Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly known as Corinthians, is a professional women's association football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 1997, the team is affiliated with Federação Paulista de Futebol and play their home games at Estádio Parque São Jorge. The team colors, reflected in their logo and uniform, are white and black. They play in the top tier of women's football in Brazil, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino, and in the Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino, the first division of the traditional in-state competition.
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| Full name | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Futebol Feminino | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Meu Timão (My Great Team) Alvinegro (White and blacks) | |||
| Founded | 1997 2016 (re-founded) | |||
| Ground | Estádio Parque São Jorge, Tatuapé, São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| Capacity | 10,000[1] | |||
| Head coach | Lucas Piccinato | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A1 Campeonato Paulista | |||
| 2023 2023 | Série A1, 1st of 16 (champions) Paulista, 1st of 12 (champions) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History edit
First spell edit
In 1994 Corinthians co-opted a promotional futsal team of teenaged models run by the Flash Book modeling agency and featuring a 15-year-old Milene Domingues to be their club women's team.[2]
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) successfully encouraged Corinthians and its other leading clubs to form female teams after the national women's team's performance exceeded expectations at the 1996 Olympics. After an unassuming 11 years, Corinthians' women's team was scrapped ahead of the 2009 season.[3] The unhappy players were threatening to sue the management, as the only player with a legitimate contract was Cristiane Rozeira, whose salary had been paid by a local hospital.[4]
Corinthians/Audax era edit
In 2015 Corinthians decided to return to women's football and agreed a partnership with Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube, whose women's section had debuted in the 2015 Campeonato Paulista. The collaboration was confirmed in early 2016. A draft in February 2016 assigned Brazil women's national football team players Letícia and Rafinha[5] to the combined Corinthians Audax team, who went on to win the 2016 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino.[6]
Corinthians Audax won the 2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina by beating Colo-Colo of Chile on a penalty shootout. Shortly thereafter Corinthians announced that they were withdrawing from the agreement with Audax and would enter the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino themselves. A change in CONMEBOL rules meant that from 2019 clubs wishing to participate in continental competitions had to run their own women's teams.[7]
Second spell: the formation of a dynasty edit
The sole Corinthians team created a dynasty: extended their total of Copa Libertadores Femenina to four (2017, 2019, 2021, 2023), won five national championships in seven finals (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), and wins four Campeonato Paulista (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023) and the inaugural Supercopa do Brasil Feminina in 2022 and the edition of 2023
Players edit
Current roster edit
- As of 23 April 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players edit
For details of current and former players, see Category:Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players.
Staff edit
Current technical staff edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Lucas Piccinato
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| Fitness coach | Marcelo Rossetti
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| Goalkeeping coach | Alexandre Cruz
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Last updated: 27 November 2023
Source: [citation needed]
Honours edit
- Copa Libertadores Femenina
- Campeonato Brasileiro
- Copa do Brasil
- Supercopa do Brasil Feminina
- Campeonato Paulista
- Copa Paulista
- Winners (1): 2022
- Note
- ^ In 2016, SC Corinthians and Grêmio Audax formed a partnership in women's football. Corinthians entered as a sponsor and Grêmio Audax with the players and the registry. In practice, the winner of the 2016 Copa do Brasil and 2017 Libertadores Femenina is Grêmio Audax.[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Junior, Gonçalo (15 September 2018). "Aos 90 anos, estádio da Fazendinha ainda atrai corintianos" (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Purvinni, Larissa (5 September 1994). "Elas Batem um Bolão" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "História - Corinthians/Audax". Bola Brasil Mulher. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Império, Bruno (10 March 2009). "Corinthians desfaz time feminino e deixa jogadoras desempregadas" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Confira como foram as escolhas dos clubes" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Corinthians/Audax vence São José e é campeão da Copa do Brasil Feminina" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Del Manto Bomtempo, Camila (25 October 2017). "Corinthians revela fim de parceria no feminino; Audax não confirma" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Lamberts, Marc (2023-09-14). "Corinthians crowned Brasileirao champions for fourth consecutive year". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Por time feminino, Corinthians faz parceria com Grêmio Osasco Audax" (in Portuguese). Máquina do Esporte. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Corinthians at thefinalball.com (in Portuguese)