Brazilian association football club based in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil
Not to be confused with São Caetano Esporte ❤️ ClubeSoccer club
Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly referred to as São Caetano, is a Brazilian professional club based in São Caetano ❤️ do Sul, São Paulo founded on 4 December 1989.
It competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of ❤️ the São Paulo state football league.
History [ edit ]
Founded in 1989, the club found success early, winning the Third and ❤️ Second Divisions of São Paulo regional tournaments.
São Caetano rose to national prominence in 2000.
In 2000, the Brazilian national championship was ❤️ contested in a rather unusual way.
According to previous credentials, teams would play in the First (best teams), Second or Third ❤️ Division; São Caetano played in the Second.
The difference was that, after all Divisions were finished, a mini tournament would gather ❤️ representatives from all of them (one team from Third Division, three from Second and twelve from First), and the winner ❤️ would be the Brazilian Champion of 2000.
São Caetano was runner-up of the Second Division and qualified to the finals.
Beating Fluminense, ❤️ Palmeiras and Grêmio, they entered the final against Vasco da Gama.
The first match ended as a draw.
During the second, fans ❤️ invaded the pitch and the match was suspended.
Despite several claims that São Caetano should be declared champion, Vasco petitioned the ❤️ league for a third match, which Vasco went on to win.
Unlike many teams that rise prominently then quickly fall back ❤️ to obscurity, São Caetano had another strong campaign in 2001.
Playing a full season in the top division, they reached the ❤️ final against Atlético Paranaense.
Once again they finished as the runner-up, but consecutive seasons placing well secured their reputation on a ❤️ national level.
In 2002, São Caetano was finalist of Copa Libertadores, the most important tournament in South America.
Again, they were runner-up, ❤️ losing the final to Olimpia of Paraguay on penalties.
São Caetano had earned respect, but no titles.
In 2004, São Caetano won ❤️ the São Paulo State Championship, beating the upstate squad Paulista, from Jundiaí.
On October 27, 2004, while playing in a match ❤️ against São Paulo, São Caetano defender Serginho suffered a fatal heart attack.
[2] As São Caetano's staff let Serginho play even ❤️ knowing that he had heart problems, the club was penalized heavily by the CBF,[3][4] which has since marked a decline ❤️ in their performance.[5]
At the end of the 2006, they finished within the relegation zone, and played in the 2007 Brasileirão ❤️ B.
They remained there until 2013, when the team finished in 19th place and was relegated to Série C after 14 ❤️ years in the top two divisions of Brazil.
In the same year, the team was relegated in the São Paulo state ❤️ championship, relegated to the Paulista Serie A2.
In 2014, the team would begin the season with lackluster performance in the 2nd ❤️ level of the state championship, in which the team only escaped relegation in the last round.
[6] Following a lacklustre season, ❤️ the team was relegated once again from the national Série C, and would compete in the Série D in 2015.
After ❤️ an unsuccessful campaign in the Serie D, the club would play only in the state leagues.
However, after finishing the 2018 ❤️ Campeonato Paulista in 7th place, they qualified for the 2019 Serie D.
Current squad [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team ❤️ as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate ❤️ national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable matches [ edit ]
São Caetano ❤️ 4–1 São Paulo – 2007 Campeonato Paulista – Second Semi-Finals
São Caetano 2–0 Club América – 2002 Libertadores Cup First – ❤️ Semi-FinalsStadium [ edit ]
Built in 1955, São Caetano's stadium is Estádio Anacleto Campanella.
Its capacity is 22,738 people.
Former coaches [ edit ❤️ ]
Colors and nickname [ edit ]
The team is dubbed Azulão (Big Blue), after the shirt color.
Rivalry [ edit ]
The club's ❤️ biggest rival is Santo André.
Honours [ edit ]State [ edit ]Winners (1): 2004Winners (1): 2019
Winners (3): 2000, 2017, 2020
Winners (2): ❤️ 1991, 1998
