Guarani

Full name	Guarani Futebol Clube
Nickname	Bugre (Indigenous)
Founded	April 2, 1911; 115 years ago (1911-04-02)
Ground	Brinco de Ouro
Capacity	29,130[1]
President	André Marconatto
Head coach	Elio Sizenando
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Paulista
2025 2025	Série C, 7th of 20 Paulista, 10th of 16
Website	guaranifc.com.br
Home colors Away colors

Guarani Futebol Clube, colloquially called Guarani, is a Brazilian association football club in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is the only club not based in a state capital or coastal city to have won the top tier of the Brazilian Championship. The team currently play in the Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league.

It is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian, and its supporters are known as bugrinos.

Guarani Football Club was founded on April 1, 1911, in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, as Guarany Foot-Ball Club, by the initiative of 12 students from the Gymnasio do Estado (now Culto à Ciência).^[2] The students, including Pompeo de Vito, Hernani Felippo Matallo and Vicente Matallo, usually played football at Praça Carlos Gomes.^[2] Vicente Matallo became Guarani's first president.^[2] Guarani was named after maestro Antônio Carlos Gomes' opera "Il Guarany". Antônio Carlos Gomes was born in Campinas, Brazil, and is one of the most distinguished nineteenth century classical composers.^[3] Guarani was officially founded on April 1, 1911, but to avoid April Fools' Day jokes by supporters of rival teams, the directors of Guarani changed the official foundation date to April 2, 1911.^[3]

In 1949, Guarani won Campeonato Paulista Second tier, earning the right to play in the top tier the following season.^[3]

As of 2023, Guarani is one of only two Brazilian clubs not based in a state capital to have won the national championship - the other one being Santos. The club won Campeonato Brasileiro in 1978, after defeating Palmeiras.^[4]

In 1979, the club was a semi-finalist in the Copa Libertadores, but was eliminated by the eventual season champions Club Olimpia. This run remains Guarani's best performance in international competitions to date.

In 2016, Guarani qualified for the playoff semifinals of 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, thus ensuring its return to Serie B after a four-year absence.

Guarani's stadium is Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, built on May 31, 1953, with a maximum capacity of 30,988 people.

Guarani's biggest rival is Ponte Preta, who also hail from Campinas. The games between Guarani and Ponte Preta are known as Derby Campineiro.^[7]

As of 20 May 2026^[8]

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 Caíque França — GK  BRA Mateus Claus — GK  BRA Fred Conte — DF  BRA Edson Rogério — DF  BRA Jonathan Costa — DF  BRA Maurício Antônio — DF  BRA Rafael Donato (captain) — DF  BRA Raphael Rodrigues — DF  BRA Emerson Barbosa — DF  BRA Renan Castro — DF  BRA Rian (on loan from Vila Nova) — DF  BRA Yan Henrique — DF  BRA Ynaiã — MF  BRA Carlos Eduardo (on loan from Capivariano) — MF  BRA Igor Pereira — MF  BRA Nathan Melo

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Ralf — MF  BRA Willian Farias — MF  ARG Diego Torres (vice-captain) — MF  BRA Isaque — MF  BRA Kauã Jesus (on loan from São Bernardo) — MF  BRA João Paulo — FW  BRA Dentinho — FW  BRA Guilherme Cachoeira — FW  BRA Guilherme Parede — FW  BRA Hebert — FW  BRA Kewen — FW  BRA Lucca — FW  BRA Maranhão — FW  BRA Mirandinha — FW  BRA Rafael Freitas

Youth team

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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 — DF  BRA Nickollas — DF  BRA Matheus Póvoa

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Kauã Mineiro

Out on loan

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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 Andrey Ventura (on loan to Rio Branco-ES until 30 September 2026) — GK  BRA Dalberson (on loan to Vila Nova until 30 November 2026) — DF  BRA Cauê Raphael (on loan to Paulínia until 30 August 2026) — DF  BRA Léo Porfírio (on loan to ASA until 30 September 2026) — DF  BRA Lucas Rafael (on loan to Itabaiana until 30 November 2026)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Fabricio Dias (on loan to Inter de Limeira until 30 November 2026) — MF  JPN Ryuta Takahashi (on loan to Pouso Alegre until 30 September 2026) — MF  BRA Vinicius Yuji (on loan to Mixto until 30 September 2026) — FW  BRA João Victor (on loan to Joinville until 30 September 2026) — FW  BRA Lucas Macedo (on loan to Oliveira do Hospital until 30 June 2026)

First-team staff

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Position	Name	Nationality
Head coach	Elio Sizenando	Brazilian

The following footballers, who have played for Guarani at some point during their careers, represented Brazil in the FIFA World Cup:

As of 26 August 2022^[9]

• Torcida Fúria Independente
• Guerreiros da Tribo
• Torcida Jovem
• Bugrinos da Capital

• Official website (in Portuguese)