Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto)

Not to be confused with Comercial Futebol Clube (São Paulo).

Comercial Futebol Clube (SP), commonly referred to as Comercial de Ribeirão Preto or simply as Comercial, is a professional association football club based in the city of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. The team participates in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.

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Full name	Comercial Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Bafo Leão do Norte
Founded	October 10, 1911; 113 years ago (1911-10-10)
Ground	Palma Travassos
Capacity	18,277[1]
President	Ademir Chiari
Head coach	Fahel Júnior
League	Campeonato Paulista Série A3
2024 [pt]	Paulista Série A2, 16th of 16 (relegated)
Website	www.comercial-fc.com.br
Home colors Away colors Third colors

The club's home colours are white and black and the team mascot is a lion.  

History

On October 10, 1911, some business owners from Ribeirão Preto founded Commercial Football Club and the club soon became very wealthy. The field from Estádio da Rua Tibiriçá was one of the first in Brazil to receive grass, because the club's supporters complained of the dust in the air during the games. In 1936, the club has experienced a financial crisis and the Football Department was closed.^[2] In 1956, Commercial merged with Paineiras and become Comercial Football Club, entering the second division from Campeonato Paulista that same year.^[3]

In 1958, Comercial won its first title, the Campeonato Paulista Second Level, beating Corinthians of Presidente Prudente in the final. The club was promoted to the following year's first level.^[4]

In 1978, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time. The club finished in the 42nd position.^[5]

In 1979, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the second time. The club finished in the 14th position, ahead of clubs like Grêmio, Fluminense and Botafogo (RJ).^[6]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA João Guilherme — GK  BRA Marcelo Henrique — DF  BRA Léo Carioca — DF  BRA Dourado — DF  BRA Everton Morelli — DF  BRA Willian Luiz Antonio Bernardo da Silva — DF  BRA Bruno Alves — DF  BRA Luiz Eduardo — DF  BRA Luanderson — MF  BRA Gimenez — MF  BRA Léo Japa — MF  BRA Matheus Magagnin — MF  BRA Lucas Sorriso — MF  BRA Zé Artur — MF  BRA Thiago Silva

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Richard — MF  BRA Marcos Rinaldi — MF  BRA Matheus Rinaldi — MF  BRA Patrick — MF  BRA Vitor — MF  BRA Mirray — MF  POL Roger Guerreiro — FW  BRA Edson — FW  BRA Paulo Henrique — FW  BRA Cassiano Bodini — FW  BRA Igor Carioca — FW  BRA Rodrigo Jesus — FW  BRA Charles — FW  BRA Felipe Napolitano — FW  BRA Marques

Honours

Official tournaments

State
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Paulista Série A2	1	1958

Others tournaments

International

• Carlos Joel Nelli Trophy (1): 1965  

Inter-state

• Copa Ribeirão Preto (2): 1965, 1967 

State

• Torneio José Ermirio de Moraes Filho (2): 1973, 1981

City

• Troféu Marechal Castelo Branco (1): 1970
• Taça Welson Gasparini (1): 1992
• Taça Prefeitura Municipal de Ribeirão Preto (1): 1918

Runners-up

• Copa Paulista (1): 2011
• Campeonato Paulista Série A2 (3): 1918, 1921, 1993
• Campeonato Paulista Série A3 (1): 2022
• Campeonato Paulista Série A4 (1): 2018

Stadium

Main article: Estádio Palma Travassos

Comercial's home stadium is Estádio Dr. Francisco de Palma Travassos, nicknamed Jóia (Jewel),^[7] inaugurated in 1964, with a maximum capacity of 35,000 people.^[8]

The club also owns a training ground, named Centro de Treinamento Francisco de Palma Travassos.^[9]

The derby

Comercial's rival is Botafogo (SP). The match between the two clubs is nicknamed Come-Fogo (truncation of Comercial and Botafogo). It is one of the oldest Brazilian derbies and some matches have had an attendance of over 30,000 people. Famous footballers, like Sócrates, Raí and Zé Mário played the derby. The derby is disputed not only in football, but also in basketball.^[10]

Club colors

The club's official club colors are black and white. The club's home kit is all white.^[11]

Mascot

Comercial's mascot is a lion, called Leão, which is the Portuguese word for lion.^[12]

Nickname

The club is nicknamed Bafo, meaning Breath,^[9] and Leão do Norte, meaning Lion of the North.^[3]