União São João Esporte Clube
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União São João Esporte Clube, usually known as União São João is a Brazilian football club from Araras
Araras
Araras is a city and county in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2010 is 118,898.-Sports:União São João Esporte Clube, founded in 1981, is the most successful football club of the city....

, 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...

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History

On January 14, 1981 , the club was founded by Hermínio Ometto, who was the owner of Usina São João (meaning Saint John's Plant). The club was founded in the same place of Usina São João, after it closed

In 1987, União São João won the Campeonato Paulista Special 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...

, beating São José
São José Esporte Clube
São José Esporte Clube, usually called São José, and nicknamed Eagle of the Valley , is the main football team in São José dos Campos. It was founded on August 13, 1933...

 in the final. The club was promoted to the following year's first level
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...

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In 1988, the club won its first national championship. União São João won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série 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...

, beating Esportivo Passense of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
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 in the final. The club was promoted to the following year's second division.

In 1989, União São João disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro 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...

 for the first time, finishing in the 29th position. In the same year, the club played four friendly matches in Japan
Japan
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. The club won two matches and drew the other two.

The 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro 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...

 was expanded to 32 clubs, so, União São João was promoted to dispute the competition. The club finished in its all-time best position in that competition, finishing in the 12th position.

In 1994, the club became an enterprise. The club finished in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A's 21st position.

In 1995, União São João finished in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A's 24th position, which was the last position, being relegated to the following year's Série B.

In 1996, the club won its second national championship, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In the competition's final four, União São João finished ahead of América de Natal
América Futebol Clube (RN)
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, Náutico
Clube Náutico Capibaribe
Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco....

 and Londrina
Londrina Esporte Clube
Londrina Esporte Clube, or Londrina as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Londrina in Paraná, founded on April 5, 1956. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 1980, won the state championship three times, and competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro...

. The club was promoted to the following year's Série A.

In 1997, União São João disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A again, but finished in the 26th place (which was the competition's last position) and was relegated to the following year's Série B

In 2002, the club was Campeonato Paulista runner-up. The club finished only behind Ituano
Ituano Futebol Clube
Ituano Futebol Clube, also known as Ituano Sociedade Civil de Futebol Ltda, or Ituano as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Itu in São Paulo, founded on May 24, 1947.-History:...

. The competition was not disputed by the big clubs of São Paulo state.

In 2003, União São João disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, finishing in the 24th position, which was the competition's last position, being relegated to the following year's Série C.

Achievements

  • Campeonato Brasileiro 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...

    : 1
1996

  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série 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...

    : 1
1988

  • Campeonato Paulista Special 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...

    : 1
1987

  • Copa Sub-17 de Promissão: 1
2001

Stadium

União São João's home matches are usually played at Herminião stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 22,000 people. Its official name is Estádio Hermínio Ometto.

Squads

Out on loan

Famous players

Éder
Éder Aleixo de Assis
Éder Aleixo de Assis, was also known as Éder or Éder Assis , is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as a left winger and striker, most notably with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Clube Atlético Mineiro in the Campeonato Brasileiro and with the Brazilian national team...

 Léo
Leonardo Lourenço Bastos
Leonardo Lourenço Bastos , commonly known as Léo, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Brazilian club Santos FC.-Career:...

 Luan
Luan Michel de Louzã
Luan Michel de Louzã, mostly known as Luan is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a Left Forward for Palmeiras.-Career:...

 Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos da Silva
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 Rogério
Rogério Fidélis Régis
Rogério Fidélis Régis, simply Rogério , is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a right defender or midfielder.-Football career:...

 Velloso
Wagner Fernando Velloso
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