Comercial FC
Wikipedia - Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto)
Comercial Futebol Clube (SP), commonly referred to as Comercial de Ribeirão Preto or simply as Comercial, is a professional association football club based in the city of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. The team participates in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.
The club's home colours are white and black and the team mascot is a lion.
History
On October 10, 1911, some business owners from Ribeirão Preto founded Commercial Football Club and the club soon became very wealthy. The field from Estádio da Rua Tibiriçá was one of the first in Brazil to receive grass, because the club's supporters complained of the dust in the air during the games. In 1936, the club has experienced a financial crisis and the Football Department was closed. In 1956, Commercial merged with Paineiras and become Comercial Football Club, entering the second division from Campeonato Paulista that same year.
In 1958, Comercial won its first title, the Campeonato Paulista Second Level, beating Corinthians of Presidente Prudente in the final. The club was promoted to the following year's first level.
In 1978, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time. The club finished in the 42nd position.
In 1979, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the second time. The club finished in the 14th position, ahead of clubs like Grêmio, Fluminense and Botafogo (RJ).
Comercial har vunnet Campeonato Paulista Série A3 fem ganger (1957, 1962, 1975, 1989 og 2002) og Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão én gang (1994). Klubben har også deltatt i Campeonato Brasileiro Série D ved flere anledninger, med sin beste prestasjon ved å nå kvartfinalen i 2019.
Commercials nåværende trener er Gustavo Marciano, og klubbens farger er grønn, hvit og rødt. Klubben har en langvarig rivalisering med Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, som også holder til i Ribeirão Preto.
Noen av de mest kjente spillerne som har spilt for Comercial inkluderer:
* Dener (tidligere São Paulo, Juventus og Real Madrid-spiller)
* Juninho Paulista (tidligere Middlesbrough, Atlético Madrid og Lyon-spiller)
* Ricardinho (tidligere Corinthians, São Paulo og Cruzeiro-spiller)
* Serginho Chulapa (tidligere Santos, São Paulo og Flamengo-spiller)