Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba)

Esporte Clube XV de Novembro, or XV de Piracicaba as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Piracicaba, São Paulo state. The club was founded in 1913 and its most famous President was Romeu Italo Ripoli.

XV de Novembro
Full nameEsporte Clube XV de Novembro
FoundedNovember 15, 1913
GroundEstádio Barão de Serra Negra
Capacity18,799
PresidentCelso Christofoletti
Head coachEvaristo Piza
LeagueCampeonato Paulista Série A2
2019Paulistão A2, 4th

History

During the 1910s, there were two important amateur football clubs in Piracicaba, Vergueirense, owned by Pousa family, and 12 de Outubro, owned by Guerrini family. In October 1913, the clubs' owners decided to merge both clubs. Captain Carlos Wingeter, of the Brazilian National Guard and who was also a dental surgeon, was appointed as the new club's first president. He accepted the task only if the club was named XV de Novembro (November 15), after the Brazilian Proclamation of Republic day.[1]

On November 15, 1913, the club was founded as Esporte Clube XV de Novembro.[2]

In 1943, XV de Piracicaba won its first title, which was the Campeonato Paulista Second Level, finishing one point ahead of Taubaté.[3]

In 1964, Romeu Italo Ripoli took the XV on a tour through Europe and Asia. At that time, Brazil was already two-time world champion and only Santos and Botafogo made this type of trip. The team played in Sweden, Poland, Germany (Western and Eastern division of the season), Denmark and, at the height of Cold War , in the then Soviet Republics of Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.[4]

In 1976, at the second term of Ripoli's presidency, the club finished second in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, second only to Palmeiras.

In 1977, the club disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro First Division for the first time, finishing in the 22nd position, ahead of clubs like Internacional, Fluminense and Atlético Paranaense.[5]

In 1979, XV de Piracicaba disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro First Division for the second time, finishing in the 13th position, ahead of clubs such as Fluminense and Botafogo.[6]

In 1995, the club won its first national title, which was the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, beating Volta Redonda of Rio de Janeiro state in the final.[7]

In 2011, XV de Piracicaba was Série A2 champion after beating Guarani on penalty shoot outs after a draw score of 2–2 on the regular and extra time and gained again access to the São Paulo State First Division (Série A1) after 16 years.

In 2016, XV de Piracicaba was relegated from the São Paulo State First Division (Série A1) after 4 seasons in the top flight of the state competition. In the second semester of 2016, XV de Piracicaba won the Copa Paulista (one of top divisions of teams in who don't play in the top 4 leagues of the Brazilian Championship) for the first time in the club's history being awarded a spot in the Série D of the Brazilian Championship in 2017.

Achievements
1995
Runners-up (1): 1976
2016
1947, 1948, 1967, 1983, 2011
  • Campeonato Paulista do Interior: 2
1931, 1932

Current squad

As of January 2015[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Diogo Silva (on loan from Vasco)
GK Mateus
GK Ramon Azevedo
GK Roberto
DF Airton
DF Ednei
DF Fabiano
DF Fernandes
DF Leonardo Luiz
DF Rodrigo
DF Wescley
DF Zelão
MF Chico
No. Position Player
MF Clayton
MF Diego Silva
MF Elias
MF Juliano
MF Renan Foguinho
MF Danilo Sacramento
FW Bruninho (on loan from Flamengo)
FW Celsinho
FW Daniel Bueno
FW David Batista (on loan from Gil Vicente)
FW Henrique
FW Roni (on loan from São Paulo FC)
FW Tiago

Stadium
Main article: Estádio Barão de Serra Negra

XV de Piracicaba's home stadium is Estádio Barão de Serra Negra,[2] inaugurated in 1965, with a maximum capacity of 26,528 people.[9] In the 2nd Semester of 2007, the stadium has undergone a structural renovation in order to allow its safe use.[10]

Mascot

XV de Piracicaba's mascot is Nhô Quim,[11] created by Edson Rontani, and portraits the typical Piracicaban supporter.[12]

See also

References
  1. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
  2. (in Portuguese) Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) at Arquivo de Clubes
  3. 1947 Campeonato Paulista Second Level at RSSSF Archived August 11, 2007, at Archive.today
  4. Articles published in the Jornal de Piracicaba, by Cecílio Elias Netto
  5. 1977 Campeonato Brasileiro First Division at RSSSF Archived September 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  6. 1979 Campeonato Brasileiro First Division at RSSSF Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. 1995 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Archived February 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20101204122704/http://xvpiracicaba.com.br/?page_id=62. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. (in Portuguese) Estádio Barão de Serra Negra at Templos do Futebol
  10. "XV de Piracicaba official website". Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  11. (in Portuguese) Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) at Times Brasileiros Archived February 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  12. Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
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