Football club
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (Brazilian Portuguese: [isˈpɔɾtʃi ˈklubi koˈɾĩtʃɐ̃s pawˈlistɐ] ()), commonly referred to as Corinthians, is a Brazilian 🌟 professional sports club based in São Paulo, in the district of Tatuapé.
[1] Although competing in multiple sports modalities, it is 🌟 best known for its professional men's football team, which plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A,[nb 1], the top tier 🌟 of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1,[nb 2] the first division of the traditional in-state 🌟 competition.
Founded in 1910 by five railway workers inspired by the London-based Corinthian Football Club, Corinthians traditionally plays in a white 🌟 and black home kit.
Their long-established crest was first introduced in 1939 by modernist painter Francisco Rebolo featuring the São Paulo 🌟 state flag in a shield, two oars, and an anchor representing the club's early success in nautical sports.
Corinthians has played 🌟 their home matches at the Neo Química Arena since 2014, which served as one of the venues in the 2014 🌟 FIFA World Cup, also having hosted the opening match.
The club have longstanding rivalries with Palmeiras (known as Derby Paulista or 🌟 simply The Derby), São Paulo (the Clássico Majestoso), and Santos (Clássico Alvinegro).
One of the most widely supported teams in the 🌟 world and the second most in Brazil, with over 30 million fans,[2] Corinthians is one of the most successful Brazilian 🌟 clubs, having won seven national titles, three Copa do Brasil trophies, one Supercopa do Brasil title and a record 30 🌟 São Paulo State championships.
In international competitions, the club won the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship in 2000, and repeated the 🌟 feat in 2012 after being crowned Copa Libertadores de América champions for the first time that same year, and also 🌟 has won a Recopa Sudamericana title.
In 2017, the club was listed by Forbes as the most valuable football club in 🌟 the Americas, valued at $576.9 million.[3]History [ edit ]
One Corinthians line-up of 1914.
In 1910, the top clubs were formed by 🌟 people who were part of the upper classes.
[4] Among them were Club Athletico Paulistano, São Paulo Athletic Club,[5] & Associação 🌟 Atlética das Palmeiras.
[6] Lower-class society, excluded from larger clubs, founded their own minnow clubs and only played "floodplain" football.[citation needed]
Bucking 🌟 the trend, a group of five workers of the São Paulo Railway, them being, Joaquim Ambrose and Anthony Pereira (wall 🌟 painters), Rafael Perrone (shoemaker), Anselmo Correia (driver) and Carlos Silva (general laborer), residents of the neighborhood of Bom Retiro.
It was 🌟 31 August 1910 when these workers were watching a match featuring a London-based club touring Brazil, Corinthian F.C.
[7] After the 🌟 match, while the group returned home, the men talked about partnerships, business ideas, and general dreams of grandeur.
They each surfaced 🌟 one idea: the foundation of a club, after several exchanges in a lively argument, a common ground led those athletes 🌟 the same dream.
The arguments led to the conclusion that they would meet the next day to make their dream into 🌟 reality.[citation needed]
The Corinthians squad that won its first title in 1914.
On 1 September 1910, the group agreed to meet after 🌟 sundown in public sight.
That night at 8:30pm, on Rua José Paulino ("Rua dos Imigrantes" (Immigrants Street), the five workers reunited 🌟 alongside their guest and neighbors from Bom Retiro.
That night the club was founded, alongside its board of directors, who elected 🌟 Miguel Battaglia as the first Club President.[7]
Corinthians played their first match on 10 September 1910, away against União da Lapa, 🌟 a respected amateur club in São Paulo, and they were defeated by 1–0.
On 14 September, Luis Fabi scored Corinthians' first 🌟 goal against Estrela Polar, another amateur club in the city, and Corinthians won their first game (2–0).
With good results and 🌟 an increasing number of supporters, Corinthians joined the Liga Paulista, after winning two qualifying games, and played in the São 🌟 Paulo State Championship for the first time, in 1913.
Just one year after joining the league, Corinthians was crowned champion for 🌟 the first time (in 1914), and were again two years later.
There were many fly-by-night teams popping up in São Paulo 🌟 at the time, and during the first practice held by Corinthians a banner was placed by the side of the 🌟 field stating "This One Will Last".
Teleco was a superb Corinthians scorer, with 251 goals in 246 matches.
He became the top 🌟 scorer of the Paulista Championships of 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939 and 1941.
His nickname was "O rei das viradas" (The king 🌟 of comebacks).
The year of 1922, the Centennial of Brazilian Independence, marks the start of Corinthians hegemony in the São Paulo 🌟 State Championship.
As football was almost exclusively played at Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo by that time, the two state 🌟 champions were considered to be the two top clubs in Brazil.
After defeating the Rio de Janeiro State Championship champion of 🌟 that year, América, Corinthians joined the company of the great teams in Brazil.
The same year also marked the first of 🌟 three State Championships in a row, something that happened again in 1928–30 and 1937–39.
Corinthians seemed destined to win State Championships 🌟 in threes; after six years without being a champions, they came won three more from 1937 the 1939.
The 1940s were 🌟 a more difficult time; and the club would win a championship in 1941 and would only win their next in 🌟 1951.
At the beginning of the 1950s Corinthians made history in the São Paulo Championship.
In 1951, the team composed of Carbone, 🌟 Cláudio, Luisinho, Baltasar and Mário scored 103 goals in thirty matches of the São Paulo Championship, registering an average of 🌟 3.43 per game.
Carbone was the top goal-scorer of the competition with 30 goals.
The club would also win the São Paulo 🌟 Championships of 1952 and 1954.
In this same decade, Corinthians were champions three times of the Rio-São Paulo Championship (1950, 1953 🌟 and 1954), the tournament that was becoming most important in the country with the increased participation of the greatest clubs 🌟 from the two most important footballing states in the country.
In 1953, in a championship in Venezuela, Corinthians won the Small 🌟 Cup of the World, a championship that many consider as a precursor of the Worldwide Championship of Clubs.
On the occasion, 🌟 Corinthians, substituting for Vasco da Gama, went to Caracas, the Venezuelan capital and recorded six consecutive victories against Roma (1–0 🌟 and 3–1), Barcelona (3–2 and 1–0) and Selection of Caracas (2–1 and 2–0).
The club would also win the Cup of 🌟 the Centenary of São Paulo, in the same year (1954).
Rivellino, considered by many the greatest Corinthians' player of all time.
After 🌟 the triumphs in the São Paulo Championship and the Rio-São Paulo of 1954, Corinthians had a lengthy title drought.
The breakthrough 🌟 finally came when they won the São Paulo state championship in 1977, breaking a string of 23 years without a 🌟 major title.
Under the leadership of Sócrates, Wladimir and Casagrande, Corinthians were the first Brazilian club in which players decided about 🌟 concentração, a common Brazilian practice where the football players were locked up in a hotel days before a game, and 🌟 discussed politics.
(In the early 1980s, military dictatorship, after two decades, ended in Brazil).
In 1982, before the election of government of 🌟 São Paulo State, the team wore a kit with the words: DIA 15 VOTE (Vote on 15th),[8] trying to motivate 🌟 the biggest number of fans to vote.
In 1990, Corinthians won their first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, beating their rivals, São 🌟 Paulo in the final at the opponents' own stadium, Estádio do Morumbi.
[9] In the following year, Corinthians beat Flamengo and 🌟 won the Supercopa do Brasil.
[10] In the 1995, the club won the Copa do Brasil for the first time, beating 🌟 Grêmio in the final at the Estádio Olímpico Monumental in Porto Alegre.
[11] In the same decade, the club won the 🌟 state championship in 1995, 1997 and 1999,[12] and won the national championship again in 1998 and in 1999.
[13] In 2000, 🌟 the club won the first FIFA Club World Cup, beating Vasco da Gama on penalties in the final.[14]
In 2001 and 🌟 in 2003[12] and the Copa do Brasil in 2002, beating Brasiliense in the final.[15]
Between 1990 and 2005, the club also 🌟 won the Ramón de Carranza Trophy in 1996, the Rio-São Paulo Tournament in 2002, the São Paulo Youth Cup in 🌟 1995, 1999, 2004, and 2005, and the Dallas Cup in 1999 and 2000.
The club's situation in early 2004 was among 🌟 the most difficult in their history.
Bad administration, lack of money and terrible campaigns both in the 2003 Brazilian Championship and 🌟 in the 2004 São Paulo State Championship caused their millions of supporters to worry.
Fortunately, some young players and a new 🌟 manager Tite helped the team to improve from their terrible start.
At the end of the championship, Corinthians finished in 5th 🌟 place and gained entry to the Copa Sudamericana (a minor continental championship).
This situation was one of the factors which enabled 🌟 Corinthians' president, Alberto Dualib, to convince the club's advisors to sign a controversial deal with an international fund of investors 🌟 called Media Sports Investment.
The deal granted the company a large degree of control over the club for 10 years in 🌟 exchange for large financial investments in return.
This has brought many quality players to the team, such as Carlos Tevez, Roger, 🌟 Javier Mascherano and Carlos Alberto.
Despite the MSI investments, Corinthians experienced a slow start in the 2005 state championship, but managed 🌟 to improve as it progressed, eventually managing to finish second.
Their start to the Brazilian championship during 2005 was difficult, too, 🌟 but after Daniel Passarella's dismissal (due to an unexpected 5–1 loss to Corinthians' rivals, São Paulo), the club finished the 🌟 championship round well, and were eventually crowned Brazilian Champions for the fourth time, after a controversial annulment of eleven games 🌟 due to a betting scandal.
The relationship between Corinthians' managers and the MSI president, Kia Joorabchian was not good, and after 🌟 being eliminated in the Copa Libertadores, the club experienced a crisis which was responsible for the bad performances for the 🌟 rest of 2006.
Eventually, the partnership came to an end.[16]
On 2 December 2007, following a 1–1 draw away to Grêmio, Corinthians 🌟 were relegated to the second division.
Corinthians, who won promotion to the top division of Brazilian football for 2009 by winning 🌟 the Serie B tournament, signed with three-time FIFA Player of the Year Ronaldo.
[17][18] In 2009, led by Ronaldo, Corinthians won 🌟 their 26th Campeonato Paulista and their third Copa do Brasil.
Confirming the club's good moment, Corinthians finished the Campeonato Brasileiro 2010 🌟 in 3rd place, granting their place on the subsequent Copa Libertadores.
After being eliminated from the South American tournament by the 🌟 relatively less traditional Deportes Tolima, though, Corinthians saw Ronaldo retire from football.
To replace him, the club signed with other 2006 🌟 national squad veteran Adriano.
[19] In 2011, Corinthians won their fifth national title.
On 4 July, after reaching the final of the 🌟 2012 Copa Libertadores undefeated, Corinthians won its first title after a two-match final against 6-time champions Boca Juniors by drawing 🌟 1–1 in Argentina and winning 2-0 at the Estádio do Pacaembu in São Paulo, becoming the ninth Brazilian side to 🌟 win the Copa Libertadores.
[20][21] The club won the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup after defeating English club Chelsea 1–0 on 🌟 16 December 2012.[22][23][24]
Visual identity [ edit ]Colours [ edit ]
Evolutions of the uniform
Even though the club has been recognized by 🌟 the colors black and white for most of their history, the first Corinthians' kit originally consisted of cream shirts and 🌟 black shorts.
Back then, the choice of colors proved wrong, as the cream color would gradually fade white when the shirts 🌟 were washed, representing a cost a recently created club could not afford.
Thus, early after the foundation, the official shirt colors 🌟 were changed to white.
In 1954 the traditional black with thin white stripes uniform was introduced, and became the alternative uniform 🌟 since then.
Badge [ edit ]
The Corinthians' shirt had no badge or crest until 1913, when the club joined the Liga 🌟 Paulista, that mandated that every club in the competition should have one in their uniforms.
A simple composition of the letters 🌟 C (Corinthians) and P (Paulista) was hastily created and embroidered on the players uniforms for the upcoming matches, thus being 🌟 considered the club's first de facto badge.[25]
Unlike the kit, the badge went through several changes over the years.
In 1914, lithographer 🌟 Hermogenes Barbuy, brother of then-player Amilcar Barbuy designed the club's first official badge, which premiered at a friendly against Torino 🌟 (Italy), in São Paulo.
[26] In 1919, the round shield with the São Paulo state flag was introduced, and modified in 🌟 1939 by modernist painter Francisco Rebolo, a former reserve player of the club in the 1920s, to include a string, 🌟 an anchor and two oars, representing the early success the club achieved in nautical sports.
Thereafter, the badge passed through small 🌟 changes over time, specifically in the flag and in the frame.[25]
In 1990, a yellow star was added above the badge 🌟 to celebrate Corinthians' first national title.
The same would occur when achieving the national titles in 1998, 1999 and 2005, and 🌟 a larger star was introduced in 2000 after winning the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup.
The stars remained as part of 🌟 the badge until 2011, when the board decided the badge would not present any stars in the future.
Badge evolution
The first 🌟 badge adopted by Corinthians (1913)
The second badge, re-discovered by historians in 2011 (1914)
The first official badge, designed by lithographer Hermogenes 🌟 Barbuy (1914–1916)
A first revision of the Barbuy's badge (1916)
A second revision of the Barbuy's badge (1916–1919)
The round shield including the 🌟 São Paulo state flag (1919–1939)
Inclusion of the anchor and oars by modernist painter Francisco Rebolo (1939–1979)
Current version (1979–present)
Nike is the 🌟 manufacturer of the club's kit since 2003.
Previous manufacturers have been: Topper (1980–1989, 1999–2002), Finta (1990–1994) and Penalty (1995–1998).
In 2017, Corinthians 🌟 and Nike have reached a 12-year U$115 million deal to renew their partnership until 2029[27]
Previous main sponsors have been: Bombril 🌟 (1982), Cofap (1983), Citizen (1984), Bic (1984), Corona (1984), Kalunga (1985–1994), Suvinil (1995–1996), Banco Excel (1996–1998), Embratel (1998), Batavo (1999–2000; 🌟 2009), Pepsi (2000–2004), Samsung (2005–2007), Medial Saúde (2008), Hypermarcas (2009–2012), Iveco (2012), Caixa (2012–2017), Banco BMG (2019–2021) and Neo Química 🌟 (2021–).
Facilities [ edit ]Stadiums [ edit ]
Pacaembu, Corinthians popular home from 1940–2014
Early grounds [ edit ]
The first playing ground Corinthians 🌟 used was located in the neighborhood of Bom Retiro (where the club was founded in 1910), in a vacant lot 🌟 owned by a firewood seller, from which it got its nickname: Campo do Lenheiro ("Lumberjack's field").
It was the time of 🌟 the floodplain and the players themselves had to clean and flatten the lawn.
In January 1918, Corinthians inaugurated its first official 🌟 football field, Ponte Grande, on the banks of Tiete River.
The land was leased from the municipality under the influence of 🌟 the intellectual Antonio de Alcantara Machado, one of the first to approach the club workers.
It was built by the players 🌟 and fans in a community helping system.
The Corinthians played their games there until 1927, upon the completion of their first 🌟 stadium.
It was then donated to São Bento.
Parque São Jorge [ edit ]
In 1926, the club purchased Parque São Jorge ("Saint 🌟 George's Park"), located within the Tatuapé district of the city, belonging to then rivals Esporte Clube Sírio, After purchasing, President 🌟 Ernesto Cassano decided to reform the stage, with financial support from the members.
The renovated Parque São Jorge, still without floodlights, 🌟 was inaugurated on 22 July, in a friendly game against América-RJ that ended in a 2-2 draw.
The land purchased included 🌟 a Syrian farm - hence the nickname Fazendinha ("Little Farm"), still used today.
It was from here that the Corinthians began 🌟 to develop and could build up its headquarters.
Due to their growing number of fans, Estádio Alfredo Schürig (the official name 🌟 of "Fazendinha") and the commissioning of city-owned Pacaembu in the 1940s, from the 1950s the stadium was mostly used for 🌟 Academy level competitions and friendly matches.
The last first team match played there was a friendly against Brasiliense on 3 August 🌟 2002.
Since 1997, it is also the home ground of the professional women's football team.
Pacaembu [ edit ]
The club has established 🌟 a relationship with Paulo Machado de Carvalho Stadium, which belongs to the municipality of São Paulo and is best known 🌟 as Pacaembu Stadium, inaugurated in 1940 as the largest stadium in Latin America with a capacity of more than 70,000 🌟 people, in a double-fixture that pitted rivals Palestra Italia against Coritiba in the preliminary match and then current three-time state 🌟 champion Corinthians against Atlético Mineiro, in a match Corinthians won by 4–2.
Currently, the Pacaembu has capacity for up to 40,000 🌟 spectators.
Arena Corinthians [ edit ]
In 2009 there were some conjectures that the government of São Paulo could make a deal 🌟 for a 30-year allotment of Pacaembu, but it never materialized, even though it was the club's directors preference, with projects 🌟 designed to that matter.
After Estádio do Morumbi, then named as the city's host in the World Cup, failed to comply 🌟 to FIFA's standards, a new project to create a home for Corinthians emerged as a possibility.
In August 2010 the president 🌟 of CBF, Ricardo Teixeira, along with Governor of São Paulo state, Alberto Goldman, and the mayor of São Paulo, Gilberto 🌟 Kassab announced that the opening ceremony of the World Cup of Brazil would be held in the new Corinthians Stadium 🌟 to be built in the district of Itaquera, in the eastern part of São Paulo city.
On 1 September 2020 (Corinthians' 🌟 110th anniversary) a special event live from the stadium was held to announce the Arena's new name.
It was officially renamed 🌟 Neo Química Arena, part of a 20-year partnership with Hypera Pharma, Brazil's largest pharmaceutical company.
Neo Química is Hypera's generic drugs 🌟 division, which already served as Corinthians' main sponsor during the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
The full contract is expected to be 🌟 around R$300–320 million.[28]
Training facilities [ edit ]
CT Joaquim Grava [ edit ]
Corinthians inaugurated their state-of-the-art training facilities in September, 2010 🌟 during the celebrations of the club's 100th anniversary.
The training facilities were named after long-time associate and consulting medical doctor, Joaquim 🌟 Grava, that oversaw the medical department construction.
The training facilities feature a 32 bedroom hotel for the players, a bio-mechanics complex 🌟 (Lab Corinthians-R9.
named after Brazilian legend Ronaldo), a center for player rehabilitation and therapy (CePROO, named after fan and journalist Osmar 🌟 de Oliveira), basketball and volleyball courts (approved by FIBA and FIVB for official matches), as well as other amenities.
An extension 🌟 to be used by the Academy teams is currently under construction.
Club culture [ edit ]
The Flag of The República Popular 🌟 do Corinthians.
Supporters [ edit ]
The Corinthians fanbase is fondly called Fiel ("The Faithful"), starring memorable moments like the "Corinthian Invasion" 🌟 (pt / Invasão Corinthiana) in 1976, when more than 70,000 Corinthians Fans traveled from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro 🌟 to watch the match against Fluminense at Maracana Stadium, in that year's national championship semifinals, as well as having one 🌟 of the biggest average attendances in the country.
[citation needed] Fans being famous for being passionate about the team and loyal 🌟 supporters motivated the club to make a tribute documentary to their fans, named "Faithful" (pt / Fiel), highlighting the fans' 🌟 support in one of the most difficult moments in the club's history: the relegation to national second division in 2007.
Similar 🌟 initiatives would be made in the next years, reflecting other moments in the club's history in that the fanbase was 🌟 essential.[citation needed]
Integral to the club culture are the fan organizations ("torcidas organizadas") such as Gaviões da Fiel ("The Hawks of 🌟 the Faithful"), founded in 1969 by fans attempting to recover political and administrative control of the club and now the 🌟 largest of such organizations in Brazil with almost 100,000 associates.
[29] Camisa 12 ("The 12th Shirt", founded in 1971), Estopim da 🌟 Fiel ("Faithful's Fuse", 1979), Coringão Chopp ("Corinthians Draught Beer", 1989), Pavilhão Nove ("Pavillion Nine", 1990), and Fiel Macabra ("Macabre Faithful", 🌟 1993) are other important fan organizations that have been actively supporting social and cultural activities representing the club.
Many of the 🌟 groups above have established branches for fans living outside of São Paulo city, out-state and even internationally.
Most are also involved 🌟 in the Brazilian Carnival festivities, most famously Gaviões da Fiel, one of the most important Carnival of São Paulo Parade 🌟 samba schools, having won the contest for 4 times, the most among football team organizations.
Organized Fans of Corinthians, at an 🌟 away match in Florianópolis, SCRivalries [ edit ]
Derby Paulista [ edit ]Derby Paulista, c.1920s
Derby Paulista is a crosstown fixture between 🌟 Corinthians and Palmeiras, consistently cited as one of the greatest rivalries worldwide by sources including FIFA[30] and CNN.
[31] Palmeiras was 🌟 founded by a group of Italians who were formerly members of Corinthians.
[32] Since 1914, when that treasonous act was taken 🌟 upon these former supporters, a deep-seated hatred was born.
[32] The Derby atmosphere is fierce on and off the pitch, as 🌟 violence is a norm between the clubs.[33][34]
Clássico Majestoso [ edit ]
Clássico Majestoso is a crosstown fixture between Corinthians and São 🌟 Paulo.
The Derby dates back to 1935, at the final re-founding São Paulo after being thrice defunct.
Corinthians possesses the largest number 🌟 of supporters in the state (25 Million), whereas São Paulo's lies in second place (16 Million).
The Clássico's most memorable match 🌟 for Corinthians is the 1990 Campenato Brasileiro finals, which led to Corinthians first national title.
Clássico Alvinegro [ edit ]
Clássico Alvinegro 🌟 is a regional fixture between Corinthians and Santos.
'Alvinegro' is given after the colors worn by both teams, black and white 🌟 (Alvi, from Latin albus, white, and negro, black).
The Classico reached one of its highest stages for Corinthians supporters when Corinthians 🌟 met Santos in the Semi-Finals of Libertadores 2012.
Corinthians won 2-1 on aggregate.
Other rivalries [ edit ]
Derby dos Invictos (Derby of 🌟 the Undefeated), Corinthians and Portuguesa is a crosstown rivalry.
Corinthians vs Ponte Preta is an in-state rivalry that peaked in the 🌟 1977 Campeonato Paulista final, which led to Ponte Preta's greatest Paulista Finish (runner-up).
Classico das Multidões (Classic of The Masses) is 🌟 an inter-state rivalry pegging the two most supported teams in Brazil: Corinthians and Flamengo.
Corinthians and Vasco led to great match 🌟 ups and some rivalry recently, mostly after Vasco winning the Brasileirão in 1997 and 2000, and Corinthians in 1998 and 🌟 1999.
Their greatest match coincided with the first FIFA Club World Cup in 2000, with a Corinthians victory in the penalty 🌟 shootout.
Corinthians also won the 2011 Brasileirão in the last round of the season, two points over the runners-up Vasco.
Corinthians saved 🌟 Vasco from their usual runner-up fate by defeating the cariocas in 2012 Libertadores Quarter-finals.
Symbology [ edit ]Musketeer [ edit ]
Corinthians' 🌟 official mascot is the Musketeer, a symbol of bravery, audacity and fighting spirit.
The adoption of that character recalls the first 🌟 years of the club.
In 1913 most of the leading football clubs in São Paulo State founded the APEA (Paulista Athletic 🌟 Sports Association).
The depleted Paulista League was left with only Americano, Germania and Internacional, known as the "three musketeers" of São 🌟 Paulo football.
Corinthians joined the three as D'Artagnan, being the fourth and most adored musketeer, just like in Alexandre Dumas, père's 🌟 novel The Three Musketeers.
To be accepted in that "musketeers universe", Corinthians had to show their bravery.
As there was many other 🌟 teams who coveted the spot in the Liga Paulista, Corinthians participated in a selective tournament against Minas Gerais and São 🌟 Paulo, two other great teams of Paulista amateur football at that time.
The Corinthian team beat Minas 1–0 and São Paulo 🌟 4–0, earning acceptance into the group and acquiring the right to participate in the Special Division of the Paulista League 🌟 in the following year.
Saint George [ edit ]
An important symbol for Corinthians is Saint George/(Ogum).
Saint George is one of the 🌟 most revered Catholic Saints in Brazil, a nation with a blend of cultures.
The collusion between African & European cultures is 🌟 seen in Brazil's definition of São Jorge as a mash between Catholicism & Western African Mythology.
The comparison may be drawn 🌟 the entities similar characteristics; St George, the soldier who protects those who pray to him; Ogum God of War who 🌟 serves the communities who believe in him.
it is this warrior demeanor that made Corinthians fans indebted to São Jorge.
Corinthians began 🌟 as a small team for the lower classes of São Paulo, even though they obtained initial success.
Lack of respect for 🌟 the working class forced Corinthians to leave their São Paulo State Football League in protest.
after multiple championships Timão made its 🌟 largest leap in prestige in the founding of a Corinthians' Headquarters, 1926.
The creation of said headquarters became the first fusion 🌟 of Timão & São Jorge.
The land purchased for the headquarters was formerly Parque São Jorge (St.
George Park) at 777 Rua 🌟 São Jorge, Tatuapé, São Paulo, SP.[35]
Corinthians support for São Jorge became fanatical during the decade of the 60's, Between 1954 🌟 and 1977, Corinthians failed to add to its gallery of conquests and the Corinthian Nation lived the hardest moments of 🌟 its history.
While the stream struggled in the 60's, fan recanted that they were blessed by a "Santo Guerreiro" (Warrior Saint).
In 🌟 the early 60's the lack of success lingered in the minds of fans & gave birth to a utilization of 🌟 the blessings of São Jorge.
this caused Corinthians to erect a chapel in honor of the saint, in order to strengthen 🌟 the clubs resolve via mysticism.
1969, after the death of two players Lidu & Eduardo, the funeral was held in Capela 🌟 São Jorge, & strengthened the clubs identity at a time when championships were non-existent.
1974 Paulista Final, after a heart-wrenching loss 🌟 to arch-rival Palmeiras, composer Paulinho Nogueira recorded "Oh Corinthians", a song that had popular commercial success at the time.
In the 🌟 verses of the composition dedicated to the suffering Corinthians could not miss the quote to the patron Saint George:"...
Oh, são 🌟 20 anos de espera.
Mas meu São Jorge me dê forças, para poder um dia enfim, descontar meu sofrimento em quem 🌟 riu de mim".("...
Oh, It's been 20 years of waiting, but my St.
George gives me strength to be able to one 🌟 day finally cashing in my suffering upon those who laughed at me.)"
Corinthians' 2011 third kit was burgundy colored & featured 🌟 São Jorge slaughtering a dragon in a dark watermark across the right side of the chest.
The utilization of São Jorge's 🌟 image on the shirt is the practice of São Jorge's Prayer.
Corinthians Headquarters, located at 777 Rua São Jorge (Parque São 🌟 Jorge), Tatuapé, Sao Paulo, SP
Board of directors [ edit ]
Current administration [ edit ]
Board of Directors Name Position Duílio Monteiro 🌟 Alves President Elie Werdo Vice-President Luis Wagner de Alcântara Vice-President Wesley Melo Financial Director José Colagrossi Neto Marketing Director Herói 🌟 Vicente Legal Director
Former presidents [ edit ]
Players and staff [ edit ]
For a list of all former and current Corinthians 🌟 players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
First-team squad [ edit ]
As of 12 August 2023
Note: Flags 🌟 indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Academy [ edit ]
Note: Academy 🌟 players registered for 2023 Campeonato Paulista or 2023 Copa Libertadores matches
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.
Technical staff [ edit ]
Management Staff Name Position Alessandro Nunes Football 🌟 Manager Mauro da Silva Technical Supervisor André Figueiredo Academy ManagerHonours [ edit ]
^ Corinthians won the first leg of the 🌟 final, but the tournament was not officially concluded.
Recent seasons [ edit ]See also [ edit ]Notes [ edit ]
^ Also 🌟 known by its nickname "Brasileirão".
^ Also known by its nickname "Paulistão".
