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Ituano
Full name	Ituano Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Galo (Rooster); Rubro-Negro (Scarlet-Black)
Founded	1947
Ground	Novelli Júnior, Itu, Brazil; (Capacity: 18,000)
Chairman	Major Vieira
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
2009	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, eliminated in first stage
Home colours	Away colours

Ituano Futebol Clube, also known as Ituano Sociedade Civil de Futebol Ltda, or Ituano as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Itu in São Paulo, founded on May 24, 1947.

[edit] History

Employees of Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana (Sorocabana Railroad), based in Itu founded on May 24, 1947 the Associação Atlética Sorocabana. In the 1960s, the club changed its name to Ferroviário Atlético Ituano and in the 1990s the club changed its name to Ituano Futebol Clube.

In 1977 a group of sportsmen of Itu unified the football of the city around Ferroviário Atlético Ituano (FAI) and reactived Liga Ituana de Futebol (Ituano Football League) and in 1978, the club played in the Third Division of Federação Paulista de Futebol's Campeonato Paulista.

[edit] Titles

[edit] Stadium

Main article: Estádio Novelli Júnior

Ituano's stadium is Estádio Novelli Júnior, inaugurated in 1947, with a maximum capacity of 18,000 people.

[edit] Current Squad

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Diego
		GK	Alexandre Fávaro
		GK	Júnior
		DF	Alex Fraga
		DF	Anderson
		DF	Hugo
		DF	Jardel
		DF	Sandro Silva
		DF	Thiago Bernardi
		DF	Murilo Ceará
		DF	Peter
		DF	Valmir
		MF	Dedé
		MF	Erick

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Reinaldo
		MF	Serginho
		MF	Ticão
		MF	Xavez
		MF	Moacir
		MF	Muriqui
		MF	Raphael Toledo
		MF	Thiago
		FW	Alex Afonso
		FW	Anderson Aquino
		FW	Piauí
		FW	Ricardo Xavier
		FW	Romão

[edit] Notable former players

Alfinete (1993)
Juninho Paulista (1989-1993)
Grizzo (1993)
Batata (1992-1993)
Vonei (1993)
Maizena (1993)
Vinícius (2000)
Paulo Silas (2001)
Darcy Dolce Neto (2001)
Wederson (2001)
Wellington Santos da Silva (2005)
Pierre (2005)

[edit] Kits and mascot

The club plays in black and red stripes, white shorts and socks.

The mascot of the club is a rooster wearing the team's home kit.

[edit] External links

Official Website

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