Esporte Clube Corinthians

Not to be confused with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.

Esporte Clube Corinthians, commonly known as Corinthians de Presidente Prudente, was a Brazilian football club based in Presidente Prudente, São Paulo state. They competed in the Série C once.

Corinthians de Presidente Prudente

Full name	Esporte Clube Corinthians
Nickname(s)	Coringão de Prudente Corintinha Jerônimo do Sertão
Founded	February 8, 1945
Dissolved	2001
Ground	Prudentão
Capacity	44,414
Home colours Away colours

State championship match between Corinthians and Palmeiras in the Prudentão 2009

History

The club was founded on February 8, 1945,^[1] Corinthians won the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 1959.^[2] named after Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. They competed in the Série C in 1996, when they were eliminated in the Second Stage by Rio Branco-PR.^[3] The club eventually folded.

Achievements

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2:
  • Winners (1): 1959

Stadium

Main article: Estádio Eduardo José Farah

Esporte Clube Corinthians played their home games at Estádio Eduardo José Farah, nicknamed Farahzão.^[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 44,414 people.^[4]

References

1. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 101.
2. "São Paulo State Championship – Second Level 1959". RSSSF. August 28, 2001. Retrieved February 14, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "Série C 1996". RSSSF. June 6, 2003. Retrieved February 14, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2011.