Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube

Audax

Full name	Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube
Founded	December 8, 2004
Stadium	Estádio José Liberatti, Osasco, São Paulo state, Brazil
Capacity	12,430
President	Vampeta
Head Coach	Fernando Diniz (2016-) Vinícius Munhoz (Série D 2016)
Website	Club home page
Home colors Away colors

Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube, commonly known as Audax São Paulo, or simply as Audax, is a Brazilian football club based in Osasco, São Paulo state. The club was formerly known as Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube, PAEC and Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube.

History

The club was founded as a city of São Paulo-based club on December 8, 2004 as Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube, playing their first professional game on April 7, 2007, against Jabaquara, for the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.^[1] They won the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão in 2008, after beating Batatais in the final.^[2]

Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube was renamed to Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube on July 17, 2011, adopting a new logo and new kits. The owner of the club, Grupo Pão de Açúcar, changed the club's name to bring the team closer to its supporters.^[3]

The club was sold on September 22, 2013 to Mário Teixeira, president of Bradesco and vice-president of Grêmio Osasco, renamed to Grêmio Osasco Audax and moved to Osasco.^[4]

In his little time after having changed from the city, the team controlled by Fernando Diniz surprised to eliminate major clubs, such as the São Paulo and Corinthians in the Campeonato Paulista.^[5] With its form engaging to play and until the number of play ugly. players as Tchê Tchê, Camacho, Bruno Paulo and other stood out and came up to the end of the State where he was vice after losing the final for the Santos.

After the brilliant campaign in Paulistão, the club has a partnership with Oeste in dispute the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, where otherwise disposed in addition to Fernado Diniz, a good part of the players.^[6]

Achievements

• Campeonato Paulista:
  • Runners-up (1): 2016
• Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão:
  • Winners (1): 2008

Stadium

Grêmio Audax Osasco plays they home games at Estádio José Liberatti. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,430.

Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube, until 2014, played their home games at Estádio Nicolau Alayon. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 9,660 people.^[7]

The club, until 2011, played their home games at Estádio Conde Rodolfo Crespi, nicknamed Estádio Rua Javari.^[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,000 people.^[7]

Current squad

As of 1 April 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Felipe Alves GK Sidão DF André Andrade DF Eduardo DF João Paulo DF Didi DF Léo Bahia MF Matheus MF Francis MF Bruno Silva MF Rondinelly (on loan from Grêmio) MF Marquinhos MF Diguinho

No. Position Player MF Guilherme Camacho (on loan from Flamengo) MF Lelê MF Carlos Magno MF Velicka MF Yuri Oliveira MF Gladestony FW Tchê Tchê FW Samoel FW Bruno Paulo FW Thiago Silvy FW Thiago Seiji FW Jorge Eduardo

References

1. "Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
2. "Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
3. "Virou moda! Sendas troca de nome e de cores" (in Portuguese). O Povo Online. July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
4. "Grupo Pão de Açúcar vende Audax para Osasco". Exame (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 1, 2014.
5. "Fernando Diniz e o estilo Bielsa tem condições ideais no Audax. Funcionaria em time grande?". Felipe Lobo - Trivela. 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
6. "Sob o comando de Fernando Diniz, Audax e Oeste se unem por série B". Folha de S.Paulo. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
7. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Retrieved March 9, 2011.

External links

• (Portuguese) Official website