Guarani

Full name	Guarani Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Bugre (Indigenous)
Founded	April 2, 1911 (1911-04-02)
Ground	Brinco de Ouro da Princesa
Capacity	29,130[1]
President	André Marconatto
Head coach	Umberto Louzer
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Paulista
2023 2023	Série B, 10th of 20 Paulista, 7th of 16
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors Third colors

Carlos Gomes

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 B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league.

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.

Achievements

Titles timeline

Stadium

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

Current squad

As of 18 January 2024^[8]

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  BRA Pegorari 6 DF  BRA Mayk 7 FW  BRA Pablo Thomaz (on loan from CEOV) 9 FW  BRA Bruno Mendes (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado) 11 FW  BRA Derek 13 DF  BRA Diogo Mateus 18 MF  BRA Matheus Bueno 19 FW  BRA Lucas Silva 20 FW  BRA João Victor 21 MF  BRA Lucas Araújo 23 MF  BRA Wenderson 26 DF  BRA Lucas Adell 28 MF  BRA Bernardo (on loan from Coritiba) 31 GK  BRA Douglas Borges 33 FW  BRA Gustavo França 37 FW  BRA Iago Teles

No. Pos. Nation Player 78 MF  BRA Régis — GK  BRA Vladimir (on loan from Santos) — DF  BRA Márcio Silva (on loan from Coritiba) — DF  BRA Rayan — DF  BRA Hélder Santos — DF  BRA Pedro Henrique — DF  BRA Heitor — DF  BRA Léo Santos — MF  BRA Anderson Leite — MF  BRA Camacho — MF  BRA Lima — MF  BRA Caio Henrique — FW  BRA Chay (on loan from Botafogo) — FW  BRA Gabriel Santos (on loan from São Bernardo) — FW  BRA Reinaldo (on loan from Santa Clara)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Eliel (at Hercílio Luz until 30 November 2024) — DF  BRA Mateus Ludke (at Boavista until 30 April 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Titi (at Sampaio Corrêa until 30 November 2024) — FW  BRA Renanzinho (at Manaus until 30 November 2024)

First-team staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Coach	Mozart	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:

Presidents

As of 26 August 2022^[9]

Records

GUARANI´GREATEST SCORERS
	Player	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	Villalobos	87
10º	Ambrósio	54

Ultras

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

References

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)