Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto)
Comercial Futebol Clube , 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).
Honours
Others tournaments
International
- Carlos Joel Nelli Trophy : 1965
Inter-state
- Copa Ribeirão Preto : 1965, 1967
State
- Torneio José Ermirio de Moraes Filho : 1973, 1981
City
- Troféu Marechal Castelo Branco : 1970
- Taça Welson Gasparini : 1992
- Taça Prefeitura Municipal de Ribeirão Preto : 1918
Runners-up
- Copa Paulista : 2011
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2 : 1918, 1921, 1993
- Campeonato Paulista Série A3 : 2022
- Campeonato Paulista Série A4 : 2018
Stadium
Comercial's home stadium is Estádio Dr. Francisco de Palma Travassos, nicknamed Jóia, inaugurated in 1964, with a maximum capacity of 35,000 people.The club also owns a training ground, named Centro de Treinamento Francisco de Palma Travassos.