Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú)

Football club infobox
clubname = XV de Jaú


fullname = Esporte Clube XV de Novembro
nickname = "Galo da Comarca"
founded = 1924
ground = Zezinho Magalhães (Jauzão)
capacity = 13,040
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Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, usually known as XV de Jaú, is a Brazilian football club from Jaú, São Paulo state.

The club is also known as "Galo da Comarca", roughly meaning "County's Rooster".pt icon [http://www.embratel.com.br/Embratel02/cda/portal/0,2997,PO_P_161_1371,00.html Embratel patrocina sete times de futebol de São Paulo - EMBRATEL (December 14, 2006)] (retrieved on August 29, 2007)]

History

On November 15, 1924,pt icon [http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/sp/xvjau.htm Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú) at Arquivo de Clubes] ] the club was founded as Esporte Clube XV de Novembro de Jaú by José Piragine Sobrinho, Hermínio Cappabianca and other sportsmen.pt icon [http://201.28.177.46/xvdejau/historia.html History at XV de Jaú fansite] ]

In 1951, XV de Jaú won the Campeonato Paulista Second Level, beating Linense, of Lins in the final. The club then played the relegation/promotion play-off against Jabaquara, which was the last placed team of Campeonato Paulista First Level. XV de Jaú won the first leg, but was defeated in the second leg. In the third match against Jabaquara, the club beat its opponent and was promoted to the following year's Campeonato Paulista First Level. [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/sp1951l2.htm Campeonato Paulista Second Level at RSSSF] ]

In 1976, for the second time, the Campeonato Paulista Second Level was won by the club. [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/sp2camp.htm Campeonato Paulista Second Level at RSSSF] ]

In 1979, the club competed for the first time in the top level of the Brazilian Championship, finishing in the 56th place. [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1979.htm 1979 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF] ]

Three years later, in 1982, XV de Jaú competed again in the Brazilian football's top level league, finishing this time in the 20th position, ahead of clubs such as Internacional, Cruzeiro and Atlético Paranaense.http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1982.htm 1982 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF] ]

In 1988, the club competed in the third level of the Brazilian Championship, but was eliminated in the first stage of the competition, finishing in the last place of its group. [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1988l3.htm 1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF] ]

Achievements

Campeonato Paulista Second Level: 1951, 1976

tadium

XV de Jaú's home stadium is Estádio Zezinho Magalhães, inaugurated in 1973,pt icon [http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/sp/Jau.htm Estádio Zezinho Magalhães at Templos do Futebol] ] with a maximum capacity of 13,040 people. The stadium is nicknamed "Jauzão", meaning "Big Jaú".pt icon [http://www.xvdejau.com/ XV de Jaú's fansite] ]

References

External links

*pt icon [http://www.xvdejau.com/ Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú)'s fansite]