Grêmio Barueri Futebol Ltda., generally known as Grêmio Barueri, or just as Barueri, is a Brazilian football club from Barueri, São Paulo state. The club was formerly known as Grêmio Recreativo Barueri and Grêmio Prudente Futebol Ltda.
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| Full name | Grêmio Barueri Futebol Ltda. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Abelhão | ||
| Founded | March 26, 1989 | ||
| Ground | Arena Barueri | ||
| Capacity | 31,452 | ||
| 2016 | Paulista Série A3, 20th of 20 (relegated) | ||
| Website | http://www.grbarueri.com.br/ | ||
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The club was founded in 1989, in the city of Barueri, on the north-western outskirts of metropolitan São Paulo. The club and the city of Barueri failed to reach an agreement about training facilities and the concession of the Arena, causing the club to move to Presidente Prudente in the countryside, about 600 km from the state capital. The move was formalized by the end of February 2010, and it was announced that a change of insignia and kit would follow within the next weeks.[1] The club moved back to Barueri in 2011.
The club's home stadium is the Arena Barueri, which has a maximum capacity of about 31,452 spectators.
History
editThe club was founded on 26 March 1989 as Grêmio Recreativo Barueri[2] to represent Barueri in several different sports.[3]
Barueri had a sponsorship from Bandeirantes Bank from September, 1997 to June 1998.[3] The club changed sponsors to Mackenzie/Microcamp from August 1998 to May 1999. In 1998 Barueri won the São Paulo State Men's Basketball Championship. Some time later, the club signed a partnership with Vasco da Gama, of Rio de Janeiro.[3]
Barueri signed a sponsorship with Roma Incorporadora in 2000. During this period, the club, which was named Roma Barueri at the time, won the Campeonato Paulista Under-20 in 2000, and the Copa São Paulo de Juniores in 2001, beating São Paulo in the final.[3]
The club professionalized its football team in 2001, and competed in the Campeonato Paulista Série B3, finishing in the 14th position.[3]
Barueri won the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 in 2005, beating Palmeiras B in the final.[4]
The club won the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 2006, beating Sertãozinho in the final, and winning promotion to the following year's Campeonato Paulista first division.[5] In the same year, Barueri played in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C for the first time, finishing in fourth place, thus being promoted to the following year's Série B.[6] A fourth-place finish in 2008 allowed the team to be promoted to Série A, the top level championship, in the following year.[7]
The club was renamed to Grêmio Prudente Futebol Ltda. on 26 February 2010, after the name change was approved on 12 February by the board of directors and Presidente Prudente's city hall.[1][8] The logo was changed to reflect the new name.[9]
Prudente was relegated to the 2011 Série B on 14 November 2010, after being defeated 2–1 by Atlético Paranaense at the Arena da Baixada, in Curitiba city. The club was also relegated to the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 after a weak performance in the 2011 Campeonato Paulista. Soon after that, a group of Barueri business men bought the club, moving it back to the city, and renamed the club Grêmio Barueri Futebol Ltda.[10]
Honours
editBasketball
edit- Campeonato Paulista Estadual de Basquete
- Winners (1): 1998
- Jogos Abertos do Interior
- Winners (1): 1998
Football
edit- Campeonato Paulista Série A2
- Winners (1): 2006
- Campeonato Paulista Série A3
- Winners (1): 2005
- Campeonato Paulista do Interior
- Winners (1): 2008
Youth team
edit- Copa São Paulo de Juniores
- Winners (1): 2001
Volleyball
edit- Campeonato Paulista de Volleyball Masculino
- Winners (1) 1992
Stadium
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Since its inauguration on 26 June 2007, Barueri's home stadium has been the Arena Barueri, with an initial capacity of 17,000 and a final stadium capacity of 40,000.[11] Currently the stadium holds 35,000 spectators.[12]
Barueri's previous home was the Estádio Orlando Novelli,[13] opened in 1996, with a maximum capacity of 5,000.[14]
During the temporary relocation to President Prudente the club's home stadium was Estádio Eduardo José Farah, which has a maximum capacity of 44,414. The club moved to the Arena Barueri after returning to Barueri in 2011.[citation needed]
Nickname
editThe club is usually known by the acronym GRB.[15]
Club colors
editThe club colors are blue, red and yellow.[13]
Other sports
editBesides football, Prudente also had other sports sections, such as basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, futsal, karate, judo, bocha and athletics.[16]
Notable players
edit- Bruno Caboclo (born 1995), basketball player
References
edit- ^ a b (in Portuguese) Grêmio Recreativo Barueri (26 February 2010): "Grêmio se torna, oficialmente, de Presidente Prudente"[permanent dead link] Accessed 1 March 2010.
- ^ (in Portuguese) Grêmio Recreativo Barueri at Futebol Interior website Archived 26 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e (in Portuguese) History at Grêmio Recreativo Barueri's official website Archived 12 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2005 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 at RSSSF". Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ "2006 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 at RSSSF". Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF Archived 29 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B at RSSSF". Archived from the original on March 29, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Grêmio Prudente é o novo nome do Barueri" (in Portuguese). UOL. February 12, 2010. Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ "Barueri altera distintivo e muda nome do clube para Grêmio" (in Portuguese). ClicRBS. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Grêmio Prudente é vendido e volta para Barueri" (in Portuguese). Lance!. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ (in Portuguese) Arena Barueri at Grêmio Barueri's official website Archived 4 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
- ^ a b (in Portuguese) Barueri at Arquivo de Clubes
- ^ (in Portuguese) Estádio Municipal Orlando Baptista Novelli at Templos do Futebol
- ^ (in Portuguese)O campeão de Barueri – Alphanews (April 2006) Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved on 13 November 2006)
- ^ (in Portuguese) Barueri's official website Archived 12 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- (in Portuguese) Official website
- (in Portuguese) Barueri at Arquivo de Clubes