Esporte Clube XV de Novembro

During the 1910s, there were two important amateur football clubs in Piracicaba, Vergueirense, owned by Pousa family, and 12 de Outubro, owned by Guerrini family. In October 1913, the clubs' owners decided to merge both clubs. Captain Carlos Wingeter, of the Brazilian National Guard and who was also a dental surgeon, was appointed as the new club's first president. He accepted the task only if the club was named XV de Novembro (November 15), after the Brazilian Proclamation of Republic day. On November 15, 1913, the club was founded as Esporte Clube XV de Novembro. In 1943, XV de Piracicaba won its first title, which was the Campeonato Paulista Second Level, finishing one point ahead of Taubaté. In 1964, Romeu Italo Ripoli took the XV on a tour through Europe and Asia. At that time, Brazil was already two-time world champion and only Santos and Botafogo made this type of trip. The team played in Sweden, Poland, Germany (Western and Eastern division of the season), Denmark and, at the height of Cold War, in the then Soviet Republics of Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. In 1976, at the second term of Ripoli's presidency, the club finished second in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, second only to Palmeiras. In 1977, the club disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro First Division for the first time, finishing in the 22nd position, ahead of clubs like Internacional, Fluminense and Atlético Paranaense. In 1979, XV de Piracicaba disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro…

Official tournaments

s shared record

Others tournaments

Regional

Copa Brasil Central (1): 1969

State

Copa Ray-o-Vac (1): 1984 Torneio José Ermirio de Moraes Filho (1): 1975 Torneio Início (1): 1949

Runners-up

Campeonato Paulista (1): 1976 Copa Paulista (2): 2008, 2019 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 (3): 1919, 1966, 1981