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Guarani

Full name	Guarani Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Bugre (Indigenous)
Founded	April 2, 1911; 113 years ago (1911-04-02)
Stadium	Brinco de Ouro da Princesa
Ground Capacity	29,130
President	André Marconatto
Head coach	Pintado
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Paulista
2022 2023	Série B, 10th of 20 Paulista, 7th of 16
Home colors Away colors

Carlos Gomes

Guarani Futebol Clube, colloquially called Guarani, is a Brazilian association football club in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is the only club not based in a state capital or coastal city to have won the top tier of the Brazilian Championship. The team currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league.

It is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian, and its supporters are known as bugrinos.

History

Guarani Football Club was founded on April 1, 1911, in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, as Guarany Foot-Ball Club, by the initiative of 12 students from the Gymnasio do Estado (now Culto à Ciência). The students, including Pompeo de Vito, Hernani Felippo Matallo and Vicente Matallo, usually played football at Praça Carlos Gomes. Vicente Matallo became Guarani's first president. Guarani was named after maestro Antônio Carlos Gomes' opera "Il Guarany". Antônio Carlos Gomes was born in Campinas, Brazil, and is one of the most distinguished nineteenth century classical composers. Guarani was officially founded on April 1, 1911, but to avoid April Fools' Day jokes by supporters of rival teams, the directors of Guarani changed the official foundation date to April 2, 1911.

In 1949, Guarani won Campeonato Paulista Second tier, earning the right to play in the top tier the following season.

As of 2023, Guarani is one of only two Brazilian clubs not based in a state capital to have won the national championship - the other one being Santos. The club won Campeonato Brasileiro in 1978, after defeating Palmeiras.

In 1979, the club was a semi-finalist in the Copa Libertadores, but was eliminated by the eventual season champions Club Olimpia. This run remains Guarani's best performance in international competitions to date.

In 2016, Guarani qualified for the playoff semifinals of 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, thus ensuring its return to Serie B after a four-year absence.

Honours

Others

• Torneio Início (3): 1953, 1954, 1956

Runners-Up

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (2): 1986, 1987
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (2): 1991, 2009
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (2): 2008, 2016
• Campeonato Paulista (2): 1988, 2012
• Copa Paulista (1): 2004
• Campeonato Paulista Série A2 (1): 2011

Youth team

• Copa São Paulo de Juniores (1): 1994

Titles timeline

Youth team titles

• 1994 : Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior
• 1998 : Copa Zico de Futebol Juvenil
• 2001 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)
• 2002 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)

Stadium

Overview of the Brinco de Ouro stadium.

Brinco de Ouro stadium, during a night game.

Guarani's stadium is Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, built on May 31, 1953, with a maximum capacity of 30,988 people.

Rival

Guarani's biggest rival is Ponte Preta, who also hail from Campinas. The games between Guarani and Ponte Preta are known as Derby Campineiro.

Performances in the Série A

Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Pegorari 2 DF Heitor 4 DF Brunão 5 MF Anderson Leite 6 DF Emerson 8 FW Marlon Douglas (on loan from Gil Vicente) 9 FW Bruno Mendes (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado) 10 MF Luan Dias (on loan from Água Santa) 11 MF Estêvão (on loan from Internacional) 12 DF Lucas Adell 13 DF Matheus Salustiano 15 DF Renê Santos 16 DF Pedro Manoel 17 DF Jefferson 18 MF Matheus Bueno 19 FW João Victor 20 FW Reinaldo (on loan from Santa Clara)

No. Position Player 21 MF Lucas Araújo 22 GK Álvaro 23 DF Douglas Bacelar 27 DF Vinicius Kauê 28 DF Pacheco 29 DF Yan Henrique 30 FW Airton (on loan from Atlético Goianiense) 31 GK Douglas Borges 32 DF Vinicius Yuji 33 MF Gabriel Bispo 39 FW Lohan 44 DF Márcio Silva (on loan from Coritiba) 47 MF Pierre (on loan from Tombense) 77 FW Marlon Maranhão (on loan from Tupynambás) 89 GK Vladimir (on loan from Santos) 99 FW Caio Dantas DF Pedro Henrique

Youth players

No. Position Player 25 DF Witinho

Out on loan

No. Position Player DF Eliel (at Portuguesa until 30 November 2024) DF Titi (at Sampaio Corrêa until 30 November 2024) FW Luccas Paraizo (at Torreense until 30 June 2025)

No. Position Player FW Rafael Freitas (at Santos until 31 July 2025) FW Renanzinho (at Manaus until 30 November 2024) FW Theo Lanza (at Portuguesa until 30 November 2024)

First-team staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Coach	Claudinei Oliveira	Brazilian

Guarani players in the World Cup

The following footballers, who have played for Guarani at some point during their careers, represented Brazil in the FIFA World Cup:

Presidents

Records

GUARANI´GREATEST SCORERS
Rank	Player's Name	Numbers Of Goals
1º	Zuza	221
2º	Nenê	137
3º	Careca	118
4º	Augusto	104
5º	Zequinha	95
6º	Roberto Caco	93
7º	Fumagalli	89
8º	Jorge Mendonça	88
9º	Jesús Villalobos	87
10º	Ambrósio	54

Ultras

• Torcida Fúria Independente
• Guerreiros da Tribo
• Torcida Jovem
• Bugrinos da Capital

See also

In Spanish: Guarani Futebol Clube para niños