Associação Atlética Francana, or simply Francana, is a
Brazilian football team
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based in
Franca,
São Paulo
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. Founded in 1912, it plays in
Campeonato Paulista Série A3.
The club competed in the
Série A and in the
Série C once.
History
The club was founded on 12 October 1912.
They won the
Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 1977. Francana competed in the
Série A in
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
, but were eliminated in the Second Stage. The club reached the final stage of the
1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
* January 1 ...
Série C, finishing in the third place out of four in that stage.
Honours
Official tournaments
Others tournaments
State
*Torneio Incentivo (1): 1980
Runners-up
*
Campeonato Paulista Série A2 (3): 1968, 1969, 2002
*
Campeonato Paulista Série A3 (1): 1996
*
Campeonato Paulista Série A4 (1): 2024
Stadium
Associação Atlética Francana play their home games at
Estádio José Lancha Filho, nicknamed ''Lanchão''.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 15,100 people.
References
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Association football clubs established in 1912
Football clubs in São Paulo (state)
1912 establishments in Brazil