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Associação Desportiva São Caetano

Associação Desportiva São Caetano

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History

Early years

Founded in 1989, the club found success early, winning the Third and Second Divisions of São Paulo regional tournaments. In 1998, the club was runner up of the Serie C, and was promoted to Serie B.

Serie A era (2000–2006)

In 2000, the Brazilian national championship was contested in a rather unusual way. According to previous credentials, teams would play in the First, Second or Third Division; São Caetano played in the Second. The difference was that, after all Divisions were finished, a mini tournament would gather representatives from all of them (one team from Third Division, three from Second and twelve from First), and the winner would be the Brazilian Champion of 2000. São Caetano was runner-up of the Second Division and qualified to the finals. Beating Fluminense, Palmeiras and Grêmio, they entered the final against Vasco da Gama. The first match ended as a draw. Halfway during the second match, a fence collapsed at Estádio São Januário and the match was suspended. Despite several claims that São Caetano should be declared champion, Vasco petitioned the league for a third match, which Vasco went on to win 3-1. Their runner-up finish gave them qualification for the 2001 Copa Libertadores. Unlike many teams that rise prominently then quickly fall back to obscurity, São Caetano had another strong campaign in 2001. Playing its first full season in the top division, they topped the table in the first stage, and then reached the finals against…

League
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
League
Campeonato Paulista Série A4

Legacy

Honours

Official tournaments

Runners-up

Copa Libertadores (1): 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (2): 2000, 2001 Copa João Havelange Yellow Group (1): 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (1): 1998 Campeonato Paulista (1): 2007 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 (1): 1992

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association football club in Brazil

Extract from Wikipedia

São Caetano Futebol, formerly known as Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly referred to as São Caetano, is a Brazilian professional football club based in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo. Founded on 4 December 1989, they compete in the Campeonato Paulista Série A4, the fourth tier of the São Paulo state football league and play their home games at Estádio Anacleto Campanella. Their biggest rival is Santo André.

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