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).
Klubben har vunnit Campeonato Paulista Série A2 tre gånger, 1955, 1979 och 2002. De har också vunnit Campeonato Paulista Série A3 en gång, 1996, och Copa Paulista en gång, 2002.
Comercial FC har fostrat flera framstående spelare genom åren, bland annat Vitor Roque, Fábio Simplício och Ricardinho. Klubben har också ett starkt supportersystem och är känd för sin passionerade anhängarskara.