Marília Atlético Clube, or Marília as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Marília

Marília

Marília is a Brazilian city and municipality in the midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. Its distance from the state capital is by highway, by railway and in a straight line. It is located at latitude 22º 12'50 "south and longitude 49º 56'45" west, with an altitude of 675 meters...

 in São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

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, founded on December 14, 1942.

Home stadium is the Bento de Abreu, with a capacity of 18,000. They play in light blue shirts, white shorts and socks.

History

Marília was founded on December 14, 1942, as Esporte Clube Comercial. The club name was very unpopular, and on July 11, 1947, a General Assembly changed the name of the club to Marília Atlético Clube.

On April 19, 1954, Marília took a leave of its official football activities. On July 7, 1969, Marília returned to its football activities.

Stadium

Marília's stadium is Estádio Bento de Abreu, inaugurated in 1967, with a maximum capacity of 18,000 people.

Idols

• Osmar Santos (Journalist)
  Osmar Santos
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• Careca
• Carlos Alberto Borges
• Guilherme da Silva
• Jurandir de Freitas
• Kel Leandro Amaro
  Leandro Amaro dos Santos
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• Márcio Rossini Serginho Chulapa
  Serginho Chulapa
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• Sérgio Nery

Symbols and colors

Marília's mascot is a tiger

Tiger

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, and was chose in 1969, in a popular contest. The original colors of Marília were red and white.

Current squad

External links

• Official Website