Football club
Associação Ferroviária de Esportes, commonly referred to as simply Ferroviária, is a Brazilian association football club in Araraquara, São 0️⃣ Paulo.
They currently play in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista, 0️⃣ São Paulo's premier state league.
Founded on April 12, 1950, Ferroviária is the only Araraquara club to reach the Campeonato Paulista 0️⃣ first division.
The club's best campaign in that competition was in 1959, when the club finished in the third position.
It is 0️⃣ also the only club of the city to have competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
The club competed in this 0️⃣ competition in 1995.
They play in carmine shirts, white shorts and socks.
History [ edit ]
The club was founded on April 12, 0️⃣ 1950, by engineers of Estrada de Ferro Araraquara (meaning Araraquara Railroad).
Antônio Tavares Pereira Lima was chosen as the club's first 0️⃣ president.
Initially the club's colors were to be blue and white, like the Rio de Janeiro city team.
However, these colors were 0️⃣ not very popular, and were changed to carmine and white, like the Juventus ones.
On May 13, 1951, the club played 0️⃣ their first match ever.
The club beat Mogiana of Campinas 3–1.
The club's first goal was scored by Fordinho in that match.
On 0️⃣ May 20, 1951, the club played their second match, in Taquaritinga city.
It was also the club's first defeat.
Linense, of Lins, 0️⃣ beat Ferroviária 2–1.
On June 10, 1951, Ferroviária's stadium, called Estádio Fonte Luminosa, was inaugurated.
In the inaugural match, Vasco da Gama, 0️⃣ of Rio de Janeiro, beat Ferroviária 5–0.
On July 1, 1951, Ferroviária played their first match against a club from the 0️⃣ same city.
Ferroviária was defeated by Paulista (Araraquara) 4–0.
On April 15, 1956, Ferroviária beat Botafogo of Ribeirão Preto 6–3 in the 0️⃣ Campeonato Paulista Second Division final stage (disputed by eight teams playing against each other twice), and won the title and 0️⃣ the promotion to the following year's first division.
In the last match of the competition, Ferroviária beat Portuguesa Santista 5–4.
In 1983, 0️⃣ Ferroviária competed in the Brazilian Série A, finishing in the 12th position.
In 1994, the club was the runner-up of the 0️⃣ Brazilian Série C, after losing to Novorizontino 1–0 in the first leg, at home, and 5–0 in the second leg, 0️⃣ in Novo Horizonte.
The club was promoted to the following year's second division.
From 1994 until 1996, the Ferroviária participated in the 0️⃣ top division of São Paulo state championship, having Otavio Augusto (Otavio Braga) as their topscore in 1994 with 8 goals 0️⃣ and in 1996 with 6 goals.
Current squad (2018) [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility 0️⃣ rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Achievements [ edit ]National [ edit ]
Runners-up (1): 1994State [ edit ]Copa Paulista: 0️⃣ 22006, 2017
Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 31955, 1966, 2015
Torneio Incentivo: 21977, 1982Stadium [ edit ]
Ferroviária plays their matches at Estádio Fonte 0️⃣ Luminosa, inaugurated in 1951, with a maximum capacity of 18,453 people.
Mascot [ edit ]
The club's mascot is a locomotive.
Women's team 0️⃣ [ edit ]
The women's team won the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino as well as the 2014 Copa do 0️⃣ Brasil de Futebol Feminino.[1][2]
