Associação Esportiva Velo Clube Rioclarense

Velo Clube
Full nameAssociação Esportiva Velo Clube Rioclarense
Nickname(s)Rubro Verde
Velão
Galo Vermelho
Founded28 August 1910 (1910-08-28)
GroundBenitão
Capacity8,136 [1]
PresidentReginaldo Breda
Head coachGuilherme Alves
LeagueCampeonato Paulista
2024Paulista Série A2, 1st of 16 (champions)

Associação Esportiva Velo Clube Rioclarense, commonly referred to as Velo Clube, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Rio Claro, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the first tier of the São Paulo state football league.[2]

History

The club was founded on 28 August 1910.[3] They won the Campeonato Paulista do Interior in 1925 and the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 2024.

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 26 January 2025

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 Arthur Dreossi
GK  BRA Caio Bolonhin
GK  BRA Dalton
GK  BRA Pablo Kaique
DF  BRA Carlos Itambé
DF  BRA Gabriel Mancha
DF  BRA Júlio Vaz
DF  BRA Lucas Cezane
DF  BRA Marcelo Augusto
DF  BRA Rafael Ribeiro
DF  BRA Léo Campos
DF  BRA Luan Sales (on loan from Atlético Goianiense)
DF  BRA Rennan Siqueira
DF  BRA Yuri Ferraz (on loan from Santa Cruz)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  BRA Carlos Manuel
MF  BRA Léo Baiano (captain)
MF  BRA Mateus Norton
MF  BRA Pedro Cacho
MF  BRA Pedro Favela
MF  BRA Felipinho
MF  BRA Matheus Firmino
MF  BRA Sillas
FW  BRA Cauari (on loan from Galo Maringá)
FW  BRA Daniel Amorim
FW  BRA Jefferson Nem
FW  BRA Lucas Duni
FW  BRA Vinícius Leite (on loan from Botafogo-PB)

Honours

Stadium

Associação Esportiva Velo Clube Rioclarense play their home games at Estádio Benito Agnelo Castellano.[3] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,198 people.[4]

References

  1. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Portuguese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ Noticias, Brasil. "Velo Clube segura o Juventus e volta à Série A1 do Paulistão após 45 anos". CNN Brasil. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro (in Portuguese). Panda Books. p. 91.
  4. ^ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2011.