São Paulo Athletic Club

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São Paulo Athletic Club

São Paulo Athletic Club, also known as SPAC, was a historic Brazilian football club founded on May 15, 1898 by Charles William Miller and several English immigrants, being one of the first football clubs in the country. The club's players were English employees of Companhia de Gás (Gas Company), London Bank and São Paulo Railway, but Charles Miller were also a club's player. São Paulo Athletic was supported by the British community living in São Paulo.

São Paulo Athletic Club was later renamed to Clube Atlético São Paulo, which is a Portuguese translation of its original name. However, the club is better known by its former name. Its colors are blue and white.

The club eventually closed its football division, but today it is still active in other sports, like rugby union and squash.

Titles

Football

• The club won the Campeonato Paulista four times, in 1902, 1903, 1904, and in 1911.

Rugby union

• The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro de Rugby eleven times, in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and in 1999.

See also

• Campeonato Brasileiro de Rugby - Rugby union competition which SPAC competes in.

External links

• [São Paulo Ahtletic Club/Clube Atlético São Paulo official website]
• [Portal Joãozinho Neto]
• [SP Independente]
• [SP Net]
• [STI Esporte]

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