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Ferroviária
Full nameAssociação Ferroviária
de Esportes
Nickname(s)AFE
Ferrinha
Locomotiva (Locomotive)
Founded12 April 1950 (12 April 1950)
GroundFonte Luminosa
Capacity25,000
ChairmanFilippo Duarte Bertolucci
Head coachVinícius Bergantin
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Paulista Série A2
2024
2024
Série C, 3rd of 20 (promoted)
Paulista Série A2, 6th of 16
Websiteferroviariasa.com.br

Associação Ferroviária de Esportes, commonly referred to as simply Ferroviária, is a Brazilian association football club in Araraquara, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state league.

Founded on April 12, 1950, Ferroviária is the only Araraquara club to reach the Campeonato Paulista first division. The club's best campaign in that competition was in 1959, when it finished in the third position. It is also the only club of the city to have competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. The club competed in this competition in 1995.

They play in carmine shirts, white shorts and socks.

History

The club was founded on April 12, 1950, by engineers of Estrada de Ferro Araraquara (meaning Araraquara Railroad). Antônio Tavares Pereira Lima was chosen as the club's first president. Initially the club's colors were to be blue and white, like the Rio de Janeiro city team. However, these colors were not very popular, and were changed to carmine and white, like the Juventus ones.

On May 13, 1951, the club played their first match ever, beating Mogiana of Campinas 3–1. The club's first goal was scored by Fordinho in that match. On May 20, 1951, the club played their second match, in Taquaritinga city. It was also the club's first defeat. Linense, of Lins, beat Ferroviária 2–1. On June 10, 1951, Ferroviária's stadium, called Estádio Fonte Luminosa, was inaugurated. In the inaugural match, Vasco da Gama, of Rio de Janeiro, beat Ferroviária 5–0. On July 1, 1951, Ferroviária played their first match against a club from the same city. Ferroviária was defeated by Paulista (Araraquara) 4–0.

On April 15, 1956, Ferroviária beat Botafogo of Ribeirão Preto 6–3 in the Campeonato Paulista Second Division final stage (disputed by eight teams playing against each other twice), and won the title and the promotion to the following year's first division. In the last match of the competition, Ferroviária beat Portuguesa Santista 5–4.

In 1983, Ferroviária competed in the Brazilian Série A, finishing in the 12th position. In 1994, the club was the runner-up of the Brazilian Série C, after losing to Novorizontino 1–0 in the first leg, at home, and 5–0 in the second leg, in Novo Horizonte. The club was promoted to the following year's second division.

From 1994 until 1996, the Ferroviária participated in the top division of São Paulo state championship, having Otavio Augusto (Otavio Braga) as their top scorer in 1994 with 8 goals and in 1996 with 6 goals.

Players

First team squad

As of 2 March 2025[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Brazil BRA Denis Júnior (on loan from Bahia)
GK Brazil BRA Filipe Costa
GK Brazil BRA Gustavo Jundi
GK Brazil BRA Léo Wall
DF Brazil BRA Gustavo Medina
DF Brazil BRA Jackson
DF Brazil BRA João Paulo
DF Brazil BRA Ronaldo Alves
DF Brazil BRA Bernardo
DF Brazil BRA Edson Lucas
DF Brazil BRA Eric (on loan from Ceará)
DF Brazil BRA Lucas Rodrigues
DF Brazil BRA Weverton
DF Brazil BRA Zé Mário
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Brazil BRA Alencar
MF Brazil BRA Cássio Gabriel
MF Brazil BRA Ian Luccas
MF Brazil BRA Juninho
MF Brazil BRA Paulinho Santos
MF Brazil BRA Ricardinho
MF Brazil BRA Tárik
FW Brazil BRA Cauã Aguiar
FW Brazil BRA Denilson
FW Brazil BRA Luis Henrique
FW Brazil BRA Quirino
FW Brazil BRA Ronaldo
FW Brazil BRA Thayllon (on loan from Atlético Goianiense)
FW Brazil BRA Vitor Barreto

Youth players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Brazil BRA João Victor
DF Brazil BRA Nicolas Silva
MF Brazil BRA Dieguinho
MF Brazil BRA Eduardo Oliveira
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Brazil BRA Filipi Gabriel
MF Brazil BRA Vinicius Meireles
FW Brazil BRA Pedro Estevam
FW Brazil BRA Victor Silva

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Brazil BRA Cleiton (at Internacional until 31 January 2025)
DF Brazil BRA Vinicius Oliveira (at Rio Branco-SP until 30 April 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Brazil BRA Malheiro (at União São João until 27 April 2025)
FW Brazil BRA Antônio Gabriel (at CRAC until 30 April 2025)

First-team staff

As of 7 December 2024
Position Name
Head coach Brazil Bernardo Franco
Assistant coach Brazil Julian Tobar
Brazil Marcão
Fitness coach Brazil Jean Carlo
Goalkeeper coach Brazil Marcos Medeiros

Honours

Official tournaments

State
Competitions Titles Seasons
Copa Paulista 2 2006, 2017
Campeonato Paulista Série A2 3 1955, 1966, 2015

Others tournaments

State

  • Torneio Incentivo (2): 1977, 1982

Runners-up

Stadium

Ferroviária plays their matches at Estádio Fonte Luminosa, inaugurated in 1951, with a maximum capacity of 18,453 people.

Mascot

The club's mascot is a locomotive.

Women's team

The women's team won the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino as well as the 2014 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profissional" [First team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Ferroviária é campeã da Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino" (in Spanish). brasil.gov.br. April 16, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Futebol feminino: Ferroviária recebe título de campeã brasileira". ebc.com.br. 30 November 2014.