Paulínia Futebol Clube
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Paulínia Futebol Clube, or Paulínia as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Paulínia
Paulínia
Paulínia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. As of 2009, its population was 84.577 inhabitants in an area of 145.27 km². The elevation is 590 m...

 in São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
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, founded on June 10, 2004.

Home stadium is the Luís Perissinoto, with a capacity of 10,070. They play in purple shirts, white shorts and socks.

History

Paulínia was founded on June 10, 2004.

On January 1, 2008, Paulínia began its professional football activities.

Winners

  • Copa Paulista Sub-17: 2008
  • Campeonato Paulista de Futebol - Sub-20: 2010

Stadium

Paulínia's stadium is Estádio Municipal Luís Perissinoto, inaugurated in 2006, with a maximum capacity of 10,070 people.

Rivalries

Paulínia FC have a rivalry with Sumaré
Sumaré Atlético Clube
Sumaré Atlético Clube, commonly known as Sumaré, is a Brazilian football club based in Sumaré, São Paulo state.-History:The club was founded on December 9, 2005, by the businessman Gilberto Pitareli, adopting similar colors and kits as Colombia's national team, and professionalized its football...

, SEV Hortolândia and Clube Atlético Guaçuano
Clube Atlético Guaçuano
Clube Atlético Guaçuano, commonly known as Guaçuano, is a Brazilian football club based in Mogi Guaçu, São Paulo state.-History:The club was founded on February 26, 1929...

.

Symbols and colors

Paulínia's mascot is a dinosaur
Dinosaur
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, whose name is Dino Paulino, and was chose in 2009, in a popular contest. The original colors of Paulínia were purple and white.

Nicknames

Paulínia Futebol Clube is sometimes called PFC, which is "Paulínia Futebol Clube" abbreviated. It is also called "Time dos Gladiadores" (Gladiator's Team), nickname given by a newspaper of the city of Paulínia
Paulínia
Paulínia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. As of 2009, its population was 84.577 inhabitants in an area of 145.27 km². The elevation is 590 m...

, and too "o Time da cidade" (city's team).

Ultras

  • Torcida Uniformizada do Paulínia (TUP - Paulinia's Uniformed Torcida)
  • Fúria Azul (Blue Fury)

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