Oeste Futebol Clube

Oeste
Full nameOeste Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Rubrão (Big Red)
Onça Rubro-Negra (Scarlet-Dark Jaguar)
Founded25 January 1921; 104 years ago (1921-01-25)
GroundArena Barueri
Capacity31,452
OwnerAparecido Roberto de Freitas
PresidentErnesto Francisco Garcia
Head coachFernando Marchiori
LeagueCampeonato Paulista Série A2
2024 [pt]Paulista Série A2, 13th of 16
Websitewww.oestefc.com.br

Oeste Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as simply Oeste, is a Brazilian association football club based in Barueri, São Paulo. They currently play in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second division of the São Paulo state football league.

Originally from Itápolis in São Paulo state, Oeste was founded on 25 January 1921.[1] They play in black and red shirts, black shorts and red socks.

History

The club was founded in 1921 by two brothers from Rio de Janeiro.[1] One was a supporter of Flamengo, while the other was a supporter of Fluminense.[1] A training match against an amateur club from the municipality of Fazenda Itaquerê was set to decide if the club would be named Flamengo or Fluminense.[1] With a victory, the club would be named Flamengo, while if defeated the club would be named Fluminense.[1] The club beat their opponents 3–0, but adopted the name Oeste Futebol Clube, after the Center-West region of São Paulo state, while Flamengo's colors were chosen.[1]

The club competed in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1 for the first time in 2004, after winning the Série A2 in the previous season.[2] The club returned to the Série A1 in 2009, after being defeated by Santo André in the Série A2 final in 2008.[3] Oeste won the 2012 Série C after beating Icasa in the final.[4] In 2016, they sealed a partnership with Grêmio Osasco Audax, 2016 Campeonato Paulista A1 runners-up, for the 2016 Serie B, which included mixing players from both teams in one squad and playing home games at Audax's stadium in Osasco.[5]

In 2017, Oeste was relocated definitely to the city of Barueri,[6] since the Estádio Municipal dos Amaros wasn't allowed to host Série B matches due to its limitations,[7] and the City Hall of Itápolis, owners of the stadium, couldn't reach an agreement with the club.

Symbols

The club's mascot is a jaguar, named after one of the city's main rivers, Da Onça River (Onça River), onça is Portuguese for jaguar.[8]

Stadium

For most of their history, Oeste's home stadium has been the Estádio Municipal dos Amaros, which has a maximum capacity of 6,000 people.[9] In 2016 they played their home games at Prefeito José Liberatti, located in Osasco.[9] From 2017 onwards, they play at the Arena Barueri, in Barueri.

Current squad

As of 1 February 2022

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 Brazil BRA Alexandre Joabe
— GK Brazil BRA Fernando Henrique
— GK Brazil BRA Rodolfo
— DF Brazil BRA Afonso
— DF Brazil BRA Alan
— DF Brazil BRA Diego Jussani
— DF Brazil BRA Favorito
— DF Brazil BRA Thiago Silva
— DF Brazil BRA Daniel Vançan
— DF Brazil BRA Jefferson Feijão
— DF Brazil BRA Matheus Índio
— MF Brazil BRA Brunão
— MF Brazil BRA Bruno Duarte
— MF Brazil BRA Bruno Lima
— MF Brazil BRA Diogo
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Gabriel da Motta
— MF Brazil BRA Gustavo Hebling
— MF Brazil BRA Léo Ceará
— MF Brazil BRA Raphael
— MF Brazil BRA Raphael Luz
— MF Brazil BRA Sérgio Mota
— MF Brazil BRA Walfrido
— FW Brazil BRA Bruno Gonçalves
— FW Brazil BRA Bruno Lopes
— FW Brazil BRA De Paula
— FW Brazil BRA Kauã
— FW Brazil BRA Lucas Douglas
— FW Brazil BRA Tite
— FW Bulgaria BUL Wanderson
— FW Brazil BRA Werik Popó

Honours

National

State

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Oeste Futebol Clube – História" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  2. ^ "Oeste Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  3. ^ "Santo André bate Oeste e conquista título da A-2" (in Portuguese). Placar. June 1, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2009. [dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Oeste vence Icasa, é campeão da Série C e salva honra de paulistas". ESPN Estadão (in Portuguese). December 1, 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Presidente do Oeste confirma parceria com Audax e fala em elenco mesclado" (in Portuguese). May 16, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "Sem estádio em Itápolis, Oeste troca de cidade e passa a jogar em Barueri". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  7. ^ "Estádio dos Amaros tem novo projeto, mas Oeste segue longe de Itápolis" (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 18, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "Oeste Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  9. ^ a b "Estádio Prefeito José Liberatti" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.