Guarani FC

Not to be confused with Guarani Esporte Clube (MG), Guarany Futebol Clube, or Club Guaraní.

Guarani Futebol Clube, colloquially called Guarani, is a Brazilian association football club in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is the only club not based in a state capital or coastal city to have won the top tier of the Brazilian Championship. The team currently play in the Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league.

Guarani

Full name	Guarani Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Bugre (Indigenous)
Founded	April 2, 1911; 113 years ago (1911-04-02)
Ground	Brinco de Ouro da Princesa
Capacity	29,130[1]
President	André Marconatto
Head coach	Maurício Souza
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Paulista
2024 2024	Série B, 20th of 20 (relegated) Paulista, 14th of 16
Website	guaranifc.com.br
Home colors Away colors

Carlos Gomes

It is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian, and its supporters are known as bugrinos.

History

Guarani Football Club was founded on April 1, 1911, in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, as Guarany Foot-Ball Club, by the initiative of 12 students from the Gymnasio do Estado (now Culto à Ciência).^[2] The students, including Pompeo de Vito, Hernani Felippo Matallo and Vicente Matallo, usually played football at Praça Carlos Gomes.^[2] Vicente Matallo became Guarani's first president.^[2] Guarani was named after maestro Antônio Carlos Gomes' opera "Il Guarany". Antônio Carlos Gomes was born in Campinas, Brazil, and is one of the most distinguished nineteenth century classical composers.^[3] Guarani was officially founded on April 1, 1911, but to avoid April Fools' Day jokes by supporters of rival teams, the directors of Guarani changed the official foundation date to April 2, 1911.^[3]

In 1949, Guarani won Campeonato Paulista Second tier, earning the right to play in the top tier the following season.^[3]

As of 2023, Guarani is one of only two Brazilian clubs not based in a state capital to have won the national championship - the other one being Santos. The club won Campeonato Brasileiro in 1978, after defeating Palmeiras.^[4]

In 1979, the club was a semi-finalist in the Copa Libertadores, but was eliminated by the eventual season champions Club Olimpia. This run remains Guarani's best performance in international competitions to date.

In 2016, Guarani qualified for the playoff semifinals of 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, thus ensuring its return to Serie B after a four-year absence.

Honours

Official tournaments

National
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	1	1978
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B	1	1981
State
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Paulista Série A2	4	1932, 1944, 1949, 2018

Others tournaments

State

• Torneio Início (3): 1953, 1954, 1956

City

• Campeonato Campineiro (13): 1916, 1919, 1920, 1932, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957
• Taça Cidade de Campinas (2): 1950, 1952
• Torneio Início do Campeonato Campineiro (6): 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1947

Runners-up

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (2): 1986, 1987
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (2): 1991, 2009
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (2): 2008, 2016
• Torneio dos Campeões (1): 1982
• Campeonato Paulista (2): 1988, 2012
• Copa Paulista (1): 2004
• Campeonato Paulista Série A2 (1): 2011

Youth team

• Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (1): 1994

Titles timeline

• 1912 : Runner-up - Liga Operária de Foot-Ball Campineira
• 1916 : Champions - AFC (Associação de Foot-Ball Campineira)
• 1919 : Champions - AFC
• 1920 : Champions - AFC
• 1921 : Runner-up - APEA (Associação Paulista de Esportes Athleticos)
• 1926 : Champions - APEA
• 1928 : Runner-up - APEA
• 1932 : Champions - APEA
• 1938 : Champions - LCF (Liga Campineira de Futebol)
• 1939 : Champions - LCF
• 1941 : Champions - LCF
• 1942 : Champions - LCF
• 1943 : Champions - LCF
• 1943 : Runner-up - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF (Federação Paulista de Futebol)
• 1944 : Champions - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF
• 1944 : Champions - State Amateur Championship - FPF
• 1945 : Champions - LCF
• 1946 : Runner-up - Copa do Interior (Amateur) - FPF
• 1946 : Champions - LCF
• 1949 : Champions - Campeonato Paulista Série A2 - FPF
• 1953 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1954 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1956 : Champions - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1957 : Runner-up - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1969 : Runner-up - Torneio-Início do Campeonato Paulista - FPF
• 1970 : Awarded A Gazeta Esportiva 's "Taça dos Invictos"
• 1970 : Champions - Torneio de Classificação para 1970 (Paulistinha) - FPF
• 1970 : Champions - Torneio de Classificação para 1971 - FPF
• 1974 : Awarded "II Troféu Folha de S.Paulo" (Champions - Countryside 1972/73/74)
• 1976 : Champions - Campeonato Paulista First Stage (Taça Alm. Heleno Nunes)
• 1978 : Champions - Brazilian Championship - CBF
• 1981 : Champions - Taça de Prata - CBF
• 1982 : Runner-up - Torneio dos Campeões - CBF
• 1986 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship - CBF
• 1987 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship - CBF
• 1988 : Runner-up - Paulista Championship - FPF
• 1991 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Série B - CBF
• 2008 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Série C - CBF
• 2009 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Série B - CBF
• 2012 : Runner-up - São Paulo State Championship Série A1 - FPF
• 2016 : Runner-up - Brazilian Championship Série C - CBF
• 2018 : Champions - Campeonato Paulista Série A2 - FPF

Youth team titles

• 1994 : Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior
• 1998 : Copa Zico de Futebol Juvenil
• 2001 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)
• 2002 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)

Stadium

Main article: Estádio Brinco de Ouro

Overview of the Brinco de Ouro stadium.

Brinco de Ouro stadium, during a night game.

Guarani's stadium is Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, built on May 31, 1953,^[5] with a maximum capacity of 30,988 people.^[6]

Rival

Guarani's biggest rival is Ponte Preta, who also hail from Campinas. The games between Guarani and Ponte Preta are known as Derby Campineiro.^[7]

Performances in the Série A

Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position
1971	-	1981	-	1991	-	2001	19th	2011	-	2021	-
1972		1982	3rd	1992	9th	2002	16th	2012		2022
1973	15th	1983	16th	1993	6th	2003	13th	2013		2023
1974	12th	1984	-	1994	3rd	2004	22nd	2014		2024
1975		1985	15th	1995	19th	2005	-	2015
1976	10th	1986	2nd	1996	6th	2006		2016
1977	28th	1987		1997	21st	2007		2017
1978	1st	1988	14th	1998	19th	2008		2018
1979	16th	1989	20th	1999	8th	2009		2019
1980	16th	1990	-	2000	17th	2010	18th	2020

Current squad

As of 24 February 2025^[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA Emerson Júnior — GK  BRA Fred Conte — GK  BRA Gabriel Mesquita — DF  BRA Alan Santos — DF  BRA Caio Dias — DF  BRA Felipe Zamboni — DF  BRA Lucas Rafael — DF  BRA Márcio Silva (on loan from Coritiba) — DF  BRA Pedro Manoel — DF  BRA Raphael Rodrigues — DF  BRA Titi — DF  BRA Cauê Raphael — DF  BRA Emerson — DF  BRA Lucas Justen (on loan from Fluminense) — DF  BRA Vinicius Kauê — DF  BRA Yan Henrique — MF  BRA Anderson Leite — MF  BRA Caio Mello

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Daniel — MF  BRA Giva — MF  BRA Isaque — MF  BRA Mateus Sarará (on loan from Alverca) — MF  BRA Nathan Camargo (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino) — MF  BRA Vinicius Yuji — FW  BRA Deni Júnior — FW  BRA Eliseu Manuel — FW  BRA João Marcelo — FW  BRA João Victor (on loan from Nova Iguaçu) — FW  BRA Matheus Régis (on loan from São Bernardo) — FW  BRA Léo Porfírio — FW  BRA Luiz Miguel — FW  BRA Rafael Bilú — FW  BRA Raí Nascimento — FW  BRA Lucas Macedo — FW  BRA Samuel

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  BRA Rafael Freitas (at Santos until 31 July 2025) — FW  BRA Theo Lanza (at Operário-MS until 30 April 2025)

First-team staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Coach	Maurício Souza	Brazilian

Guarani players in the World Cup

The following footballers, who have played for Guarani at some point during their careers, represented Brazil in the FIFA World Cup:

1974 FIFA World Cup (West Germany) Valdir Peres 1978 FIFA World Cup (Argentina) Amaral Carlos Jorge Mendonça Valdir Peres 1982 FIFA World Cup (Spain) Carlos Paulo Isidoro Renato Valdir Peres 1986 FIFA World Cup (Mexico) Careca Carlos Edson Júlio César

1990 FIFA World Cup (Italy) Careca Ricardo Rocha 1994 FIFA World Cup (United States) Mauro Silva Ricardo Rocha Viola Zetti 2002 FIFA World Cup (South Korea/Japan) Edílson Luizão 2006 FIFA World Cup (Germany) Mineiro

Presidents

As of 26 August 2022^[9]

• Vicente Matallo (1911-12)
• Vicente Matallo - Pompeo de Vito / Mário Branco de Godoy (1913)
• Antonio de Souza Letro / Pompeo de Vito (1914)
• Pompeo de Vito (1915-17)
• Armando Sarnes / Pompeo de Vito (1918)
• Júlio dos Santos Mota / Antonio Alberti / Carmine Alberti (1919)
• Carmine Alberti (1920-21)
• Antonio Albino Júnior (1922-23)
• José de Queiroz Telles (1924)
• Galdino de Moraes Alves / José Ferreira de Godoy (1925)
• Dr. Lucio Pereira Peixoto / Benedicto da Cunha Campos (1926)
• Benedicto da Cunha Campos (1927)
• Wlademir Varanda / Ítalo Franceschini (1928)
• Augusto de Carvalho Asbahr (1929)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima / Dr. Arnaldo de Campos (1930)
• Alexandre Chiarini (1931)
• Frederico Borghi (1932)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1933)
• Augusto de Carvalho Asbahr (1934)
• João Mezzalira (1935-36)
• Vicente Torregrossa (1937)
• Dr. Januário Pardo Mêo (1938-39)
• Prof. Floriano de Azevedo Marques (1939-40)
• Dr. Sebastião Otranto (1941)
• Jaime Serra / João Mezzalira (1942)
• Alfredo Ribeiro Nogueira (1943)
• Cesar Contessotto (1944)
• Cesar Contessotto / Guilmer Cury Zakia (1945)
• Artemiro Caruzo Andreoli (1946)
• Sebastião Otranto - Emílio Porto (1947)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1948)
• Nilo de Rezende Rubim / Cesar Contessotto (1949)
• Cesar Contessotto / Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1950)
• Isolino Ferramola (1951)
• Dr. Romeu Tórtima (1952)
• Dr. Rui Vicente de Mello / Cesar Contessoto (1953)
• Dolor de Oliveira Barbosa (1954)
• Miguel Moreno (1955)
• Esmeraldino Antunes Barreira (1956)
• Emílio Porto (1957)
• Jaime Silva (1958)
• Mário Brocchi (1959)
• Jaime Silva (1960-62)
• Jamil Gadia (1963)
• Jaime Silva (1964)
• Miguel Moreno (1965)
• Eder Guimarães Leme / João Motta (1966)
• Jaime Silva / Manoel Marques Paiva / Eduardo José Farah (1967)
• Miguel Moreno (1968-69)
• Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira (1970), (1977)
• Ricardo Chuffi (1978-79)
• Antonio Tavares Jr. (1980-83)
• Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira (1984-87)
• Luiz Roberto Zini (1988-91)
• Luiz Roberto Zini (1992-99)
• José Luiz Lourencetti (1999-06)
• Leonel Almeida Martins de Oliveira (2006-11)
• Marcelo Mingone (2011-2012)
• Alvaro Negrão de Lima (2012-2014)
• Horley Senna (2014-2017)
• Palmeron Mendes Filho (2017-2019)
• Ricardo Miguel Moisés (2019-to-date)

Records

GUARANI´GREATEST SCORERS
Rank	Player's Name	Numbers Of Goals
1º	Zuza	221
2º	Nenê	137
3º	Careca	118
4º	Augusto	104
5º	Zequinha	95
6º	Roberto Caco	93
7º	Fumagalli	89
8º	Jorge Mendonça	88
9º	Jesús Villalobos	87
10º	Ambrósio	54

Ultras

• Torcida Fúria Independente
• Guerreiros da Tribo
• Torcida Jovem
• Bugrinos da Capital