Sociedade Esportiva Matonense

Matonense
Full nameSociedade Esportiva Matonense
Nickname(s)SEMA
Águia azul
Founded24 May 1976; 48 years ago (1976-05-24)
GroundDr. Hudson Buck Ferreira
Capacity8,758
Head coachLuis Carlos Martins
LeagueCampeonato Paulista Série A4
2024 [pt]Paulista Série A3, 16th of 16 (relegated)

Sociedade Esportiva Matonense, more commonly referred to as Matonense, is a Brazilian football club based in Matão, São Paulo. The team compete in Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of the São Paulo state football league.

They competed in the Série A and in the Série C once.

History

The club was founded on May 24, 1976.[1] Matonense won the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão in 1995, the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 in 1996, and the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 1997. The club competed in the Série C in 1998, when they were eliminated in the First Stage. Matonese reached the Second Stage of the White Module of the 2000 edition of the Série A, named Copa João Havelange.[2]

In 2013, Matonense won, for the second time, the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. With the best campaign since the first stages of the championship, Matonense reached the final against Água Santa de Diadema. However, Matão's team was beaten in ABC Paulista by 5x2, forcing them to win an expressive victory by more than 3 goals difference and in a historic game, Matonense made 4x0 and guaranteed the second championship of the second division, after 18 years.

In 2014, Matonense guaranteed access to the A2 division of Paulistão together with the champion of this edition in the same group, Grêmio Novorizontino.

In 2015 Matonense was relegated in the Campeonato Paulista A2 division, ending the championship with 17 points, being in 18th place.

In 2016 the club returned to the A3 division, finishing the first phase in 5th place, with his technical team formed by trainer Pinho and as a technical assistant Anderson Florentino.

Women's team

In 2001 the club's women's team finished as runners-up in both the Campeonato Brasileiro[3] and the controversial 2001 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino.[4]

Honours

Stadium

Sociedade Esportiva Matonense play their home games at Estádio Hudson Buck Pereira.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,758 people.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 88.
  2. ^ "Brazil 2000 Championship - Copa João Havelange". RSSSF. June 6, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; Gonzalez, Miguel Alvim (June 15, 2015). "Brazil - List of Women's Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Palmeiras vence o Paulista feminino de futebol" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. December 16, 2001. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2011.