Pt icon Corinthians (social area/amateur sports) official website
- Committee for Preservation of Corinthians' Memories
- Template:Pt icon Timao Web - News of Corinthians
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