Sport Club Atibaia
Sport Club Atibaia, commonly referred to as Atibaia, was a professional association football club based in Atibaia, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competed in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.
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| Full name | Sport Club Atibaia | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Falcão | ||
| Founded | 12 December 2005 | ||
| Dissolved | 29 November 2021 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Décio Vitta | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| 2021 | Paulista A2, 6th of 16 | ||
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History
The club was founded on 12 December 2005, and professionalized its football department in the same year, when they competed in their first professional competition, the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.[1] They achieved promotion to the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 in 2014, and reached another promotion to the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 2018, the latter as champions.
On 29 November 2021, Atibaia's president Alexandre Barbosa confirmed that the club would leave the city of Atibaia and move to Leme instead, taking over the name, shield and identity of Esporte Clube Lemense.[2]
Stadium
Sport Club Atibaia play their home games at Estádio Municipal Salvador Russani.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 2,000 people.[3]
References
- "Sport Club Atibaia" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- "SC Atibaia deixa cidade e muda para Leme (SP)" [SC Atibaia leave town and move to Leme (SP)] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio de Atibaia. November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2011.