Ituano Futebol Clube

Football club infobox
clubname = Ituano


fullname = Ituano Futebol Clube
nickname = "Galo (Rooster)" and
"Rubro-Negro (Scarlet-Black)"
founded = 1947
ground = Novelli Júnior, Itu, Brazil
capacity = 18,000 | chairman = Érika Sheila Adrigo Minelli
manager = João Martins
league = Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
season = 2007
position = Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 20th (relegated)
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pattern_la2=_blacklower|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=_blacklower
leftarm2=FF0000|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FF0000|shorts2=ffffff|socks2=ffffff

Ituano Futebol Clube, also known as Ituano Sociedade Civil de Futebol Ltda, or Ituano as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Itu in São Paulo, founded on May 24, 1947.

History

Employees of Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana (Sorocabana Railroad), based in Itu founded on May 24, 1947 the Associação Atlética Sorocabana. In the 1960s, the club changed its name to Ferroviário Atlético Ituano and in the 1990s the club changed its name to Ituano Futebol Clube.

In 1977 a group of sportsmen of Itu unified the football of the city around Ferroviário Atlético Ituano (FAI) and reactived Liga Ituana de Futebol (Ituano Football League) and in 1978, the club played in the Third Division of Federação Paulista de Futebol's Campeonato Paulista.

Titles

*Brazilian Série C: 2003
*Campeonato Paulista: 2002
*Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1989
*Copa Mauro Ramos: 2002

tadium

Ituano's stadium is Estádio Novelli Júnior, inaugurated in 1947, with a maximum capacity of 18,000 people.

Current Squad

Notable former players

* Alfinete (1993)
* Vinícius (2000)
* Paulo Silas (2001)
* Darcy Dolce Neto (2001)
* Wederson (2001)
* Wellington Santos da Silva (2005)

Kits and mascot

The club plays in black and red stripes, white shorts and socks.

The mascot of the club is a rooster wearing the team's home kit.

External links

* [http://www.ituanofc.com.br/ Official Website]