Oeste Futebol Clube
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Oeste Futebol Clube, or Oeste as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Itápolis
Itápolis
-Sports:Oeste is the city's football team. The club plays their home matches at Estádio dos Amaros, which has a maximum capacity of 19,143 people.-References:...

 in São Paulo state
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

, founded on January 25, 1921. Their home stadium is the Idenor Picardi Semeghini, which has a maximum capacity of 16,143 people. They play in black and red shirts, black shorts and red socks.

History

The club was founded on January 25, 1921 by two brothers from Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

. One was a supporter of Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...

, while the other was a supporter of Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

. A training match against an amateur club from the municipality of Fazenda Itaquerê was set to decide if the club would be named Flamengo or Fluminense. With a victory, the club would be named Flamengo, while if defeated the club would be named Fluminense. The club beat their opponents 3–0, but adopted the name Oeste Futebol Clube, after the Center-West region of São Paulo state, while Flamengo's colors were chosen.

The club competed in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...

 for the first time in 2004, after winning the Série A2
Campeonato Paulista Série A2
Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...

 in the previous season. The club returned to the Série A1 in 2009
Campeonato Paulista 2009
The 2009 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 is the 108th season of São Paulo's top-flight professional football league. The season began on January 21 and ended on May 3...

, after being defeated by Santo André
Esporte Clube Santo André
Esporte Clube Santo André, also known as Santo André, is a Brazilian football team from Santo André, São Paulo state.Santo André greatest rival is São Caetano, the other team in ABC region. The club's mascot name is Ramalhão after the bandeirante João Ramalho...

 in the Série A2 final in 2008.

Symbols

The club's mascot is a jaguar, named after one of the city's main rivers, Rio da Onça (Onça River), onça is Portuguese for jaguar.

Stadium

Oeste plays its home games at Idenor Picardi Semeghini, located in Itápolis
Itápolis
-Sports:Oeste is the city's football team. The club plays their home matches at Estádio dos Amaros, which has a maximum capacity of 19,143 people.-References:...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 16,143 people, and was inaugurated on October 20, 1928.

Current squad

According to the CBF
Brazilian Football Confederation
The Brazilian Football Confederation is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on June 8, 1914, as Confederação Brasileira de Desportos , meaning Brazilian Sports Confederation. Its first president was Álvaro Zamith. It organizes the Brazilian national competitions, like...

 register.http://www.cbf.com.br/php/acumulado.php?s=M&c=00084SP

Out on loan

Noted players

  André Neles
André Moreira Neles
André Moreira Neles , usually known as André Neles, is a naturalized Equatoguinean football striker. He currently plays for América-RN in the Brazilian Campeonato Potiguar.-Biography:...

 (2010)   Fábio Oliveira
Fábio de Jesus Oliveira
Fábio de Jesus Oliveira , usually known as Fábio Oliveira, is a naturalized Togolese football midfielder, who plays for Treze in the Campeonato Paraibano .-Biography:...

 (2008)

Achievements

  Campeonato Paulista
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...


  • Campeonato Paulista do Interior:
    • Winners (1): 2011

  • Campeonato Paulista Série A2
    Campeonato Paulista Série A2
    Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...

    :
    • Winners (1): 2003
    • Runners-up (1): 2008

  • Campeonato Paulista Série A3
    Campeonato Paulista Série A3
    Campeonato Paulista Série A3 is the third level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A2...

    :
    • Winners (2): 1992, 2002
    • Runners-up (1): 1999

  • Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão
    Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão
    Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, also known as Campeonato Paulista Série B, is the fourth level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships...

    :
    • Winners (1): 1998

  • Campeonato Paulista Série B2
    Campeonato Paulista Série B2
    Campeonato Paulista Série B2, was the fifth level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships.- List of champions :* 1978 - Cruzeiro * 1979 - Bragantino...

    :
    • Winners (1): 1997

External links

Official website
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