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| Full name | Associação Ferroviária de Esportes | ||
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| Nicknames | AFE Ferrinha Locomotiva (Locomotive) | ||
| Founded | 12 April 1950 (75 years ago) (12 April 1950) | ||
| Ground | Fonte Luminosa | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Chairman | Filippo Duarte Bertolucci | ||
| Head coach | Vinícius Bergantin | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | ||
| 2025 2025 [pt] | Série B, 17th of 20 (relegated) Paulista Série A2, 5th of 16 | ||
| Website | ferroviariasa.com.br | ||
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Associação Ferroviária de Esportes, commonly referred to as simplyFerroviária, is aBrazilian association football club inAraraquara, São Paulo. They currently play in theSérie B, the second tier ofBrazilian football, as well as in theCampeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of theSão Paulostate league.
Founded on April 12, 1950, Ferroviária is the only Araraquara club to reach the Campeonato Paulista first division. The club's best campaign in that competition was in 1959, when it 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.
The club was founded on April 12, 1950, by engineers of Estrada de Ferro Araraquara (meaningAraraquara 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 theRio de Janeiro city team. However, these colors were not very popular, and were changed to carmine and white, like theJuventus ones.
On May 13, 1951, the club played their first match ever, beating Mogiana ofCampinas 3–1. The club's first goal was scored by Fordinho in that match. On May 20, 1951, the club played their second match, inTaquaritinga city. It was also the club's first defeat. Linense, ofLins, beat Ferroviária 2–1. On June 10, 1951, Ferroviária's stadium, calledEstádio 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 byPaulista (Araraquara) 4–0.
On April 15, 1956, Ferroviária beatBotafogo of Ribeirão Preto 6–3 in theCampeonato 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 beatPortuguesa Santista 5–4.
In 1983, Ferroviária competed in theBrazilian Série A, finishing in the 12th position. In 1994, the club was the runner-up of theBrazilian Série C, after losing toNovorizontino 1–0 in the first leg, at home, and 5–0 in the second leg, inNovo Horizonte. The club was promoted to the following year's second division.
From 1994 until 1996, the Ferroviária participated in the top division of São Paulo state championship, having Otavio Augusto (Otavio Braga) as their top scorer in 1994 with 8 goals and in 1996 with 6 goals.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Bernardo Franco |
| Assistant coach | Julian Tobar |
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| Fitness coach | Jean Carlo |
| Goalkeeper coach | Marcos Medeiros |
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Copa Paulista | 2 | 2006, 2017 |
| Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | 3 | 1955, 1966, 2015 |
Ferroviária plays their matches at Estádio Fonte Luminosa, inaugurated in 1951, with a maximum capacity of 18,453 people.
The club's mascot is alocomotive.
The women's team won the 2014Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino as well as the2014 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino.[2][3]
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