Atlético Monte Azul, commonly referred to as Monte Azul, is a professional

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is t ...

club based in Monte Azul Paulista,

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

, Brazil. The team competes in

Campeonato Paulista Série A2 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 16 teams, in which the two best teams are promoted to Série A1 ...

, the second tier of the

state football league. The stadium, Estádio Otacília Patrício Arroyo, is located at 33, Rua Monteiro Lobato.

History

Atlético Monte Azul were founded on April 28, 1920, by several people, including José Cione, who suggested the name Monte Azul. In the late 1940s, the club professionalized their football department, and joined the

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and ty ...

in 1950. The club won the

Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, also known as Campeonato Paulista Série B1, is the fourth level of the São Paulo state professional football tournaments that determines one of the several Brazilian states championships. The two best teams ...

in 2004. Monte Azul won the

in 2009, after beating Rio Branco in the final. thus being promoted to compete in the 2010 Campeonato Paulista.

Stadium

Monte Azul play their home games at Estádio do Atlético Monte Azul, commonly known as AMA. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 11,109 people.

Current squad (selected)

Out on loan

Achievements

: ** Winners (1): 2009 *

: ** Winners (1): 2004

References

External links

Official website
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