Soccer club
Esporte Clube Noroeste, commonly referred to as Noroeste, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Bauru, São💵 Paulo.
The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.
Named after💵 a now-defunct railway, Noroeste is a very traditional team within São Paulo state.
Their home ground is "Alfredo de Castilho" stadium💵 (supports approximately 18,840 people).
History [ edit ]
Noroeste was founded on September 1, 1910, on the same day as Corinthians, the💵 most popular club in Brazil.
The club became professional only in 1948.
Before that year, it won the Campeonato do Interior, the💵 most prestigious tournament among São Paulo countryside teams, in 1943.
Ten years later (1953), Noroeste were promoted to Campeonato Paulista (state💵 championship) first division.
Until 1966, they played against many of the best teams of the country, including legendary Pelé's Santos.
After that💵 year, Noroeste has built a history of promotions and relegations to the 1980s.
The club reached Campeonato Brasileiro (national first division)💵 once, in 1978.
The 1990s marked one of the hardest period in Noroeste history.
They were relegated to Campeonato Paulista Série A-3💵 (state third division) twice (1994 and 1999) and come back to Série A-1 (state first division) only in 2005, boosted💵 by the wealth support from chairman Damião Garcia, elected in 2003.
At 2006 season, Noroeste finished Campeonato Paulista in the fourth💵 position, the best in whole club history.
They were in Copa do Brasil (Brazil Cup) for the first time, but lost💵 to 15 de Novembro (Campo Bom) yet on early stages.
On Série C (national third division), Noroeste reached the third phase,💵 but failed to promote.
2007 season ended with a good general performance for the club, despite first round disqualification in Série💵 C.
Noroeste finished 7th on Campeonato Paulista, their third best effort ever.
The club was second to Guaratinguetá in Campeonato do Interior💵 and advanced to second round in Copa do Brasil, where runners-up Figueirense defeated them.
The financial struggle when former chairman Damião💵 Garcia ended Kalunga's sponsorship marked the end of an era.
A succession of relegation brought the club from First to Last💵 Division of state championship in only 5 years time.
In 2015, for the first time in his centennial history, Noroeste played💵 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fourth and last division.
Promotion was granted one year later after an irregular season, but enough💵 to qualify among the four best teams.
Noroeste has been disputing Campeonato Paulista Série A3 since 2016.
Stadium [ edit ]
Noroeste plays💵 their home matches on Alfredo de Castilho stadium.
Today's maximum attendance is of 18,840.
Public record was 22,863 in a Campeonato Paulista💵 match against Palmeiras.
Achievements [ edit ]
Current squad [ edit ]As of March, 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under💵 FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Current staff [ edit ]
Position Staff Head coach Luís Carlos Martins💵 Assistant managers Gilmar Minelli
André Luiz Martins Goalkeeping coach Bruno Uchoa Fitness coaches Djair Ferreira
Guilherme de Paula Physiotherapists Cesar Prando
Giancarlo Fellipe💵 Massagist Jeova Rodrigues Nutritionists Carol BernardinoKátia Bertuzzo
Last updated: 5 May 2020Source: [1]Rivals [ edit ]
Noroeste main rivals are Marília and💵 XV de Jaú.
