Botucatu Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Botucatu, is a Brazilian women's football

Women's football (soccer)

Women's association football has been played for many decades, but was associated with charity games and physical exercise in the past before the breakthrough of organized women's association football came in the 1970s. Before the 1970s, football was basically seen as a men's game...

 team, from Botucatu

Botucatu

Botucatu is a city in the southeastern region of Brazil and is located 224.8 km from São Paulo, the Capital of the State of São Paulo. The city has a population of about 127,370 inhabitants within a of 1,486.4  square kilometers, on top of a plateau . Botucatu became a township in .The...

, São Paulo

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...

 state.

History

On February 16, 1996, Botucatu Futebol Clube was founded by Edson Castro after an invitation of the Federação Paulista de Futebol Feminino (São Paulo State's Women's Football Federation), which was the organizer of the Campeonato Paulista Feminino do Interior (Countryside Paulista State Championship).

In 2006, the club won the Brazil Trophy

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino was the Brazilian women's football national competition, and was disputed from 1994 to 2001...

 beating CEPE-Caxias

CEPE-Caxias

Clube dos Empregados da Petrobrás - Duque de Caxias, usually known as CEPE-Caxias, is a Brazilian women's football team, from Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state.-History:CEPE-Caxias was founded on March 29, 1999....

 in the final. The competition's top goalscorer was Grazielle

Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento

Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento, or simply Grazielle is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a right winger for Brazil's Santos and the Brazilian National Team.-References:...

, of Botucatu, who scored 11 goals. In the same year, the club also won the Paulista Women's Football Championship

Campeonato Paulista Feminino de Futebol

The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino is the women's football state championship of São Paulo State, and is contested since 1997. In 2002 and 2003, however, the competition was not contested...

, beating Saad

Saad Esporte Clube

Saad Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Saad, is a Brazilian men's and women's football team, from São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo state.-History:On April 28, 1961, Saad Esporte Clube was founded by the businessman Felício José Saad...

 in the final. In 2008, Botucatu won the state championship for the second time, after beating again Saad in the final.

Achievements

• Brazil Trophy: 2006
• Paulista Women's Football Championship
  Campeonato Paulista Feminino de Futebol
  The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino is the women's football state championship of São Paulo State, and is contested since 1997. In 2002 and 2003, however, the competition was not contested...
  
  : 2006, 2008, 2009

Current squad (some players)

According to the CBF

CBF

CBF may refer to:* Brazilian Football Confederation , national governing body for football in Brazil* Chesapeake Bay Foundation - the largest U.S...

 official website. http://www2.cbf.com.br/php/acumulado.php?s=F&c=00543SP

Noted players

• Daiane (Bagé)
  Daiane Menezes Rodrigues
  Daiane Menezes Rodrigues, or simply Daiane and sometimes known as Bagé is a Brazilian footballer. She currently plays as a defender and right winger for Brazil's Botucatu FC and the Brazilian National Team....
  
  
• Grazielle
  Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento
  Grazielle Pinheiro Nascimento, or simply Grazielle is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a right winger for Brazil's Santos and the Brazilian National Team.-References:...
  
  
• Michele
  Michele Aparecida Pereira Reis
  Michele Aparecida Pereira Reis, or simply Michele is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a defender for Brazil's Botucatu FC and the Brazilian National Team....
  
  
• Mônica
  Mônica Angélica de Paula
  Mônica Angélica de Paula, or simply Mônica is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a defender for Brazil's Botucatu FC. She was a member of the Brazilian National Team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.Mônica only began playing soccer in 1999...
  
  
• Renata Costa (Kóki)
  Renata Aparecida da Costa
  Renata Aparecida da Costa, or simply Renata Costa or Kóki is a Brazilian women's soccer player.- Career :...
  
  

External links

Official website