Associação Ferroviária de Esportes

Football club infobox
clubname = Ferroviária


fullname = Associação Ferroviária
de Esportes
nickname = "AFE", "Ferrinha" and "Locomotiva"
founded = 1950
ground = Fonte Luminosa
Araraquara,
São Paulo State, Brazil
capacity = 18,453 | chairman = Welson Alves Ferreira Jr.
manager = Luís Carlos Ferreira
league = Campeonato Paulista Série A3
season = 2007
position = 1th place out of 20
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Associação Ferroviária de Esportes, or Ferroviária, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Araraquara in São Paulo state, founded on April 12, 1950. Ferroviária is the only Araraquara's club to reach the Campeonato Paulista first division. The club's best campaign in that competition was in 1959, when the club finished in the third position. It is also the only club of the city to have competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. The club competed in this competition in 1995.

They play in carmine shirts, white shorts and socks.

History

The club was founded on April 12, 1950, by engineers of Estrada de Ferro Araraquara (meaning "Araraquara Railroad"). Antônio Tavares Pereira Lima was chosen as the club's first president. Initially the club's colors were to be blue and white, like the Rio de Janeiro city team. However, these colors were not very popular, and were changed to carmine and white, like the Juventus ones.

On May 13, 1951, the club played their first match ever. The club beat Mogiana of Campinas 3-1. The club's first goal was scored by Fordinho in that match. On May 20, 1951, the club played their second match, in Taquaritinga city. It was also the club's first defeat. Linense, of Lins, beat Ferroviária 2-1. On June 10, 1951, Ferroviária's stadium, called Estádio Fonte Luminosa, was inaugurated. In the inaugural match, Vasco da Gama, of Rio de Janeiro, beat Ferroviária 5-0. On July 1, 1951, Ferroviária played their first match against a club from the same city. Ferroviária was defeated by Paulista (Araraquara) 4-0.

On April 15, 1956, Ferroviária beat Botafogo of Ribeirão Preto 6-3 in the Campeonato Paulista Second Division final stage (disputed by eight teams playing against each other twice), and won the title and the promotion to the following year's first division. In the last match of the competition, Ferroviária beat Portuguesa Santista 5-4.

In 1983, Ferroviária competed the Brazilian Série A, finishing in the 12th position. In 1994, the club was the runner-up of the Brazilian Série C, after losing to Novorizontino 1-0 in the first leg, at home, and 5-0 in the second leg, in Novo Horizonte. The club was promoted to the following year's second division.

Achievements

* Copa FPF:
** Winners (1): 2006

* Campeonato Paulista Série A2:
** Winners (2): 1955, 1966

* Campeonato Paulista do Interior:
** Winners (3): 1967, 1968, 1969

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série C:
** Runners-up (1): 1994

tadium

Ferroviária plays their matches at Estádio Fonte Luminosa, inaugurated in 1951, with a maximum capacity of 18,453 people.

Mascot

The club's mascot is a locomotive.

External links

* [http://www.ferroviariasa.com.br/ Ferroviária S/A Araraquara official website]
* [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/ferroviaria/ Fansite]
* [http://www.geocities.com/afenet/ Fansite 2]