Noroeste
Full nameEsporte Clube Noroeste
Nickname(s)Norusca
Maquininha Vermelha
FoundedSeptember 1, 1910 (1910-09-01)
GroundEstádio Alfredo de Castilho
Capacity18,866[1]
PresidentEmílio Brumati[2]
Head coachMoisés Egert[3]
LeagueCampeonato Paulista Série A2
2023Paulista Série A2, 3rd of 16
WebsiteClub website

Esporte Clube Noroeste, commonly referred to as Noroeste, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Bauru, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.

Named after a now-defunct railway, Noroeste is a very traditional team within São Paulo state. Their home ground is "Alfredo de Castilho" stadium (supports approximately 18,840 people).

History

Noroeste was founded on September 1, 1910, on the same day as Corinthians, one of the most popular club in Brazil. The club became professional only in 1948. Before that year, it won the Campeonato do Interior, the most prestigious tournament among São Paulo countryside teams, in 1943.

Ten years later (1953), Noroeste were promoted to Campeonato Paulista (state championship) first division. Until 1966, they played against many of the best teams of the country, including legendary Pelé's Santos. After that year, Noroeste has built a history of promotions and relegations to the 1980s. The club reached Campeonato Brasileiro (national first division) once, in 1978.

The 1990s marked one of the hardest period in Noroeste history. They were relegated to Campeonato Paulista Série A-3 (state third division) twice (1994 and 1999) to finally return to Série A-1 (state first division) only in 2005, boosted by the wealth support from chairman Damião Garcia, elected in 2003.

At 2006 season, Noroeste finished Campeonato Paulista in the fourth position, the best in whole club history. They were in Copa do Brasil (Brazil Cup) for the first time, but lost to 15 de Novembro (Campo Bom) yet on early stages. On Série C (national third division), Noroeste reached the third phase, but failed to promote.

2007 season ended with a good general performance for the club, despite first round disqualification in Série C. Noroeste finished 7th on Campeonato Paulista, their third best effort ever. The club was second to Guaratinguetá in Campeonato do Interior and advanced to second round in Copa do Brasil, where runners-up Figueirense defeated them.

The financial struggle when former chairman Damião Garcia ended Kalunga's sponsorship marked the end of an era. A succession of relegation brought the club from First to Last Division of state championship in only 5 years time. In 2015, for the first time in his centennial history, Noroeste played Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fourth and last division. Promotion was granted one year later after an irregular season, but enough to qualify among the four best teams. Noroeste has been disputing Campeonato Paulista Série A3 since 2016.

In 2022, Noroeste beat Comercial (4-3 on aggregated) winning Campeonato Paulista Série A3 for the second time. The club was also promoted to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 after defeating São Bernardo on Semifinals.

Stadium

Noroeste plays their home matches on Alfredo de Castilho stadium. Today's maximum attendance is of 18,840. Public record was 22,863 in a Campeonato Paulista match against Palmeiras.

Achievements

Current squad

As of Oct, 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Caio
12 GK Brazil BRA Arthur Gazze
22 GK Brazil BRA Tales Leonardo
19 DF Brazil BRA Libano
14 DF Brazil BRA Hygor Ribeiro
18 DF Brazil BRA Balardin
4 DF Brazil BRA Luizão (Captain)
6 DF Brazil BRA PH
15 DF Brazil BRA Diego Maia
21 DF Brazil BRA Felipe Vasconcelos
25 DF Brazil BRA Donato
33 DF Brazil BRA Vinicius Santana
No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF Brazil BRA Jonatas Paulista
8 MF Brazil BRA Denner
16 MF Brazil BRA Blade
23 MF Brazil BRA Emerson Muller
7 MF Brazil BRA John Egito
10 MF Brazil BRA Pereira
20 MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Vieira
88 MF Brazil BRA Isael
9 FW Brazil BRA Carlão
11 FW Brazil BRA Pedro Felipe
17 FW Brazil BRA Luiz Thiago
38 FW Brazil BRA Vinicius Bala
89 FW Brazil BRA Leleco

Current staff

Position Staff
Head coach Moisés Egert
Assistant managers Henrique Barcelos
Goalkeeping coach Bruno Uchoa
Fitness coaches Thiago Resende
André Martins
Physiotherapists Cesar Prando
Giancarlo Fellipe
Massagist Jeova Rodrigues
Nutritionists Carol Bernardino
Kátia Bertuzzo

Last updated: 4 Oct 2023
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Rivals

Noroeste main rivals are Marília and XV de Jaú.

References

  1. ↑ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Portuguese).
  2. ↑ "Empresário Emílio Brumati é eleito presidente do Noroeste" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Moisés Egert, o técnico "sobrenatural" que mudou a cara do Noroeste na Série A2 do Paulista" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

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