Oeste Futebol Clube

Oeste

Full name	Oeste Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Rubrão (Big Red) Onça Rubro-Negra(Scarlet-Dark Jaguar)
Founded	January 25, 1921
Ground	Idenor Picardi Semeghini, Itápolis, Brazil (Capacity: 16,143)
Chairman	Ernesto Francisco Garcia
Manager	Marco Antonio Horvath
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
2010	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, eliminated in first stage
Home colours Away colours

Oeste Futebol Clube, or Oeste as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Itápolis in São Paulo state, founded on January 25, 1921.^[1] Their home stadium is the Idenor Picardi Semeghini, which has a maximum capacity of 16,143 people.^[2] 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.^[1] One was a supporter of Flamengo, while the other was a supporter of Fluminense.^[1] 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.^[1] With a victory, the club would be named Flamengo, while if defeated the club would be named Fluminense.^[1] 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.^[1]

The club competed in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1 for the first time in 2004, after winning the Série A2 in the previous season.^[3] The club returned to the Série A1 in 2009, after being defeated by Santo André in the Série A2 final in 2008.^[4]

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.^[5]

Stadium

Oeste plays its home games at Idenor Picardi Semeghini, located in Itápolis.^[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 16,143 people, and was inaugurated on October 20, 1928.^[2]

Current squad

According to the CBF register.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Rodrigo Calchi GK Renato GK Paulo Musse DF Adriano Ferreira DF Adriano Santos (on loan form Ferencvárosi) DF Galvão (on loan form Ponte Preta) DF Wagnão DF Balduino DF André DF Júlio César DF Lucas (on loan form Bahia) DF Rafael Pedro DF Maurício DF Vinicius Kiss

No. Position Player MF Fábio Tenório MF Alex William MF Romário MF Serginho (on loan form Santos) MF Dudu (on loan form Coritiba) MF Rogério MF Edmílson MF Leandro Melo MF Jorge Luiz FW Rômulo FW Tiago Azulão FW Marcinho FW Fabrício Carvalho

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player DF Cicinho (to Palmeiras; contract) DF Marrom (to Giresunspor)

No. Position Player MF Dionísio (to Paraná) FW Allisson (to Red Bull Brasil)

Noted players

• André Neles (2010)
• Fábio Oliveira (2008)

Achievements

Campeonato Paulista

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

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2:
  • Winners (1): 2003
  • Runners-up (1): 2008

• Campeonato Paulista Série A3:
  • Winners (2): 1992, 2002
  • Runners-up (1): 1999

• Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão:
  • Winners (1): 1998

• Campeonato Paulista Série B2:
  • Winners (1): 1997

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Oeste Futebol Clube - História" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. http://www.futebolpaulista.com.br/clube.php?cod=29&ref=1. Retrieved February 22, 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Estádio Idenor Picardi Semeghini" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. http://www.futebolpaulista.com.br/estadio.php?cod=38. Retrieved February 22, 2009. 
3. ^ "Oeste Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/sp/oeste.htm. Retrieved February 22, 2009. 
4. ^ "Santo André bate Oeste e conquista título da A-2" (in Portuguese). Placar. June 1, 2008. http://placar.abril.com.br/noticias/html/20080601_511045.shtml. Retrieved February 22, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Oeste Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. http://www.futebolpaulista.com.br/clube.php?cod=29&ref=1. Retrieved February 22, 2009. 

External links

• (Portuguese) Official website