São José Esporte Clube

São José
Full name	São José Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Águia do Vale (Eagle of the Valley)
Founded	13 August 1933; 91 years ago
Ground	Martins Pereira
Capacity	12,234
President	Hélio Fontes
Head coach	José Oliveira
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D; Campeonato Paulista Série A2
2023 [pt]	Paulista Série A3, 2nd of 16 (promoted)

São José Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as São José, is a Brazilian football club based in São José dos Campos, São Paulo. The team compete in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league. Its home stadium is Estádio Martins Pereira, which has a maximum capacity of approximately 15,300.

History

The club was founded on August 13, 1933, as Esporte Clube São José, after Futebol Clube and Klaxon merged.^[2] The club merged in 1945 with Associação Esportiva São José to form São José Esporte Clube.^[2]

On March 8, 1964, São José became a professional club.^{[citation needed]}

In December, 1976, due to a financial crisis, the club changed its name to São José Esporte Clube, with the purpose of not paying its debts. The club also changed its colors, which were black and white, to the current blue, yellow and white ones, and changed its logo.^{[citation needed]}

In 1989, the club was runner-up of Campeonato Paulista, after beating Corinthians in the semifinals, and losing to São Paulo in the final,^[2] and runner-up of Campeonato Brasileiro Second Division, losing to Bragantino in the final, but being promoted to the following year's first division.^{[citation needed]}

In 1996, São José won the Copa Vale after defeating Aparecida in the final.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, the club was renamed to Esporte São José, but in 2005, the club returned to its previous name, São José Esporte Clube.^[3] In 2006, São José moved back to Campeonato Paulista A-2.^{[citation needed]}

Years in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A:
1982 Place: 12th out of 44
1990 Place: 19th out of 20

Honours

National

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
- Runners-up (1): 1989

State

Campeonato Paulista
- Runners-up (1): 1989
Campeonato Paulista Série A2
- Winners (2): 1972, 1980
Campeonato Paulista Série A3
- Winners (1): 1965
Campeonato Paulista Série A4
- Winners (2): 1964, 2020
Torneio Incentivo
- Winners (1): 1981
Copa Vale do Paraíba
- Winners (1): 1996

Notable players

Stadium

São José's home pitch is Estádio Martins Pereira,^[4] inaugurated in 1970, with a maximum capacity of 15,317 people.^[5] On March 22, 1970, São José Esporte Clube played its first match in Estádio Martins Pereira. São José and Nacional (SP) drew 0-0.^{[citation needed]}

Mascot

The Águia (Eagle) became the official mascot of São José in 1978, two years after São José changed their team colors. "Azulão do Vale" (Big Blue of the Valley) was the team's nickname before that, but they changed it to "Águia do Vale" when Águia became the team's mascot. Águia was chosen as the club mascot as eagles are driven animals and will fight to the end even against the odds.^{[citation needed]}

Rivalry

The biggest rival of São José is Taubaté. The derby between the two clubs is known as O Clássico do Vale do Paraíba (The Paraíba Valley Classic).^{[citation needed]}

The team that São José played most against is Santo André.^{[citation needed]}

Kits

Home kit used until 1976.

The current kits of São José are made by RT Sports, a local kit sponsor.^{[citation needed]} Until December 1976, the club played in black and white vertical striped shirts, black shorts and white socks, not unlike Corinthians away kit.

Important matches

Finals of Campeonato Paulista A-1 1989

June 28 – São José 0–1 São Paulo
July 2 – São José 0–0 São Paulo

(Both games were in Morumbi in São Paulo)

Tour of Spain 1989

August 17 – São José 2–1 Torrevieja
August 19 – São José 1–1 Palamós
August 21 – São José 0–0 Córdoba
August 22 – São José 0–0 Martos
August 24 – São José 2–1 Réus Desportivo
August 25 – São José 1–0 Atlético Palma
August 27 – São José 3–1 Mollerussa
August 28 – São José 0–0 Estepona
August 29 – São José 2–1 Portullano

References

^ "Estadio Martins Pereira" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lancepédia - A Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro (in Portuguese). Vol. 1. Rio de Janeiro: Lance! Publicações. August 2009. p. 257. ISBN 978-85-88651-14-2.
^ "São José Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on July 8, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
^ Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 91.
^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

External links

São José EC Page

[1] "Estadio Martins Pereira" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

[lancepédiabook-2] Lancepédia - A Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro (in Portuguese). Vol. 1. Rio de Janeiro: Lance! Publicações. August 2009. p. 257. ISBN 978-85-88651-14-2.

[arquivodeclubes-3] "São José Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on July 8, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2011.

[Book-4] Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 91.

[cbfstadium-5] "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

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