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| Full name | Ituano Futebol Clube[1] | ||
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| Nicknames | Galo de Itu (The Rooster of Itu) Galo Rubro-Negro (The Red & Black Rooster) Gigante Guerreiro (Giant Warrior) Ferroviário (The Railroad) Marechal de Ferro (Marshall of the Rails) | ||
| Founded | 24 May 1947; 78 years ago (1947-05-24) | ||
| Ground | Novelli Júnior | ||
| Capacity | 18,560 | ||
| President | Vinicius Guitti Moraes | ||
| Head coach | Alberto Valentim | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | ||
| 2024 2024 | Série B, 18th of 20 (relegated) Paulista, 16th of 16 (relegated) | ||
| Website | www | ||
Ituano Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as simplyItuano, is aBrazilian association football club inItu,São Paulo. They currently play in theSérie C, the third tier ofBrazilian football, as well as in theCampeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulostate football league.
Founded on May 24, 1947, Ituano won theSão Paulo State League twice.
The club's home colours are red and black and the team mascot is arooster.
The club was founded on May 24, 1947, by employees ofEstrada de Ferro Sorocabana (Sorocabana Railroad), based in Itu. When founded the club was originally known as Associação Atlética Sorocabana. In the 1960s, the club changed its name to Ferroviário Atlético Ituano and in the 1990s the club again changed its name, this time to Ituano Futebol Clube.
In 1977 a group of sportsmen of Itu unified the football of the city around Ferroviário Atlético Ituano (FAI) and reactivated the Liga Ituana de Futebol (Ituano Football League). In 1978 the club played inSérie A3 the third level of the São Paulo state professional football championship. They were promoted to theCampeonato Paulista, the top-flight professional football league in São Paulo in 1989 after clinching theSérie A2 championship.
In 2002, Ituano became one of the few teams from outside the São Paulo metroplex area to win theCampeonato Paulista.
In 2003, Ituano became the champion of theCampeonato Brasileiro Série C after surpassing teams like Santo Andre who won the Copa Do Brasil one year later.
In 2007, Ituano were relegated back to the Brasileiro Serie C after finishing in last place and one year later were not playing in the Brazilian top 4 divisions.
In 2014, Ituano became one of the few teams outside of the São Paulo metroplex area to win theCampeonato Paulista twice beating Santos in the final.
Juninho Paulista, a former player from the club's academy and formerBrazilian international, became the club's president in 2010. Juninho joined in a player-president capacity helping the team avoid relegation on the final day of the2010 season with the decisive goal in a 3–2 victory.[2]
In 2014, Ituano won the Campeonato Paulista, defeating the storiedSantos Futebol Clube on penalty kicks.
In 2019,Arsenal signed young wingerGabriel Martinelli from the club and he quickly became a first-team regular.
Ituano's stadium is Estádio Novelli Júnior, inaugurated in 1947. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 people.
The club mascot is a cock wearing the team kit. The nickname was received in 1957 when Sorocabana played against Club Atlético Ituano (Third Division champions in 1954–55, who have no connection with the current Ituano FC). On this occasion Sorocabana lost the match but the supporters said that the team hadfought like a cock and from there the club received its nickname.
Ituano's biggest rival isPaulista Futebol Clube and they contest theBriga de Galo. Other major rivals arePonte Preta andSão Bento, representing the cities ofCampinas andSorocaba, respectively.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série C | 2 | 2003,2021 |
| State | ||
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Paulista | 2 | 2002,2014 |
| Copa Paulista | 1 | 2002 |
| Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | 1 | 1989 |
