Clube Atlético Sorocaba

Atlético Sorocaba

Full name	Clube Atlético Sorocaba
Founded	February 21, 1991
Ground	Centro de Integração Comunitário Walter Ribeiro (Capacity: 12,525)
Chairman	Dr. Heung Tae Kim
Manager	Paulo Roberto
Home colours

Clube Atlético Sorocaba, usually known as Atlético Sorocaba, is a Brazilian football club from Sorocaba. They play in the Campeonato Paulista league. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C several times.

The club is owned by Rev. Moon's Unification Church, as is CENE.^[1]

History

The club was founded on February 21, 1991 by the entrepreneur João Caracante Filho as a basketball club.^[2] Atlético Sorocaba became a football club on March 15, 1993 after they fused with Clube Atlético Barcelona and Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana Futebol Clube.^[2]

Atlético Sorocaba competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, and 2004.^[3] The club's best performances was in 1996, when they reached the third stage of the competition.^[4]

Atlético Sorocaba won the Copa Paulista de Futebol on November 29, 2008, after beating XV de Piracicaba in the final, at Estádio Barão de Serra Negra, Piracicaba, home of the opposing side.^[5] The club also competed in the same season's Recopa Sul-Brasileira.^[6] After beating Pelotas 2–0 in the semifinal,^[7] Atlético Sorocaba was defeated 1–0 by Brusque in the Recopa Sul-Brasileira final.^[8]

Achievements

• Copa Paulista de Futebol:
  • Winners (1): 2008

References

1. ^ "Reverendo Moon retorna à Grã-Bretanha" (in Portuguese). BBC Brasil. 2005-11-05. http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/noticias/story/2005/11/printable/051105_moonjag.shtml. Retrieved 2004-11-16. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "História" (in Portuguese). Official club website. http://www.clubeatleticosorocaba.com.br/index.cfm?pag=menu_dinamico&cod_conteudo=2. Retrieved 2004-11-16. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Clube Atlético Sorocaba" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/sp/atleticosorocaba.htm. Retrieved 2004-11-16. 
4. ^ "Série C 1996". RSSSF. 2003-06-06. http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1996l3.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-16. 
5. ^ "Sorocaba vence o XV com gol no fim e leva o caneco da Copa Paulista". FPF. 2008-11-29. http://www.futebolpaulista.com.br/info_texto.php?cod=19632. Retrieved 2008-11-29. 
6. ^ "Atlético Sorocaba encara o Pelotas pela Recopa Sul-Brasileira". Gazeta Esportiva. 2008-12-04. http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/ge_noticias/bin/noticia.php?chid=114&nwid=294536. Retrieved 2008-12-04. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "Após Copa Paulista, Sorocaba está perto de outro título" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 2008-12-05. http://www.futebolinterior.com.br/news.php?id_news=65416. Retrieved 2008-12-07. 
8. ^ "Brusque 1 x 0 Atlético Sorocaba - Recopa é de Santa Catarina" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 2008-12-07. http://www.futebolinterior.com.br/news.php?id_news=65521. Retrieved 2008-12-07. 

External links

• Official club website (Portuguese)