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Wikipedia - São José Esporte Clube
São José Esporte Clube, more commonly referred to as São José, is a Brazilian football club based in São José dos Campos, São Paulo. The team compete in Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league. Its home stadium is Estádio Martins Pereira, which has a maximum capacity of approximately 15,300.
History
The club was founded on August 13, 1933, as Esporte Clube São José, after Futebol Clube and Klaxon merged. The club merged in 1945 with Associação Esportiva São José to form São José Esporte Clube.
On March 8, 1964, São José became a professional club.[]
In December, 1976, due to a financial crisis, the club changed its name to São José Esporte Clube, with the purpose of not paying its debts. The club also changed its colors, which were black and white, to the current blue, yellow and white ones, and changed its logo.[]
In 1989, the club was runner-up of Campeonato Paulista, after beating Corinthians in the semifinals, and losing to São Paulo in the final, and runner-up of Campeonato Brasileiro Second Division, losing to Bragantino in the final, but being promoted to the following year's first division.[]
In 1996, São José won the Copa Vale after defeating Aparecida in the final.[]
In 2003, the club was renamed to Esporte São José, but in 2005, the club returned to its previous name, São José Esporte Clube. In 2006, São José moved back to Campeonato Paulista A-2.[]
Years in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A:
1982 Place: 12th out of 44
1990 Place: 19th out of 20