Esporte Clube Lemense

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Lemense
Ec lemense sp.gif
Full nameEsporte Clube Lemense
Nickname(s)Azulão Querido
Onça Azul
Founded16 June 1915; 106 years ago (1915-06-16)
29 November 2021; 3 months ago (2021-11-29) (merger with Sport Club Atibaia)
Ground, Leme, São Paulo state, Brazil
Capacity7,659

Esporte Clube Lemense, commonly known as Lemense, is a Brazilian football club based in Leme, São Paulo. Founded in 1915, the club plays in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2.

History[]

Founded on 16 June 1915, Lemense played amateur football before going into inactivity. In 1967, in an attempt to return to an active status, the club took over the colours of Esporte Clube Bancário, the first team of the city to play professional football, and refounded the team on 16 April of that year.

They won the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão in 1978, and the Campeonato Paulista Série A3 in 1980, and remained 13 consecutive seasons in the second division (current Campeonato Paulista Série A2) before a change in the structure by Federação Paulista de Futebol moved the club down to the fourth tier.[1]

Lemense closed their football section in 2004, and saw Clube Atlético Lemense being founded in the following year to take their spot. On 29 November 2021, Sport Club Atibaia's president Alexandre Barbosa confirmed that the club would leave the city of Atibaia and move to Leme instead, taking over the name, shield and identity of EC Lemense.[2]

Achievements[]

Stadium[]

Clube Atlético Lemense play their home games at , nicknamed Brunão.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,659 people.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Sociedade Esportiva Itapirense" (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  2. ^ "SC Atibaia deixa cidade e muda para Leme (SP)" [SC Atibaia leave town and move to Leme (SP)] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio de Atibaia. November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2011.

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