Oeste

Oeste Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as simply Oeste, is a Brazilian association football club in Barueri, Sao Paulo. They currently play in the Serie C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Serie A2, the second tier of the Sao Paulo state football league.

Originally from Itapolis in Sao Paulo state, Oeste was founded on January 25, 1921. They play in black and red shirts, black shorts and red socks.

History

The club was founded on January 25, 1921 by two brothers from Rio de Janeiro. One was a supporter of Flamengo, while the other was a supporter of Fluminense. A training match against an amateur club from the municipality of Fazenda Itaquere was set to decide if the club would be named Flamengo or Fluminense. With a victory, the club would be named Flamengo, while if defeated the club would be named Fluminense. The club beat their opponents 3–0, but adopted the name Oeste Futebol Clube, after the Center-West region of Sao Paulo state, while Flamengo's colors were chosen.

The club competed in the Campeonato Paulista Serie A1 for the first time in 2004, after winning the Serie A2 in the previous season. The club returned to the Serie A1 in 2009, after being defeated by Santo Andre in the Serie A2 final in 2008. Oeste won the 2012 Serie C after beating Icasa in the final. In 2016, they sealed a partnership with Gremio Osasco Audax, 2016 Campeonato Paulista A1 runners-up, for the 2016 Serie B, which included mixing players from both teams in one squad and playing home games at Audax's stadium in Osasco.

In 2017, Oeste was relocated definitely to the city of Barueri, since the Estadio Municipal dos Amaros wasn't allowed to host Serie B matches due to its limitations, and the City Hall of Itapolis, owners of the stadium, couldn't reach an agreement with the club.

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