Guarani FC

Guarani Football Club was founded on April 1, 1911, in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, as Guarany Foot-Ball Club, by the initiative of 12 students from the Gymnasio do Estado (now Culto à Ciência).^[2] The students, including Pompeo de Vito, Hernani Felippo Matallo and Vicente Matallo, usually played football at Praça Carlos Gomes.^[2] Vicente Matallo became Guarani's first president.^[2] Guarani was named after maestro Antônio Carlos Gomes' opera "Il Guarany". Antônio Carlos Gomes was born in Campinas, Brazil, and is one of the most distinguished nineteenth century classical composers.^[3] Guarani was officially founded on April 1, 1911, but to avoid April Fools' Day jokes by supporters of rival teams, the directors of Guarani changed the official foundation date to April 2, 1911.^[3]

In 1949, Guarani won Campeonato Paulista Second tier, earning the right to play in the top tier the following season.^[3]

As of 2023, Guarani is one of only two Brazilian clubs not based in a state capital to have won the national championship - the other one being Santos. The club won Campeonato Brasileiro in 1978, after defeating Palmeiras.^[4]

In 1979, the club was a semi-finalist in the Copa Libertadores, but was eliminated by the eventual season champions Club Olimpia. This run remains Guarani's best performance in international competitions to date.

In 2016, Guarani qualified for the playoff semifinals of 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, thus ensuring its return to Serie B after a four-year absence.

National

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
  • Winner (1): 1978
  • Runners-up (2): 1986, 1987
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  • Winner (1): 1981
  • Runners-up (2): 1991, 2009
• Série C
  • Runner-up (2): 2008, 2016

State

• Campeonato Paulista
  • Runners-up (2): 1988, 2012
• Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  • Winner (4): 1932, 1944, 1949, 2018
  • Runner-up (1): 2011
• Torneio Início
  • Winners (3): 1953, 1954, 1956

Youth team

• Copa São Paulo de Juniores
  • Winner (1): 1994

Youth team titles

• 1994 : Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior
• 1998 : Copa Zico de Futebol Juvenil
• 2001 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)
• 2002 : Copa Toyota de Futebol Juvenil (disputed in Japan)

Guarani's stadium is Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, built on May 31, 1953,^[5] with a maximum capacity of 30,988 people.^[6]

Guarani's biggest rival is Ponte Preta, who also hail from Campinas. The games between Guarani and Ponte Preta are known as Derby Campineiro.^[7]

As of 24 April 2024^[8]

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	BRA	Álvaro
23	DF	BRA	Douglas Bacelar
25	DF	BRA	Witinho
26	FW	BRA	Rafael Freitas
30	FW	BRA	Airton (on loan from Atlético Goianiense)
31	GK	BRA	Douglas Borges
33	FW	BRA	Gustavo França
44	DF	BRA	Márcio Silva (on loan from Coritiba)
43	FW	BRA	Renyer
89	GK	BRA	Vladimir (on loan from Santos)
99	FW	BRA	Caio Dantas
—	DF	BRA	Vinicius Kauê
—	DF	BRA	Yan Henrique
—	MF	BRA	Bruno Oliveira
—	MF	BRA	Kayque (on loan from Botafogo)
—	FW	BRA	Chay (on loan from Botafogo)
—	FW	BRA	Luccas Paraizo

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BRA	Lima (at Inter de Limeira until 30 April 2024)
—	FW	BRA	Renanzinho (at Manaus until 30 November 2024)

First-team staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Coach	Claudinei Oliveira	Brazilian

The following footballers, who have played for Guarani at some point during their careers, represented Brazil in the FIFA World Cup:

As of 26 August 2022^[9]

• Torcida Fúria Independente
• Guerreiros da Tribo
• Torcida Jovem
• Bugrinos da Capital

• Official website (in Portuguese)