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Associação Esportiva Velo Clube Rioclarense

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Velo Clube
Full nameAssociação Esportiva Velo Clube Rioclarense
Nickname(s)Rubro Verde
Velão
Galo Vermelho
Founded28 August 1910; 114 years ago (1910-08-28)
GroundBenitão
Capacity8,136 [1]
LeagueCampeonato Paulista
2024 [pt]Paulista Série A2, 1st of 16 (champions)

Associação Esportiva Velo Clube Rioclarense, commonly referred to as Velo Clube, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Rio Claro, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the first tier of the São Paulo state football league.[2]

History

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The club was founded on August 28, 1910.[3] They won the Campeonato Paulista do Interior in 1925 and the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 2024.

Honours

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Stadium

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Associação Esportiva Velo Clube Rioclarense play their home games at Estádio Benito Agnelo Castellano.[3] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,198 people.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Portuguese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ Noticias, Brasil. "Velo Clube segura o Juventus e volta à Série A1 do Paulistão após 45 anos". CNN Brasil. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro (in Portuguese). Panda Books. p. 91.
  4. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2011.