Comercial FC
Wikipedia - Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto)
Comercial Futebol Clube (SP), commonly referred to as Comercial de Ribeirão Preto or simply as Comercial, is a professional association football club based in the city of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. The team participates in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.
The club's home colours are white and black and the team mascot is a lion.
History
On October 10, 1911, some business owners from Ribeirão Preto founded Commercial Football Club and the club soon became very wealthy. The field from Estádio da Rua Tibiriçá was one of the first in Brazil to receive grass, because the club's supporters complained of the dust in the air during the games. In 1936, the club has experienced a financial crisis and the Football Department was closed. In 1956, Commercial merged with Paineiras and become Comercial Football Club, entering the second division from Campeonato Paulista that same year.
In 1958, Comercial won its first title, the Campeonato Paulista Second Level, beating Corinthians of Presidente Prudente in the final. The club was promoted to the following year's first level.
In 1978, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time. The club finished in the 42nd position.
In 1979, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the second time. The club finished in the 14th position, ahead of clubs like Grêmio, Fluminense and Botafogo (RJ).
Comercial FC je jedným z najstarších futbalových klubov v Brazílii a v priebehu svojej histórie vyhral niekoľko regionálnych titulov. Klub hrá v súčasnosti v Campeonato Paulista Série A2, druhej najvyššej futbalovej súťaži v São Paule.
Najväčším úspechom klubu bol zisk Campeonato Paulista do Interior v rokoch 1993 a 2003. Comercial FC sa tiež zúčastnil niekoľkokrát na Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, tretej najvyššej brazílskej futbalovej súťaži.
Klub má silnú fanúšikovskú základňu a je známy svojou vášnivou atmosférou na domácich zápasoch. Comercial FC je považovaný za jeden z popredných klubov v Ribeirão Preto a je rešpektovaným súperom v brazílskom futbale.