Clube Atlético Sorocaba
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| Full name | Clube Atlético Sorocaba | |
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| Founded | 21 February 1991 | |
| Ground | Centro de Integração Comunitário Walter Ribeiro | |
| Capacity | 12,525 | |
| Chairman | Dr. Heung Tae Kim | |
| Manager | Paulo Roberto | |
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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 21 February 1991 by the entrepreneur João Caracante Filho as a basketball club.[2] On 15 March 1993 Atlético Sorocaba became a football club 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]
On 29 November 2008, Atlético Sorocaba won the Copa Paulista de Futebol, 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
- Copa Paulista de Futebol:
- Winners (1): 2008
References
- ^ "Reverendo Moon retorna à Grã-Bretanha" (in Portuguese). BBC Brasil. 2005-11-05. Retrieved 2004-11-16.
- ^ a b "História" (in Portuguese). Official club website. Retrieved 2004-11-16.
- ^ "Clube Atlético Sorocaba" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved 2004-11-16.
- ^ "Série C 1996". RSSSF. 2003-06-06. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ "Sorocaba vence o XV com gol no fim e leva o caneco da Copa Paulista". FPF. 2008-11-29. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Atlético Sorocaba encara o Pelotas pela Recopa Sul-Brasileira". Gazeta Esportiva. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ "Após Copa Paulista, Sorocaba está perto de outro título" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "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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