União Futebol Clube, commonly known as União Mogi, or simply as União, 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 club based in Mogi das Cruzes

Mogi das Cruzes

Mogi das Cruzes is a municipality in the state of São Paulo metropolitan region of the state capital. The population in 2010 according to the Census population is 387,241 inhabitants, resulting in a population density of 533.90 inhabitants per km ²....

, São Paulo state

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...

. The club was formerly known as União Mogi das Cruzes Futebol Clube.

History

União Futebol Clube was founded on September 7, 1913, professionalizing its football department in 1951. The club was renamed to União Mogi das Cruzes Futebol Clube in 1998, eventually being renamed back to União Futebol Clube. União Mogi won the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão

Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão

Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, also known as Campeonato Paulista Série B, is the fourth level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships...

 in 2006.

Stadium

União Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Municipal Francisco Ribeiro Nogueira, nicknamed Nogueirão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,400 people.