Brazilian association football club based in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil
Not to be confused with São Caetano Esporte9️⃣ ClubeSoccer club
Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly referred to as São Caetano, is a Brazilian professional club based in São Caetano9️⃣ do Sul, São Paulo founded on 4 December 1989.
It competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of9️⃣ the São Paulo state football league.
History [ edit ]
Founded in 1989, the club found success early, winning the Third and9️⃣ Second Divisions of São Paulo regional tournaments.
São Caetano rose to national prominence in 2000.
In 2000, the Brazilian national championship was9️⃣ contested in a rather unusual way.
According to previous credentials, teams would play in the First (best teams), Second or Third9️⃣ Division; São Caetano played in the Second.
The difference was that, after all Divisions were finished, a mini tournament would gather9️⃣ representatives from all of them (one team from Third Division, three from Second and twelve from First), and the winner9️⃣ would be the Brazilian Champion of 2000.
São Caetano was runner-up of the Second Division and qualified to the finals.
Beating Fluminense,9️⃣ Palmeiras and Grêmio, they entered the final against Vasco da Gama.
The first match ended as a draw.
During the second, fans9️⃣ invaded the pitch and the match was suspended.
Despite several claims that São Caetano should be declared champion, Vasco petitioned the9️⃣ league for a third match, which Vasco went on to win.
Unlike many teams that rise prominently then quickly fall back9️⃣ to obscurity, São Caetano had another strong campaign in 2001.
Playing a full season in the top division, they reached the9️⃣ final against Atlético Paranaense.
Once again they finished as the runner-up, but consecutive seasons placing well secured their reputation on a9️⃣ national level.
In 2002, São Caetano was finalist of Copa Libertadores, the most important tournament in South America.
Again, they were runner-up,9️⃣ losing the final to Olimpia of Paraguay on penalties.
São Caetano had earned respect, but no titles.
In 2004, São Caetano won9️⃣ the São Paulo State Championship, beating the upstate squad Paulista, from Jundiaí.
On October 27, 2004, while playing in a match9️⃣ against São Paulo, São Caetano defender Serginho suffered a fatal heart attack.
[2] As São Caetano's staff let Serginho play even9️⃣ knowing that he had heart problems, the club was penalized heavily by the CBF,[3][4] which has since marked a decline9️⃣ in their performance.[5]
At the end of the 2006, they finished within the relegation zone, and played in the 2007 Brasileirão9️⃣ B.
They remained there until 2013, when the team finished in 19th place and was relegated to Série C after 149️⃣ years in the top two divisions of Brazil.
In the same year, the team was relegated in the São Paulo state9️⃣ championship, relegated to the Paulista Serie A2.
In 2014, the team would begin the season with lackluster performance in the 2nd9️⃣ level of the state championship, in which the team only escaped relegation in the last round.
[6] Following a lacklustre season,9️⃣ the team was relegated once again from the national Série C, and would compete in the Série D in 2015.
After9️⃣ an unsuccessful campaign in the Serie D, the club would play only in the state leagues.
However, after finishing the 20189️⃣ Campeonato Paulista in 7th place, they qualified for the 2019 Serie D.
Current squad [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team9️⃣ as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate9️⃣ national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable matches [ edit ]
São Caetano9️⃣ 4–1 São Paulo – 2007 Campeonato Paulista – Second Semi-Finals
São Caetano 2–0 Club América – 2002 Libertadores Cup First –9️⃣ Semi-FinalsStadium [ edit ]
Built in 1955, São Caetano's stadium is Estádio Anacleto Campanella.
Its capacity is 22,738 people.
Former coaches [ edit9️⃣ ]
Colors and nickname [ edit ]
The team is dubbed Azulão (Big Blue), after the shirt color.
Rivalry [ edit ]
The club's9️⃣ biggest rival is Santo André.
Honours [ edit ]State [ edit ]Winners (1): 2004Winners (1): 2019
Winners (3): 2000, 2017, 2020
Winners (2):9️⃣ 1991, 1998
