Associação Atlética Ponte Preta

Ponte Preta was founded on August 11, 1900, by Colégio Culto à Ciência students Miguel do Carmo (nicknamed "Migué"), Luiz Garibaldi Burghi, (nicknamed "Gigette") and Antonio de Oliveira (nicknamed "Tonico Campeão"), nearby a black painted wood railroad bridge, hence the name Ponte Preta (lit. "black bridge"). The team's first president was Pedro Vieira da Silva. Ponte Preta's history is directly intertwined with the railroad business that was flourishing in its city of Campinas. Most of the people involved with the foundation of the team were residents of the working-class neighbourhood by the railroad. One of the team's first nicknames was the "Train of August 11th". Ponte's stadium, the Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, is located right by the railroad in a way where it is possible to see it when inside the stadium, and according to the fans, when the train passes by during a game, it is a sign of good luck to come for the team. Ponte Preta is recognized, by FIFA, as one of the first teams in the Americas to accept black players, since its foundation in 1900. The club claims to be the first football team ever to have a black player in their roster, that player being the before mentioned Miguel do Carmo, who was part of their first squad. It is also the first countryside team to play a national competition, in 1970. Pelé's last match in Brazil was against Ponte Preta. On September 2, 1974, at Vila Belmiro stadium, Santos defeated Ponte Preta 2–0. Ponte Preta lost the Campeonato…

Official tournaments

Others tournaments

State

Campeonato Paulista do Interior (4): 2009, 2013, 2015, 2018

City

Campeonato Campineiro (10): 1912, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951 Torneio Taça Cidade de Campinas (2): 1949, 1951

Runners-up

Copa Sudamericana (1): 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (2): 1997, 2014 Campeonato Paulista (7): 1929, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2008, 2017 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 (6): 1932, 1945, 1961, 1964, 1989, 1999

Youth team

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (2): 1981, 1982