Red Bull Bragantino, commonly known as Bragantino, is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the highest level of the São Paulo state football league.
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| Full name | Red Bull Bragantino | |||
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| Nickname(s) | RB Bragantino Massa Bruta (Brute Mass) Braga Braga boys[1] | |||
| Founded | 8 January 1928 (as Clube Atlético Bragantino) | |||
| Ground | Nabi Abi Chedid | |||
| Capacity | 17,724 | |||
| Owner | Red Bull GmbH | |||
| CEO | Diego Cerri | |||
| Head coach | Pedro Caixinha | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Paulista | |||
| 2023 2023 | Série A, 6th of 20 Paulistão, 3rd of 16 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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The club was known as Clube Atlético Bragantino, before club administration was taken over by Red Bull GmbH in 2020 who renamed the club and changed its colours from its traditional black and white to red and white.[2][3]
Although the partnership began in April 2019, during the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (second division of Brazilian football), the team was called 'Bragantino' and Red Bull appeared only as a sponsor. In the 2020 season the name changed to 'Red Bull Bragantino'.[4]
In their first season, they were champions of the 2019 Série B being promoted to the Série A and qualifying for the 2020 Copa do Brasil round of 16.[5]
History edit
On 8 January 1928, former Bragança Futebol Clube members founded the Clube Atlético Bragantino.
In 1949 the club played in the Campeonato Paulista Second Division for the first time. In 1965, Bragantino was promoted to the Campeonato Paulista First Division for the first time. In 1966, however, the club was relegated to the Campeonato Paulista Second Division.
In 1988 Bragantino was the Campeonato Paulista Second Division champion. In 1989, the club was promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time after winning the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 1990 Bragantino defeated the Novorizontino to win the Campeonato Paulista First Division. The final was nicknamed the caipira final (final caipira, in Portuguese language).
In 1991, the club was the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up. In the final, Bragantino was defeated by São Paulo. In 1992 the club competed in the Copa CONMEBOL, debuting in international competitions. In 1993 Bragantino competed in the Copa CONMEBOL for the second time. In 1995 the club was relegated to the Campeonato Paulista Second Division. In 1996 Bragantino competed in the Copa CONMEBOL for the third time.
In 1998, the club was relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2002, after a poor campaign, Bragantino were relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. In 2005 the club was promoted to the Campeonato Paulista First Division. In 2007 Bragantino won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C thus being promoted to the following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
In April 2019, Bragantino signed a deal with Red Bull GmbH handling over management of all their football-related assets. From 2020 a new logo and the name of Red Bull Bragantino was introduced.[6]
Stadium edit
Red Bull Bragantino's stadium is the Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, built in 1949 with a maximum capacity of 21,210 people. The stadium, owned by the Clube Atlético Bragantino, honors Nabi Abi Chedid, a former president of the club and father of present president Marco Antônio Abi Chedid. It had previously been named the Estádio Marcelo Stéfani, in honor of Marcelo Stéfani, a player and former president of the club. As Estádio Marcelo Stéfani, the stadium was also known by the nickname Marcelão. The name change was effected on 6 January 2009 amid criticism from the Bragança Paulista population.
Season records edit
- As of 13 November 2022.
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA Pts. Copa do Brasil CONMEBOL As Clube Atlético Bragantino 2002 Série B 26 25 4 5 16 23 54 17 First round DNP 2003 Série C 6 12 7 2 3 20 15 23 DNP DNP 2004 DNP DNP DNP 2005 DNP DNP DNP 2006 DNP DNP DNP 2007 Série C 1 32 16 7 9 46 32 55 DNP DNP 2008 Série B 7 38 16 9 13 47 41 57 Second round DNP 2009 Série B 9 38 15 8 15 52 51 53 DNP DNP 2010 Série B 8 38 13 14 11 52 37 53 DNP DNP 2011 Série B 6 38 16 10 12 65 53 58 DNP DNP 2012 Série B 14 38 12 8 18 45 53 44 DNP DNP 2013 Série B 16 38 13 8 17 37 43 47 Second round DNP 2014 Série B 16 38 13 7 18 45 55 46 Round of 16 DNP 2015 Série B 6 38 19 3 16 56 66 60 Second round DNP 2016 Série B 19 38 8 8 22 30 54 32 Third round DNP 2017 Série C 7 18 4 9 5 16 19 21 Second round DNP 2018 Série C 4 22 9 8 5 25 18 35 Third round DNP 2019 Série B 1 38 22 9 7 64 27 78 DNP DNP As Red Bull Bragantino 2020 Série A 10 38 13 14 11 50 40 53 First round DNP 2021 Série A 6 38 14 14 10 55 46 56 Third round CS Runners-up 2022 Série A 14 38 11 11 16 49 59 44 Third round CL Group stage 2023 Série A 6 38 17 11 10 49 35 62 Second round DNP
Current squad edit
- As of 19 April 2024.[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team edit
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Out on loan edit
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Personnel edit
Current staff edit
- As of 22 December 2022
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Pedro Caixinha[8]
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| Assistant manager |  Marcinho Pedro Malta
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| Fitness coach | Fred Pozzebon
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| Goalkeeping coach |  José Belman
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| Physiotherapist |  Polyvios Kyritsis
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Honours edit
Continental edit
- Copa Sudamericana
- Runners-up: 2021
National edit
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
- Runners-up: 1991*
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
- Winners (1): 2007*
State edit
- Campeonato Paulista
- Winners (1): 1990*
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2
- Winners (2): 1965*, 1988*
- Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão
- Winners (1): 1979*
- Campeonato Paulista do Interior
- Winners (1): 2020
- Torneio Início
- Winners (1): 1991*
*Titles before 2020, as Clube Atlético Bragantino
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Superesportes (2021-11-13). "Bragantino e Fortaleza fazem confronto direto pelo G4 no Brasileiro". Superesportes (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Red Bull expands global football empire, takes over at Bragantino". SportBusiness SPONSORSHIP. 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Bragantino anuncia acordo com o RB Brasil para gestão do time na Série B" (in Portuguese). Globo. 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Bragantino divulga mudança de nome e novo escudo para 2020" (in Portuguese). Globo. 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Bragantino empata com Criciúma e conquista a Série B do Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). CBF. 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Pode vir, 2020! Estamos #ProntosParaOMundo". X (formerly twitter). 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "Elenco" [Squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Português Pedro Caixinha é o novo técnico do Red Bull Bragantino" [Portuguese Pedro Caixinha is the new head coach of Red Bull Bragantino] (in Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.