São Bernardo Futebol Clube
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São Bernardo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as São Bernardo, is a professional association football club based in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top division of the São Paulo state football league.
Full name | São Bernardo Futebol Clube Ltda. | ||
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Nickname(s) | Bernô Tigre do ABC (Tiger of the ABC Region) | ||
Founded | 20 December 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-20) | ||
Ground | 1º de Maio | ||
Capacity | 12,578 [1] | ||
Owner | Roberto Graziano | ||
President | Antônio Moreno (Tony) | ||
Head coach | Ricardo Catalá | ||
League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Paulista | ||
2023 2023 | Série C, 7th of 20 Paulista, 5th of 16 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club play their home games at the 12,504 capacity Estádio 1º de Maio. Supporters maintain rivalries with a number of fellow ABC Region clubs, including Santo André, São Caetano, Água Santa and crosstown rivals EC São Bernardo. The club's home colours are yellow and black and the team mascot is a tiger.
São Bernardo participated twice in the Copa do Brasil, their best result being a second stage exit in 2013. The club also took part in the Série D once, finishing 9th in the 2017 season. São Bernardo won the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 2012 and the Copa Paulista in 2013. The club's highest ever state league finish came in 2016 when they finished sixth in the Paulistão.
Founded in 2004, the club started in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão in 2005, securing promotion to Série A3 by the end of the first year. In 2008, they were runners-up of Série A3 and were promoted to Campeonato Paulista Série A2. Following a fourth place finish in 2010, São Bernardo played in Série A1 for the first time in 2011, but stayed only one season in the top flight of the São Paulo state football league and were relegated back to Série A2. They returned to the state first division one year later and had a five-year stay in the Série A1 before being relegated at the end of the 2017 season.