Oeste Futebol Clube

Oeste Futebol Clube, or Oeste as they are usually called, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil. The team plays in Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football.

Oeste
Full nameOeste Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Rubrão (Big Red)
Onça Rubro-Negra (Scarlet-Dark Jaguar)
FoundedJanuary 25, 1921 (1921-01-25)
GroundArena Barueri,
Barueri, Brazil
Capacity31,452
PresidentErnesto Francisco Garcia
Head coachRenan Freitas
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Paulista
2019
2019		Série B, 15th
Paulista, 10th
WebsiteClub website

Originally from Itápolis in São Paulo state, Oeste was founded on January 25, 1921.[1] They play in black and red shirts, black shorts and red socks.

History

The club was founded on January 25, 1921 by two brothers from Rio de Janeiro.[1] One was a supporter of Flamengo, while the other was a supporter of Fluminense.[1] A training match against an amateur club from the municipality of Fazenda Itaquerê was set to decide if the club would be named Flamengo or Fluminense.[1] With a victory, the club would be named Flamengo, while if defeated the club would be named Fluminense.[1] The club beat their opponents 3–0, but adopted the name Oeste Futebol Clube, after the Center-West region of São Paulo state, while Flamengo's colors were chosen.[1]

The club competed in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1 for the first time in 2004, after winning the Série A2 in the previous season.[2] The club returned to the Série A1 in 2009, after being defeated by Santo André in the Série A2 final in 2008.[3] Oeste won the 2012 Série C after beating Icasa in the final.[4] In 2016, they sealed a partnership with Grêmio Osasco Audax, 2016 Campeonato Paulista A1 runners-up, for the 2016 Serie B, which included mixing players from both teams in one squad and playing home games at Audax's stadium in Osasco.[5]

In 2017, Oeste was relocated definitely to the city of Barueri,[6] since the Estádio Municipal dos Amaros wasn't allowed to host Série B matches due to its limitations,[7] and the City Hall of Itápolis, owners of the stadium, couldn't reach an agreement with the club.

Symbols

The club's mascot is a jaguar, named after one of the city's main rivers, Rio da Onça (Onça River), onça is Portuguese for jaguar.[8]

Stadium

For most of their history, Oeste's home stadium has been the Estádio Municipal dos Amaros, which has a maximum capacity of 6,000 people.[9] In 2016 they played their home games at Prefeito José Liberatti, located in Osasco.[9] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 17,430 people and was inaugurated on December 16, 1996. From 2017 onwards, they play at the Arena Barueri, in Barueri.

Current squad

According to the CBF register.[10]

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

No. Position Player
GK Caíque França (on loan from Corinthians)
GK Felipe Lacerda (on loan from Nacional)
GK Glauco
DF André Vinícius
DF Bruno Bispo
DF Lídio
DF Renan Fonseca
DF Sidimar
DF Biel
DF Éder Sciola
DF Guilherme Mantuan (on loan from Corinthians)
DF Gustavo Salomão
DF Rael (on loan from Corinthians)
MF Betinho
MF Matheus Jussa
MF Wallace Bonilha
MF Diogo Freitas
No. Position Player
MF Fabrício Oya (on loan from Corinthians)
MF Guilherme (on loan from Ituano)
MF Kauã
MF Marlon (on loan from Porto de Caruaru)
MF Matheus Oliveira
MF Mazinho
MF Tite
FW Bruno Lopes
FW Bruno Gonçalves
FW Bruno Paraíba
FW De Paula
FW Jô
FW João Paulo
FW Matheus Matias (on loan from Corinthians)
FW Reifit (on loan from Corinthians)
FW Roberto
FW Welliton

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player

Achievements

References
  1. "Oeste Futebol Clube – História" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  2. "Oeste Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  3. "Santo André bate Oeste e conquista título da A-2" (in Portuguese). Placar. June 1, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  4. "Oeste vence Icasa, é campeão da Série C e salva honra de paulistas". ESPN Estadão (in Portuguese). December 1, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  5. "Presidente do Oeste confirma parceria com Audax e fala em elenco mesclado" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  6. "Sem estádio em Itápolis, Oeste troca de cidade e passa a jogar em Barueri". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  7. "Estádio dos Amaros tem novo projeto, mas Oeste segue longe de Itápolis" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  8. "Oeste Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  9. "Estádio Prefeito José Liberatti" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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