Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club located in Campinas

Campinas

Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....

, 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...

. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian

Indigenous peoples in Brazil

The Indigenous peoples in Brazil comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the country prior to the European invasion around 1500...

. Guarani's supporters are known as bugrinos.

History

Guarani Futebol Clube was founded on April 1, 1911, in the city of Campinas

Campinas

Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....

, 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...

, as Guarany Foot-Ball Club, by the initiative of 12 Gymnasio do Estado (currently known as Culto à Ciência) students, including Pompeo de Vito, Hernani Felippo Matallo and Vicente Matallo. Those students usually played football at Praça Carlos Gomes. Vicente Matallo became Guarani's first president. Guarani was officially founded on April 1, 1911, however to avoid jokes being made by the supporters of rival teams due to the association with April Fool's Day, the directors of Guarani changed the official foundation date to April 2, 1911. Guarani was named after maestro Antônio Carlos Gomes

Antônio Carlos Gomes

Antônio Carlos Gomes was the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe.-Life:He was born in Campinas, Brazil, son of Maestro Manuel José Gomes and Fabiana Maria Jaguari Cardoso....

' opera

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

 "Il Guarany

Il Guarany

Il Guarany is an opera ballo composed by Antônio Carlos Gomes, based on the novel O Guarani, written by José de Alencar. The libretto was written by Antonio Scalvini and Carlo D'Ormeville.-Performance history:...

". Antônio Carlos Gomes

Antônio Carlos Gomes

Antônio Carlos Gomes was the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe.-Life:He was born in Campinas, Brazil, son of Maestro Manuel José Gomes and Fabiana Maria Jaguari Cardoso....

 was born in Campinas, Brazil, and is one of the most distinguished nineteenth century classical composers.

In 1949, Guarani won Campeonato Paulista Second Division

Campeonato Paulista Série A2

Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...

, gaining the right to play in the first division in the following year.

As of 2008, Guarani is the only Brazilian interior team to have won the national championship (not counting Santos, since despite the fact Santos is not a state capital, it is located in the coastline). The club won Campeonato Brasileiro

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 in 1978

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1978

-Overview:It was performed in 74 teams, and Guarani won the championship.-Final standings:-References:...

, after defeating Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...

. Presently, the club has played Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

.

Achievements

National

• Série A
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 1978

• Série B
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 1981

State

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 1949

Youth team

• Copa São Paulo de Juniores
  Copa São Paulo de Juniores
  The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior , also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores and Copinha , is a cup competition played by 88 Brazilian under-18 football teams , most of them from São Paulo state...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 1994

Titles timeline

• 1912 : Runner-up - Liga Operária de Foot-Ball Campineira
• 1916 : Champions - AFC (Associação de Foot-Ball Campineira)
• 1919 : Champions - AFC
• 1920 : Champions - AFC
• 1921 : Runner-up - APEA (Associação Paulista de Esportes Athleticos)
• 1926 : Champions - APEA
• 1928 : Runner-up - APEA
• 1932 : Champions - APEA
• 1938 : Champions - LCF (Liga Campineira de Futebol)
• 1939 : Champions - LCF
• 1941 : Champions - LCF
• 1942 : Champions - LCF
• 1943 : Champions - LCF
• 1943 : Runner-up - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF (Federação Paulista de Futebol)
• 1944 : Champions - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF
• 1944 : Champions - State Amateur Championship - FPF
• 1945 : Champions - LCF
• 1946 : Runner-up - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF
• 1946 : Champions - LCF
• 1949 : Champions - Campeonato Paulista Série A2 - FPF

• 1953 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1954 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1956 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1957 : Runner-up - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1969 : Runner-up - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1970 : Awarded A Gazeta Esportiva 's "Taça dos Invictos"
• 1970 : Champions - Torneio de Classificação para 1970 (Paulistinha) - FPF
• 1970 : Champions - Torneio de Classificação para 1971 - FPF
• 1974 : Awarded "II Troféu Folha de São Paulo" (Champions - Countryside 1972/73/74)
• 1976 : Champions - Campeonato Paulista First Stage (Taça Alm. Heleno Nunes)
• 1978 : Champions - Brazilian Championship
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
  
   - CBF
• 1981 : Champions - Taça de Prata - CBF
• 1982 : Runner-up - Torneio dos Campeões
  Torneio dos Campeões
  Torneio dos Campeões was an official Brazilian football competition, promoted and organized by CBF in 1982.A group of 18 Brazilian professional football clubs participated in this tournament, including all the champions and the runner-ups of all official national competitions ever played in Brazil...
  
   - CBF
• 1986 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
  
   - CBF
• 1987 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
  
   - CBF
• 1988 : Runner-up - Paulista Championship
  Campeonato Paulista
  The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
  
   - FPF
• 1991 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Serie B
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
  
   - CBF
• 2008 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Serie C
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
  The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...
  
   - CBF
• 2009 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Serie B
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
  
   - CBF

Youth team titles

• 1994 : Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior
• 1998 : Copa Zico de Futebol Juvenil
• 2001 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)
• 2002 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)

Stadium

Guarani's stadium is Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, built on May 31, 1953, with a maximum capacity of 30,988 people.

Rival

Guarani's biggest rival is Ponte Preta

Associação Atlética Ponte Preta

Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby . They are known as "pontepretanos"...

, who also hail from Campinas. The games between Guarani and Ponte Preta are known as Derby

Local derby

In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football...

  Campineiro.

Performances in Brazilian Championship

Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position
1971
1981
1991
2001	19th
1972
1982	3rd	1992	9th	2002	16th
1973	15th	1983	16th	1993	6th	2003	13th
1974	12th	1984
1994	3rd	2004	22nd
1975	12th	1985	15th	1995	19th	2005
1976	10th	1986	2nd	1996	6th	2006
1977	28th	1987	2nd	1997	21st	2007
1978	1st	1988	14th	1998	19th	2008
1979	16th	1989	20th	1999	8th	2009
1980	16th	1990
2000	17th	2010	18th

Current squad 2011

Youth players with first team experience

First-team staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Coach	Giba

Guarani players in the World Cup

The following Guarani players played for Brazil in the World Cup:

1974 FIFA World Cup (West Germany)

1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres, real name Valdir Peres de Arruda, , was an association footballer. He played goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo FC and the Brazilian national team...

1978 FIFA World Cup (Argentina)

1978 FIFA World Cup

The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...

Amaral

João Justino Amaral dos Santos

See Amaral for other Brazilian football players named him.João Justino Amaral dos Santos, best known as Amaral is a former football player....

Carlos

Carlos Roberto Gallo

Carlos Roberto Gallo, best known as Carlos , is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper....

Jorge Mendonça

Jorge Pinto Mendonça

Jorge Pinto de Mendonça was a Brazilian footballer most famous during 1970s and 1980s, playing in a striker role.-Career:...

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres, real name Valdir Peres de Arruda, , was an association footballer. He played goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo FC and the Brazilian national team...

1982 FIFA World Cup (Spain)

1982 FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...

Carlos

Carlos Roberto Gallo

Carlos Roberto Gallo, best known as Carlos , is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper....

Paulo Isidoro

Paulo Isidoro

Paulo Isidoro, full name Paulo Isidoro de Jesus, was an association footballer. He played offensive midfielder...

Renato

Renato Dirnei Florêncio

Renato Dirnei Florêncio Santos , simply Renato, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas....

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres, real name Valdir Peres de Arruda, , was an association footballer. He played goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo FC and the Brazilian national team...

1986 FIFA World Cup (Mexico)

1986 FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...

Careca

Carlos

Carlos Roberto Gallo

Carlos Roberto Gallo, best known as Carlos , is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper....

Edson

Edson Boaro

Édson Boaro, best known as Édson and as Édson Abobrão is a former Brazilian football defender....

Júlio César

Júlio César da Silva

Júlio César da Silva, usually known as Júlio César Júlio César da Silva, usually known as Júlio César Júlio César da Silva, usually known as Júlio César (born 8 March 1963 in Bauru (São Paulo) is a retired association footballer from Brazil.- Career :...

1990 FIFA World Cup (Italy)

1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...

Careca

Ricardo Rocha

1994 FIFA World Cup (United States)

1994 FIFA World Cup

The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...

Mauro Silva

Mauro Silva

Mauro da Silva Gomes , simply Silva, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder....

Ricardo Rocha

Viola

Paulo Sérgio Rosa

Paulo Sergio Rosa, usually known as Viola , is a Brazilian footballer that plays as a forward. Viola is famous for his strong personality on the pitch and great appearances in many teams he has defended throughout his long career...

Zetti

Zetti

Armelino Donizetti Quagliato, best known as Zetti is a former association football goalkeeper and coach manager.-Playing career:Zetti played with São Paulo from 1990 to 1996...

  2002 FIFA World Cup (South Korea/Japan)

2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...

Edílson

Edilson

Edílson, full name Edílson da Silva Ferreira, is a former football player from Brazil. He played as a forward, mainly in the past with SE Palmeiras and Corinthians. In 1998, he received the Bola de Ouro award given to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A...

Luizão

Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart

Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart, known as Luizão , is an association footballer who played striker. He has been capped 17 times by Brazil, scoring two goals in the last game of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification vs Venezuela, a 3–0 Brazilian victory...

2006 FIFA World Cup (Germany)

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

Mineiro

Carlos Luciano da Silva

Carlos Luciano da Silva, nicknamed Mineiro is Brazilian footballer playing for German fourth division side TuS Koblenz....

Presidents

• Vicente Matallo (1911-12)
• Vicente Matallo - Pompeo de Vito / Mário Branco de Godoy (1913)
• Antonio de Souza Letro / Pompeo de Vito (1914)
• Pompeo de Vito (1915-17)
• Armando Sarnes / Pompeo de Vito (1918)
• Júlio dos Santos Mota / Antonio Alberti / Carmine Alberti (1919)
• Carmine Alberti (1920-21)
• Antonio Albino Júnior (1922-23)
• José de Queiroz Telles (1924)
• Galdino de Moraes Alves / José Ferreira de Godoy (1925)
• Dr. Lucio Pereira Peixoto / Benedicto da Cunha Campos (1926)
• Benedicto da Cunha Campos (1927)
• Wlademir Varanda / Ítalo Franceschini (1928)
• Augusto de Carvalho Asbahr (1929)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima / Dr. Arnaldo de Campos (1930)
• Alexandre Chiarini (1931)
• Frederico Borghi (1932)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1933)
• Augusto de Carvalho Asbahr (1934)
• João Mezzalira (1935-36)
• Vicente Torregrossa (1937)
• Dr. Januário Pardo Mêo (1938-39)
• Prof. Floriano de Azevedo Marques (1939-40)
• Dr. Sebastião Otranto (1941)
• Jaime Serra / João Mezzalira (1942)
• Alfredo Ribeiro Nogueira (1943)
• Cesar Contessotto (1944)
• Cesar Contessotto / Guilmer Cury Zakia (1945)
• Artemiro Caruzo Andreoli (1946)

• Sebastião Otranto - Emílio Porto (1947)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1948)
• Nilo de Rezende Rubim / Cesar Contessotto (1949)
• Cesar Contessotto / Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1950)
• Isolino Ferramola (1951)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1952)
• Dr. Rui Vicente de Mello / Cesar Contessoto (1953)
• Dolor de Oliveira Barbosa (1954)
• Miguel Moreno (1955)
• Esmeraldino Antunes Barreira (1956)
• Emílio Porto (1957)
• Jaime Silva (1958)
• Mário Brocchi (1959)
• Jaime Silva (1960-62)
• Jamil Gadia (1963)
• Jaime Silva (1964)
• Miguel Moreno (1965)
• Eder Guimarães Leme / João Motta (1966)
• Jaime Silva / Manoel Marques Paiva / Eduardo José Farah (1967)
• Miguel Moreno (1968-69)
• Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira (1970), (1977)
• Ricardo Chuffi (1978-79)
• Antonio Tavares Jr. (1980-83)
• Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira (1984-87)
• Luiz Roberto Zini (1988-91)
• Luiz Roberto Zini (1992-99)
• José Luiz Lourencetti (1999-06)
• Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira (2006-10)

Records

Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club located in Campinas

Campinas

Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....

, 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...

. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian

Indigenous peoples in Brazil

The Indigenous peoples in Brazil comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the country prior to the European invasion around 1500...

. Guarani's supporters are known as bugrinos.

History

Guarani Futebol Clube was founded on April 1, 1911, in the city of Campinas

Campinas

Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....

, 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...

, as Guarany Foot-Ball Club, by the initiative of 12 Gymnasio do Estado (currently known as Culto à Ciência) students, including Pompeo de Vito, Hernani Felippo Matallo and Vicente Matallo. Those students usually played football at Praça Carlos Gomes. Vicente Matallo became Guarani's first president. Guarani was officially founded on April 1, 1911, however to avoid jokes being made by the supporters of rival teams due to the association with April Fool's Day, the directors of Guarani changed the official foundation date to April 2, 1911. Guarani was named after maestro Antônio Carlos Gomes

Antônio Carlos Gomes

Antônio Carlos Gomes was the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe.-Life:He was born in Campinas, Brazil, son of Maestro Manuel José Gomes and Fabiana Maria Jaguari Cardoso....

' opera

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

 "Il Guarany

Il Guarany

Il Guarany is an opera ballo composed by Antônio Carlos Gomes, based on the novel O Guarani, written by José de Alencar. The libretto was written by Antonio Scalvini and Carlo D'Ormeville.-Performance history:...

". Antônio Carlos Gomes

Antônio Carlos Gomes

Antônio Carlos Gomes was the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe.-Life:He was born in Campinas, Brazil, son of Maestro Manuel José Gomes and Fabiana Maria Jaguari Cardoso....

 was born in Campinas, Brazil, and is one of the most distinguished nineteenth century classical composers.

In 1949, Guarani won Campeonato Paulista Second Division

Campeonato Paulista Série A2

Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...

, gaining the right to play in the first division in the following year.

As of 2008, Guarani is the only Brazilian interior team to have won the national championship (not counting Santos, since despite the fact Santos is not a state capital, it is located in the coastline). The club won Campeonato Brasileiro

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 in 1978

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1978

-Overview:It was performed in 74 teams, and Guarani won the championship.-Final standings:-References:...

, after defeating Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...

. Presently, the club has played Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

.

Achievements

National

• Série A
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 1978

• Série B
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 1981

State

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 1949

Youth team

• Copa São Paulo de Juniores
  Copa São Paulo de Juniores
  The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior , also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores and Copinha , is a cup competition played by 88 Brazilian under-18 football teams , most of them from São Paulo state...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 1994

Titles timeline

• 1912 : Runner-up - Liga Operária de Foot-Ball Campineira
• 1916 : Champions - AFC (Associação de Foot-Ball Campineira)
• 1919 : Champions - AFC
• 1920 : Champions - AFC
• 1921 : Runner-up - APEA (Associação Paulista de Esportes Athleticos)
• 1926 : Champions - APEA
• 1928 : Runner-up - APEA
• 1932 : Champions - APEA
• 1938 : Champions - LCF (Liga Campineira de Futebol)
• 1939 : Champions - LCF
• 1941 : Champions - LCF
• 1942 : Champions - LCF
• 1943 : Champions - LCF
• 1943 : Runner-up - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF (Federação Paulista de Futebol)
• 1944 : Champions - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF
• 1944 : Champions - State Amateur Championship - FPF
• 1945 : Champions - LCF
• 1946 : Runner-up - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF
• 1946 : Champions - LCF
• 1949 : Champions - Campeonato Paulista Série A2 - FPF

• 1953 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1954 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1956 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1957 : Runner-up - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1969 : Runner-up - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1970 : Awarded A Gazeta Esportiva 's "Taça dos Invictos"
• 1970 : Champions - Torneio de Classificação para 1970 (Paulistinha) - FPF
• 1970 : Champions - Torneio de Classificação para 1971 - FPF
• 1974 : Awarded "II Troféu Folha de São Paulo" (Champions - Countryside 1972/73/74)
• 1976 : Champions - Campeonato Paulista First Stage (Taça Alm. Heleno Nunes)
• 1978 : Champions - Brazilian Championship
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
  
   - CBF
• 1981 : Champions - Taça de Prata - CBF
• 1982 : Runner-up - Torneio dos Campeões
  Torneio dos Campeões
  Torneio dos Campeões was an official Brazilian football competition, promoted and organized by CBF in 1982.A group of 18 Brazilian professional football clubs participated in this tournament, including all the champions and the runner-ups of all official national competitions ever played in Brazil...
  
   - CBF
• 1986 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
  
   - CBF
• 1987 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
  
   - CBF
• 1988 : Runner-up - Paulista Championship
  Campeonato Paulista
  The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
  
   - FPF
• 1991 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Serie B
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
  
   - CBF
• 2008 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Serie C
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
  The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...
  
   - CBF
• 2009 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Serie B
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
  
   - CBF

Youth team titles

• 1994 : Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior
• 1998 : Copa Zico de Futebol Juvenil
• 2001 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)
• 2002 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)

Stadium

Guarani's stadium is Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, built on May 31, 1953, with a maximum capacity of 30,988 people.

Rival

Guarani's biggest rival is Ponte Preta

Associação Atlética Ponte Preta

Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby . They are known as "pontepretanos"...

, who also hail from Campinas. The games between Guarani and Ponte Preta are known as Derby

Local derby

In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football...

  Campineiro.

Performances in Brazilian Championship

Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position
1971
1981
1991
2001	19th
1972
1982	3rd	1992	9th	2002	16th
1973	15th	1983	16th	1993	6th	2003	13th
1974	12th	1984
1994	3rd	2004	22nd
1975	12th	1985	15th	1995	19th	2005
1976	10th	1986	2nd	1996	6th	2006
1977	28th	1987	2nd	1997	21st	2007
1978	1st	1988	14th	1998	19th	2008
1979	16th	1989	20th	1999	8th	2009
1980	16th	1990
2000	17th	2010	18th

Current squad 2011

Youth players with first team experience

First-team staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Coach	Giba

Guarani players in the World Cup

The following Guarani players played for Brazil in the World Cup:

1974 FIFA World Cup (West Germany)

1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres, real name Valdir Peres de Arruda, , was an association footballer. He played goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo FC and the Brazilian national team...

1978 FIFA World Cup (Argentina)

1978 FIFA World Cup

The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...

Amaral

João Justino Amaral dos Santos

See Amaral for other Brazilian football players named him.João Justino Amaral dos Santos, best known as Amaral is a former football player....

Carlos

Carlos Roberto Gallo

Carlos Roberto Gallo, best known as Carlos , is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper....

Jorge Mendonça

Jorge Pinto Mendonça

Jorge Pinto de Mendonça was a Brazilian footballer most famous during 1970s and 1980s, playing in a striker role.-Career:...

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres, real name Valdir Peres de Arruda, , was an association footballer. He played goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo FC and the Brazilian national team...

1982 FIFA World Cup (Spain)

1982 FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...

Carlos

Carlos Roberto Gallo

Carlos Roberto Gallo, best known as Carlos , is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper....

Paulo Isidoro

Paulo Isidoro

Paulo Isidoro, full name Paulo Isidoro de Jesus, was an association footballer. He played offensive midfielder...

Renato

Renato Dirnei Florêncio

Renato Dirnei Florêncio Santos , simply Renato, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas....

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres, real name Valdir Peres de Arruda, , was an association footballer. He played goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo FC and the Brazilian national team...

1986 FIFA World Cup (Mexico)

1986 FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...

Careca

Carlos

Carlos Roberto Gallo

Carlos Roberto Gallo, best known as Carlos , is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper....

Edson

Edson Boaro

Édson Boaro, best known as Édson and as Édson Abobrão is a former Brazilian football defender....

Júlio César

Júlio César da Silva

Júlio César da Silva, usually known as Júlio César Júlio César da Silva, usually known as Júlio César Júlio César da Silva, usually known as Júlio César (born 8 March 1963 in Bauru (São Paulo) is a retired association footballer from Brazil.- Career :...

1990 FIFA World Cup (Italy)

1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...

Careca

Ricardo Rocha

1994 FIFA World Cup (United States)

1994 FIFA World Cup

The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...

Mauro Silva

Mauro Silva

Mauro da Silva Gomes , simply Silva, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder....

Ricardo Rocha

Viola

Paulo Sérgio Rosa

Paulo Sergio Rosa, usually known as Viola , is a Brazilian footballer that plays as a forward. Viola is famous for his strong personality on the pitch and great appearances in many teams he has defended throughout his long career...

Zetti

Zetti

Armelino Donizetti Quagliato, best known as Zetti is a former association football goalkeeper and coach manager.-Playing career:Zetti played with São Paulo from 1990 to 1996...

  2002 FIFA World Cup (South Korea/Japan)

2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...

Edílson

Edilson

Edílson, full name Edílson da Silva Ferreira, is a former football player from Brazil. He played as a forward, mainly in the past with SE Palmeiras and Corinthians. In 1998, he received the Bola de Ouro award given to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A...

Luizão

Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart

Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart, known as Luizão , is an association footballer who played striker. He has been capped 17 times by Brazil, scoring two goals in the last game of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification vs Venezuela, a 3–0 Brazilian victory...

2006 FIFA World Cup (Germany)

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

Mineiro

Carlos Luciano da Silva

Carlos Luciano da Silva, nicknamed Mineiro is Brazilian footballer playing for German fourth division side TuS Koblenz....

Presidents

• Vicente Matallo (1911-12)
• Vicente Matallo - Pompeo de Vito / Mário Branco de Godoy (1913)
• Antonio de Souza Letro / Pompeo de Vito (1914)
• Pompeo de Vito (1915-17)
• Armando Sarnes / Pompeo de Vito (1918)
• Júlio dos Santos Mota / Antonio Alberti / Carmine Alberti (1919)
• Carmine Alberti (1920-21)
• Antonio Albino Júnior (1922-23)
• José de Queiroz Telles (1924)
• Galdino de Moraes Alves / José Ferreira de Godoy (1925)
• Dr. Lucio Pereira Peixoto / Benedicto da Cunha Campos (1926)
• Benedicto da Cunha Campos (1927)
• Wlademir Varanda / Ítalo Franceschini (1928)
• Augusto de Carvalho Asbahr (1929)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima / Dr. Arnaldo de Campos (1930)
• Alexandre Chiarini (1931)
• Frederico Borghi (1932)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1933)
• Augusto de Carvalho Asbahr (1934)
• João Mezzalira (1935-36)
• Vicente Torregrossa (1937)
• Dr. Januário Pardo Mêo (1938-39)
• Prof. Floriano de Azevedo Marques (1939-40)
• Dr. Sebastião Otranto (1941)
• Jaime Serra / João Mezzalira (1942)
• Alfredo Ribeiro Nogueira (1943)
• Cesar Contessotto (1944)
• Cesar Contessotto / Guilmer Cury Zakia (1945)
• Artemiro Caruzo Andreoli (1946)

• Sebastião Otranto - Emílio Porto (1947)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1948)
• Nilo de Rezende Rubim / Cesar Contessotto (1949)
• Cesar Contessotto / Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1950)
• Isolino Ferramola (1951)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1952)
• Dr. Rui Vicente de Mello / Cesar Contessoto (1953)
• Dolor de Oliveira Barbosa (1954)
• Miguel Moreno (1955)
• Esmeraldino Antunes Barreira (1956)
• Emílio Porto (1957)
• Jaime Silva (1958)
• Mário Brocchi (1959)
• Jaime Silva (1960-62)
• Jamil Gadia (1963)
• Jaime Silva (1964)
• Miguel Moreno (1965)
• Eder Guimarães Leme / João Motta (1966)
• Jaime Silva / Manoel Marques Paiva / Eduardo José Farah (1967)
• Miguel Moreno (1968-69)
• Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira (1970), (1977)
• Ricardo Chuffi (1978-79)
• Antonio Tavares Jr. (1980-83)
• Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira (1984-87)
• Luiz Roberto Zini (1988-91)
• Luiz Roberto Zini (1992-99)
• José Luiz Lourencetti (1999-06)
• Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira (2006-10)

Records

Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club located in Campinas

Campinas

Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....

, 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...

. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian

Indigenous peoples in Brazil

The Indigenous peoples in Brazil comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the country prior to the European invasion around 1500...

. Guarani's supporters are known as bugrinos.

History

Guarani Futebol Clube was founded on April 1, 1911, in the city of Campinas

Campinas

Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....

, 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...

, as Guarany Foot-Ball Club, by the initiative of 12 Gymnasio do Estado (currently known as Culto à Ciência) students, including Pompeo de Vito, Hernani Felippo Matallo and Vicente Matallo. Those students usually played football at Praça Carlos Gomes. Vicente Matallo became Guarani's first president. Guarani was officially founded on April 1, 1911, however to avoid jokes being made by the supporters of rival teams due to the association with April Fool's Day, the directors of Guarani changed the official foundation date to April 2, 1911. Guarani was named after maestro Antônio Carlos Gomes

Antônio Carlos Gomes

Antônio Carlos Gomes was the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe.-Life:He was born in Campinas, Brazil, son of Maestro Manuel José Gomes and Fabiana Maria Jaguari Cardoso....

' opera

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

 "Il Guarany

Il Guarany

Il Guarany is an opera ballo composed by Antônio Carlos Gomes, based on the novel O Guarani, written by José de Alencar. The libretto was written by Antonio Scalvini and Carlo D'Ormeville.-Performance history:...

". Antônio Carlos Gomes

Antônio Carlos Gomes

Antônio Carlos Gomes was the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe.-Life:He was born in Campinas, Brazil, son of Maestro Manuel José Gomes and Fabiana Maria Jaguari Cardoso....

 was born in Campinas, Brazil, and is one of the most distinguished nineteenth century classical composers.

In 1949, Guarani won Campeonato Paulista Second Division

Campeonato Paulista Série A2

Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...

, gaining the right to play in the first division in the following year.

As of 2008, Guarani is the only Brazilian interior team to have won the national championship (not counting Santos, since despite the fact Santos is not a state capital, it is located in the coastline). The club won Campeonato Brasileiro

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 in 1978

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1978

-Overview:It was performed in 74 teams, and Guarani won the championship.-Final standings:-References:...

, after defeating Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...

. Presently, the club has played Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

.

Achievements

National

• Série A
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 1978

• Série B
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 1981

State

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 1949

Youth team

• Copa São Paulo de Juniores
  Copa São Paulo de Juniores
  The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior , also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores and Copinha , is a cup competition played by 88 Brazilian under-18 football teams , most of them from São Paulo state...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 1994

Titles timeline

• 1912 : Runner-up - Liga Operária de Foot-Ball Campineira
• 1916 : Champions - AFC (Associação de Foot-Ball Campineira)
• 1919 : Champions - AFC
• 1920 : Champions - AFC
• 1921 : Runner-up - APEA (Associação Paulista de Esportes Athleticos)
• 1926 : Champions - APEA
• 1928 : Runner-up - APEA
• 1932 : Champions - APEA
• 1938 : Champions - LCF (Liga Campineira de Futebol)
• 1939 : Champions - LCF
• 1941 : Champions - LCF
• 1942 : Champions - LCF
• 1943 : Champions - LCF
• 1943 : Runner-up - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF (Federação Paulista de Futebol)
• 1944 : Champions - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF
• 1944 : Champions - State Amateur Championship - FPF
• 1945 : Champions - LCF
• 1946 : Runner-up - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF
• 1946 : Champions - LCF
• 1949 : Champions - Campeonato Paulista Série A2 - FPF

• 1953 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1954 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1956 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1957 : Runner-up - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1969 : Runner-up - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1970 : Awarded A Gazeta Esportiva 's "Taça dos Invictos"
• 1970 : Champions - Torneio de Classificação para 1970 (Paulistinha) - FPF
• 1970 : Champions - Torneio de Classificação para 1971 - FPF
• 1974 : Awarded "II Troféu Folha de São Paulo" (Champions - Countryside 1972/73/74)
• 1976 : Champions - Campeonato Paulista First Stage (Taça Alm. Heleno Nunes)
• 1978 : Champions - Brazilian Championship
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
  
   - CBF
• 1981 : Champions - Taça de Prata - CBF
• 1982 : Runner-up - Torneio dos Campeões
  Torneio dos Campeões
  Torneio dos Campeões was an official Brazilian football competition, promoted and organized by CBF in 1982.A group of 18 Brazilian professional football clubs participated in this tournament, including all the champions and the runner-ups of all official national competitions ever played in Brazil...
  
   - CBF
• 1986 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
  
   - CBF
• 1987 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
  
   - CBF
• 1988 : Runner-up - Paulista Championship
  Campeonato Paulista
  The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
  
   - FPF
• 1991 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Serie B
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
  
   - CBF
• 2008 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Serie C
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
  The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...
  
   - CBF
• 2009 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Serie B
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
  
   - CBF

Youth team titles

• 1994 : Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior
• 1998 : Copa Zico de Futebol Juvenil
• 2001 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)
• 2002 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)

Stadium

Guarani's stadium is Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, built on May 31, 1953, with a maximum capacity of 30,988 people.

Rival

Guarani's biggest rival is Ponte Preta

Associação Atlética Ponte Preta

Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby . They are known as "pontepretanos"...

, who also hail from Campinas. The games between Guarani and Ponte Preta are known as Derby

Local derby

In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football...

  Campineiro.

Performances in Brazilian Championship

Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position
1971
1981
1991
2001	19th
1972
1982	3rd	1992	9th	2002	16th
1973	15th	1983	16th	1993	6th	2003	13th
1974	12th	1984
1994	3rd	2004	22nd
1975	12th	1985	15th	1995	19th	2005
1976	10th	1986	2nd	1996	6th	2006
1977	28th	1987	2nd	1997	21st	2007
1978	1st	1988	14th	1998	19th	2008
1979	16th	1989	20th	1999	8th	2009
1980	16th	1990
2000	17th	2010	18th

Current squad 2011

Youth players with first team experience

First-team staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Coach	Giba

Guarani players in the World Cup

The following Guarani players played for Brazil in the World Cup:

1974 FIFA World Cup (West Germany)

1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres, real name Valdir Peres de Arruda, , was an association footballer. He played goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo FC and the Brazilian national team...

1978 FIFA World Cup (Argentina)

1978 FIFA World Cup

The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...

Amaral

João Justino Amaral dos Santos

See Amaral for other Brazilian football players named him.João Justino Amaral dos Santos, best known as Amaral is a former football player....

Carlos

Carlos Roberto Gallo

Carlos Roberto Gallo, best known as Carlos , is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper....

Jorge Mendonça

Jorge Pinto Mendonça

Jorge Pinto de Mendonça was a Brazilian footballer most famous during 1970s and 1980s, playing in a striker role.-Career:...

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres, real name Valdir Peres de Arruda, , was an association footballer. He played goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo FC and the Brazilian national team...

1982 FIFA World Cup (Spain)

1982 FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...

Carlos

Carlos Roberto Gallo

Carlos Roberto Gallo, best known as Carlos , is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper....

Paulo Isidoro

Paulo Isidoro

Paulo Isidoro, full name Paulo Isidoro de Jesus, was an association footballer. He played offensive midfielder...

Renato

Renato Dirnei Florêncio

Renato Dirnei Florêncio Santos , simply Renato, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas....

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres

Valdir Peres, real name Valdir Peres de Arruda, , was an association footballer. He played goalkeeper, in particular with São Paulo FC and the Brazilian national team...

1986 FIFA World Cup (Mexico)

1986 FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...

Careca

Carlos

Carlos Roberto Gallo

Carlos Roberto Gallo, best known as Carlos , is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper....

Edson

Edson Boaro

Édson Boaro, best known as Édson and as Édson Abobrão is a former Brazilian football defender....

Júlio César

Júlio César da Silva

Júlio César da Silva, usually known as Júlio César Júlio César da Silva, usually known as Júlio César Júlio César da Silva, usually known as Júlio César (born 8 March 1963 in Bauru (São Paulo) is a retired association footballer from Brazil.- Career :...

1990 FIFA World Cup (Italy)

1990 FIFA World Cup

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Careca

Ricardo Rocha

1994 FIFA World Cup (United States)

1994 FIFA World Cup

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Mauro Silva

Mauro Silva

Mauro da Silva Gomes , simply Silva, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder....

Ricardo Rocha

Viola

Paulo Sérgio Rosa

Paulo Sergio Rosa, usually known as Viola , is a Brazilian footballer that plays as a forward. Viola is famous for his strong personality on the pitch and great appearances in many teams he has defended throughout his long career...

Zetti

Zetti

Armelino Donizetti Quagliato, best known as Zetti is a former association football goalkeeper and coach manager.-Playing career:Zetti played with São Paulo from 1990 to 1996...

  2002 FIFA World Cup (South Korea/Japan)

2002 FIFA World Cup

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Edílson

Edilson

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Luizão

Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart

Luiz Carlos Bombonato Goulart, known as Luizão , is an association footballer who played striker. He has been capped 17 times by Brazil, scoring two goals in the last game of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification vs Venezuela, a 3–0 Brazilian victory...

2006 FIFA World Cup (Germany)

2006 FIFA World Cup

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Mineiro

Carlos Luciano da Silva

Carlos Luciano da Silva, nicknamed Mineiro is Brazilian footballer playing for German fourth division side TuS Koblenz....

Presidents

• Vicente Matallo (1911-12)
• Vicente Matallo - Pompeo de Vito / Mário Branco de Godoy (1913)
• Antonio de Souza Letro / Pompeo de Vito (1914)
• Pompeo de Vito (1915-17)
• Armando Sarnes / Pompeo de Vito (1918)
• Júlio dos Santos Mota / Antonio Alberti / Carmine Alberti (1919)
• Carmine Alberti (1920-21)
• Antonio Albino Júnior (1922-23)
• José de Queiroz Telles (1924)
• Galdino de Moraes Alves / José Ferreira de Godoy (1925)
• Dr. Lucio Pereira Peixoto / Benedicto da Cunha Campos (1926)
• Benedicto da Cunha Campos (1927)
• Wlademir Varanda / Ítalo Franceschini (1928)
• Augusto de Carvalho Asbahr (1929)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima / Dr. Arnaldo de Campos (1930)
• Alexandre Chiarini (1931)
• Frederico Borghi (1932)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1933)
• Augusto de Carvalho Asbahr (1934)
• João Mezzalira (1935-36)
• Vicente Torregrossa (1937)
• Dr. Januário Pardo Mêo (1938-39)
• Prof. Floriano de Azevedo Marques (1939-40)
• Dr. Sebastião Otranto (1941)
• Jaime Serra / João Mezzalira (1942)
• Alfredo Ribeiro Nogueira (1943)
• Cesar Contessotto (1944)
• Cesar Contessotto / Guilmer Cury Zakia (1945)
• Artemiro Caruzo Andreoli (1946)

• Sebastião Otranto - Emílio Porto (1947)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1948)
• Nilo de Rezende Rubim / Cesar Contessotto (1949)
• Cesar Contessotto / Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1950)
• Isolino Ferramola (1951)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1952)
• Dr. Rui Vicente de Mello / Cesar Contessoto (1953)
• Dolor de Oliveira Barbosa (1954)
• Miguel Moreno (1955)
• Esmeraldino Antunes Barreira (1956)
• Emílio Porto (1957)
• Jaime Silva (1958)
• Mário Brocchi (1959)
• Jaime Silva (1960-62)
• Jamil Gadia (1963)
• Jaime Silva (1964)
• Miguel Moreno (1965)
• Eder Guimarães Leme / João Motta (1966)
• Jaime Silva / Manoel Marques Paiva / Eduardo José Farah (1967)
• Miguel Moreno (1968-69)
• Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira (1970), (1977)
• Ricardo Chuffi (1978-79)
• Antonio Tavares Jr. (1980-83)
• Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira (1984-87)
• Luiz Roberto Zini (1988-91)
• Luiz Roberto Zini (1992-99)
• José Luiz Lourencetti (1999-06)
• Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira (2006-10)

Records