Associação Atlética Francana

Associação Atlética Francana, or simply Francana, is a Brazilian football team based in Franca, São Paulo. Founded in 1912, it plays in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.

Francana

Full name	Associação Atlética Francana
Nickname(s)	Feiticeira Veterana
Founded	12 October 1912; 112 years ago (1912-10-12)
Ground	Lanchão
Capacity	15,100
President	Fahim Youssef Neto
Head Coach	Júlio Sérgio
League	Campeonato Paulista Série A4
2023 [pt]	Paulista Segunda Divisão, 5th of 36
Home colours Away colours

The club competed in the Série A and in the Série C once.

History

The club was founded on 12 October 1912.^[1] They won the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 1977. Francana competed in the Série A in 1979, but were eliminated in the Second Stage. The club reached the final stage of the 1997 Série C, finishing in the third place out of four in that stage.^[2]

Honours

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  • Winners (1): 1977
• Torneio Incentivo
  • Winners (1): 1980

Stadium

Associação Atlética Francana play their home games at Estádio José Lancha Filho, nicknamed Lanchão.^[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 15,100 people.^[3]

References

1. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 86.
2. "1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C". RSSSF. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
3. "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2011.