| Full name | Red Bull Bragantino II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Toro Loko | ||
| Founded | 19 November 2007 (2007-11-19) asRed Bull Brazil | ||
| Dissolved | 6 November 2024; 12 months ago (2024-11-06) | ||
| Ground | Nabi Abi Chedid | ||
| Owner | Red Bull GmbH | ||
| Chairman | Pedro Francisco Navio | ||
| League | Licensed | ||
| Website | www | ||
Red Bull Bragantino II was a professionalassociation football club based inBragança Paulista,São Paulo, Brazil. The team last played in theCampeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of theSão Paulostate football league, before requesting their leave from the competition in 2024.[1][2] It operated asRed Bull Bragantino'sreserve team, and played in theCampeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes under the Red Bull Bragantino name.
Founded on 19 November 2007 asRed Bull Brasil, the club is owned byRed Bull GmbH. Due to the failure of the plan to reach theSérie A, Red Bull made a partnership withClube Atlético Bragantino.[3] They opted to withdraw from theSão Paulofootball league for two years in November 2024, but are widely expected to be disbanded.[4]
In 2009, RB Brazil won theCampeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fourth tier of theSão Paulo state professionalfootball championship in its second season. In 2010 the team gained their next promotion after winning theCampeonato Paulista Série A3 2010 season. In 2010 the team reached the final of theCopa Paulista, the São Paulo state cup tournament in its first year of eligibility in that competition.
The 2011 season turned out unsuccessful for RB Brasil. They ended the league's first phase with an 8-4-6 win-draw-loss record, resulting in a fifth place finish and thus failing to move to phase 2 by 4 points. 2012 was much more successful for the club. They finished in 3rd in the regular season inCampeonato Paulista Série A2[5] but were then knocked out in the semi-final stage, finishing 3rd in their group.[6]
The team was the 2014 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 runner-up and was promoted to the Campeonato Paulista Série A1.[7] In 2015, the team reached the quarter-finals, where they lost toSão Paulo. With a 6th place finish, the team qualified to theCampeonato Brasileiro Série D, where they did not advance to playoffs.
In 2016, the team again reached quarter-finals of the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, then lost toCorinthians. The team qualified to theCopa do Brasil, losing in first round toAmérica Mineiro.
On 26 March 2019,Bragantino's president announced a partnership deal with Red Bull Brasil.[8]
On 16 January 2023, Red Bull Brasil changed its name toRed Bull Bragantino II, becoming the B team ofRed Bull Bragantino.[9]
On 6 November 2024, the club announced its withdrawal from São Paulo Football Federation competitions, citing problems regarding inefficiency in the transfer of athletes between the club and the main team.[10]
Paulo Sérgio (2008)Ricardo Pinto (2008–2009)José Luis Fernandes (2009)Jair Picerni (2009)Márcio Fernandes (2010–2011)Luciano Dias (2011–12)Argel Fuchs (2012–13)Mauricio Barbieri (2014–2016)Alberto Valentim (2017)Silas Pereira (2017)Ricardo Catalá (2017–2018)Antônio Carlos Zago (2018–2019)Vinicius Munhoz (2020–2022)Fábio Matias (2023)Juninho (caretaker; 2024)Fernando Seabra (2024)Maurício Souza (2024)
