Esporte Clube Noroeste

Not to be confused with Real Noroeste Capixaba Futebol Clube.

Soccer club

Noroeste

Full name| Esporte Clube Noroeste
Nickname(s)| Norusca
Maquininha Vermelha
Founded| September 1, 1910 (114 years ago) (1910-09-01)
Ground| Estádio Alfredo de Castilho
Capacity| 18,866[1]
President| Emílio Brumati[2]
Head coach| Moisés Egert[3]
League| Campeonato Paulista Série A2
2023 [pt]| Paulista Série A2, 3rd of 16
Website| https://web.archive.org/web/20191102100947/http://ecnoroeste.com.br/

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Esporte Clube Noroeste, commonly referred to as Noroeste, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Bauru, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.

Named after a now-defunct railway, Noroeste is a very traditional team within São Paulo state. Their home ground is "Alfredo de Castilho" stadium (supports approximately 18,840 people).

## History

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Noroeste was founded on September 1, 1910, on the same day as Corinthians, one of the most popular club in Brazil. The club became professional only in 1948. Before that year, it won the Campeonato do Interior, the most prestigious tournament among São Paulo countryside teams, in 1943.

Ten years later (1953), Noroeste were promoted to Campeonato Paulista (state championship) first division. Until 1966, they played against many of the best teams of the country, including legendary Pelé's Santos. After that year, Noroeste has built a history of promotions and relegations to the 1980s. The club reached Campeonato Brasileiro (national first division) once, in 1978.

The 1990s marked one of the hardest period in Noroeste history. They were relegated to Campeonato Paulista Série A-3 (state third division) twice (1994 and 1999) to finally return to Série A-1 (state first division) only in 2005, boosted by the wealth support from chairman Damião Garcia, elected in 2003.

At 2006 season, Noroeste finished Campeonato Paulista in the fourth position, the best in whole club history. They were in Copa do Brasil (Brazil Cup) for the first time, but lost to 15 de Novembro (Campo Bom) yet on early stages. On Série C (national third division), Noroeste reached the third phase, but failed to promote.

2007 season ended with a good general performance for the club, despite first round disqualification in Série C. Noroeste finished 7th on Campeonato Paulista, their third best effort ever. The club was second to Guaratinguetá in Campeonato do Interior and advanced to second round in Copa do Brasil, where runners-up Figueirense defeated them.

The financial struggle when former chairman Damião Garcia ended Kalunga's sponsorship marked the end of an era. A succession of relegation brought the club from First to Last Division of state championship in only 5 years time. In 2015, for the first time in his centennial history, Noroeste played Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fourth and last division. Promotion was granted one year later after an irregular season, but enough to qualify among the four best teams. Noroeste has been disputing Campeonato Paulista Série A3 since 2016.

In 2022, Noroeste beat Comercial (4-3 on aggregated) winning Campeonato Paulista Série A3 for the second time. The club was also promoted to Campeonato Paulista Série A2 after defeating São Bernardo on Semifinals.

## Stadium

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Noroeste plays their home matches on Alfredo de Castilho stadium. Today's maximum attendance is of 18,840. Public record was 22,863 in a Campeonato Paulista match against Palmeiras.

## Honours

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* Copa Paulista
* Winners (2): 2005, 2012
* Campeonato Paulista Série A2
* Winners (4): 1943 FPFA (Countryside), 1953, 1970, 1984
* Campeonato Paulista Série A3
* Winners (2): 1995, 2022

## Current squad

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As of Oct, 2023

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  BRA | Caio
12  | GK |  BRA | Arthur Gazze
22  | GK |  BRA | Tales Leonardo
19  | DF |  BRA | Libano
14  | DF |  BRA | Hygor Ribeiro
18  | DF |  BRA | Balardin
4  | DF |  BRA | Luizão (Captain)
6  | DF |  BRA | PH
15  | DF |  BRA | Diego Maia
21  | DF |  BRA | Felipe Vasconcelos
25  | DF |  BRA | Donato
33  | DF |  BRA | Vinicius Santana
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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5  | MF |  BRA | Jonatas Paulista
8  | MF |  BRA | Denner
16  | MF |  BRA | Blade
23  | MF |  BRA | Emerson Muller
7  | MF |  BRA | John Egito
10  | MF |  BRA | Pereira
20  | MF |  BRA | Guilherme Vieira
88  | MF |  BRA | Isael
9  | FW |  BRA | Carlão
11  | FW |  BRA | Pedro Felipe
17  | FW |  BRA | Luiz Thiago
38  | FW |  BRA | Vinicius Bala
89  | FW |  BRA | Leleco

### Current staff

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Position  | Staff

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Head coach  | Moisés Egert
Assistant managers  | Henrique Barcelos
Goalkeeping coach  | Bruno Uchoa
Fitness coaches  | Thiago Resende
André Martins
Physiotherapists  | Cesar Prando
Giancarlo Fellipe
Massagist  | Jeova Rodrigues
Nutritionists  | Carol Bernardino
Kátia Bertuzzo

Last updated: 4 Oct 2023
Source: [1]

## Rivals

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Noroeste's main rivals are Marília and XV de Jaú.

## References

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1. ^ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Portuguese).
2. ^ "Empresário Emílio Brumati é eleito presidente do Noroeste" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
3. ^ "Moisés Egert, o técnico "sobrenatural" que mudou a cara do Noroeste na Série A2 do Paulista" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

## External links

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* (in Portuguese) Esporte Clube Noroeste official site

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* Água Santa
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* AD São Caetano
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