Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, more commonly referred to as XV de Jaú, is a Brazilian football club based in Jaú, São Paulo. The team compete in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fourth tier of the São Paulo state football league.
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| Full name | Esporte Clube XV de Novembro | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Galo da Comarca | ||
| Founded | 15 November 1924 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Zezinho Magalhães | ||
| Capacity | 13,040 | ||
| President | Laercio Carneiro | ||
| Head coach | Gilmar Rodrigues | ||
| League | Campeonato Paulista Série A4 | ||
| 2023 | Paulista Segunda Divisão, 9th of 36 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club is also known as Galo da Comarca, roughly meaning "County's Rooster".[1]
History edit
On November 15, 1924,[2] the club was founded as Esporte Clube XV de Novembro de Jaú by José Piragine Sobrinho, Hermínio Cappabianca and other sportsmen.[3]
In 1951, XV de Jaú won the Campeonato Paulista Second Level, beating Linense of Lins in the final. The club then played the relegation/promotion play-off against Jabaquara, which was the last placed team of Campeonato Paulista First Level. XV de Jaú won the first leg, but was defeated in the second leg. In the third match against Jabaquara, the club beat its opponent and was promoted to the following year's Campeonato Paulista First Level.[4]
In 1976, for the second time, the Campeonato Paulista Second Level was won by the club.[5]
In 1979, the club competed for the first time in the top level of the Brazilian Championship, finishing in the 56th place.[6]
Three years later, in 1982, XV de Jaú competed again in the Brazilian football's top level league, finishing this time in the 20th position, ahead of clubs such as Internacional, Cruzeiro and Atlético Paranaense.[7]
In 1988, the club competed in the third level of the Brazilian Championship, but was eliminated in the first stage of the competition, finishing in the last place of its group.[8]
Achievements edit
State edit
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2
- Champions (2): 1951, 1976
Youth team edit
- Campeonato Paulista Sub-20
- First Place: 2005
Stadium edit
XV de Jaú's home stadium is Estádio Zezinho Magalhães,[2] inaugurated in 1973,[9] with a maximum capacity of 13,040 people.[9] The stadium is nicknamed Jauzão, meaning Big Jaú.[10]
References edit
- ^ (in Portuguese) Embratel patrocina sete times de futebol de São Paulo – EMBRATEL (December 14, 2006) Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (retrieved on August 29, 2007)
- ^ a b (in Portuguese) Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú) at Arquivo de Clubes
- ^ (in Portuguese) History at XV de Jaú fansite[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Campeonato Paulista Second Level at RSSSF". Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
- ^ Campeonato Paulista Second Level at RSSSF Archived August 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1979 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1982 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF Archived February 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1988 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF Archived December 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b (in Portuguese) Estádio Zezinho Magalhães at Templos do Futebol
- ^ (in Portuguese) XV de Jaú's fansite Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Official website (in Portuguese) (archived 29 January 2010)
- Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú)'s fansite (in Portuguese) (archived 29 September 2007)