Full name Oeste Futebol Clube Head coach Roberto Cavalo Founded 1921 | Ground Capacity 17,430 | |
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Nickname(s) Rubrão (Big Red)Onça Rubro-Negra (Scarlet-Dark Jaguar) President Ernesto Francisco Garcia League Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | ||
Oeste Futebol Clube, or Oeste as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Itápolis in São Paulo state, founded on January 25, 1921. Their home stadium is the Estádio Municipal dos Amaros, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people, but they play in Estádio Municipal Prefeito José Liberatti, in Osasco. They play in black and red shirts, black shorts and red socks.
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History
The club was founded on January 25, 1921 by two brothers from Rio de Janeiro. One was a supporter of Flamengo, while the other was a supporter of Fluminense. 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. With a victory, the club would be named Flamengo, while if defeated the club would be named Fluminense. 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.
The club competed in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1 for the first time in 2004, after winning the Série A2 in the previous season. The club returned to the Série A1 in 2009, after being defeated by Santo André in the Série A2 final in 2008. Oeste won the 2012 Série C after beating Icasa in the final. 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.
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.
Stadium
Oeste plays its home games at Prefeito José Liberatti, located in Osasco. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 17,430 people and was inaugurated on December 16, 1996, but their home stadium is Estádio dos Amaros, which is closed by not complying with the regulation.
Current squad
According to the CBF register.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.