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| Full name | Mirassol Futebol Clube | |||
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| Nickname | Leão da Alta Araraquarense (Araraquense Highway Lion) | |||
| Founded | 9 November 1925 (1925-11-09) | |||
| Ground | José Maria de Campos Maia | |||
| Capacity | 14,534 | |||
| President | Edson Ermenegildo | |||
| Head coach | Rafael Guanaes | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Paulista | |||
| 2025 2025 | Série A, 4th of 20 Paulista, 8th of 16 | |||
| Website | www.mirassolfc.com.br | |||
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Mirassol Futebol Clube (Brazilian Portuguese: [miɾaˈsɔw futʃiˈbɔw ˈklubi]) is a Brazilian professional club based in Mirassol, São Paulo founded on 9 November 1925. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top flight of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista, the top flight of the São Paulo state football league.
Mirassol won the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D and the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, and was runner-up of the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
History
Founded on 9 November 1925 as Mirassol Esporte Clube,[1][2] the club only played amateur tournaments until 1951, when they played in the year's Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. Back to an amateur status in the following year, the club only returned to a competition in 1960, playing in the Campeonato Paulista Terceira Divisão (the fourth tier) and achieving immediate promotion.[3]
After managing to avoid relegation in the 1961 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão (now the third tier), Mirassol became rivals of newly-founded Grêmio Recreação Esporte Cultura Mirassol during the 1962 and 1963 seasons, when both sides were in the same division.[1] Both clubs merged in 1964,[3] with the new club being named Mirassol Atlético Clube.[1] The new club also changed colors, wearing white and blue kits.[3]
In 1981, after the associates of GREC grew distant from the project, the merger was undone, with Mirassol regaining their yellow and green colors and becoming Mirassol Futebol Clube.[3][4] The club then returned to the third division of the Paulistão, achieving promotion to the second tier in 1985. In 1994, with the restructuring of the divisions, the club was assigned to the Campeonato Paulista Série A3.[3]
In 1997, Mirassol won the Série A3, beating União Barbarense, Olímpia, and São Caetano in the final four group stage.[3][5] Relegated in 2003, the club returned to the second tier in the following year.[3]
In 2007, the club finished in second in its group in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 semifinal stage, thus being promoted for the first time in club's history to Campeonato Paulista.[6] After finishing eighth in the 2008 Campeonato Paulista, the club qualified to the 2008 Série C, their first-ever national competition.
After suffering relegation in the 2013 Paulistão,[3] Mirassol spent three seasons in the Série A2 before achieving promotion in 2016. After managing to avoid relegation in the following years, the club finished third in the 2020 Campeonato Paulista, beating São Paulo in the quarterfinals.[3] In that season, the club also won the Série D, their first-ever national title, although the finals were played in February 2021.[7]
After narrowly avoiding relegation in the 2021 Série C, the club went on to win the 2022 edition,[8] achieving promotion to the Série B. In 2024, the secured promotion to the Série A for the first time in their history, after defeating Chapecoense 1–0 in the final round of the Série B.[9]
Despite being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Campeonato Paulista by eventual champions Corinthians, Mirassol became the best-ever debutant in the Série A after reaching 52 points with nine rounds to go, beating Grêmio Barueri's record in 2009.[10] On 2 December 2025, they achieved a 2–0 away win over Vasco da Gama in their penultimate match, earning a first-ever place in the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage as one of the league's top four sides.[11]
Stadium
The club's home matches are usually played at Municipal José Maria de Campos Maia stadium,[12] which has a maximum capacity of 14,534 people.[13]
Club colors, mascot and nickname
Mirassol's colors are yellow and green.[12]
The club's mascot is a lion.[4]
Leãozinho, meaning Little Lion, is Mirassol's nickname.[1]
Current squad
- As of 14 January 2026[14]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Honours
Official tournaments
| National | ||
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série C | 1 | 2022 |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série D | 1 | 2020 |
| State | ||
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Paulista Série A3 | 1 | 1997 |
Others tournaments
State
- Troféu Fernando Vendramine (1): 2003
Runners-up
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1): 2024
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2 (1): 2016
- Campeonato Paulista Série A3 (2): 1985, 2004
References
- ^ a b c d Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
- ^ (in Portuguese) Mirassol Futebol Clube at Arquivo de Clubes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "O time" [The team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Mirassol FC. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ a b Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
- ^ 1997 Campeonato Paulista Third Level at RSSSF Archived 2007-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Portuguese) Guarani e Mirassol conquistam acesso à Série A do Paulista – Folha Online Archived 23 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mirassol bate Floresta outra vez e é campeão brasileiro da Série D" [Mirassol defeat Floresta again and are Campeonato Brasileiro Série D champions] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Agência Brasil. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Mirassol conquista Séries C e D em dois anos e entra para a galeria de campeões de divisões diferentes; veja quais são os 23 times" [Mirassol win Série C and D within two years and enter the gallery of champions of distinct divisions; see which are the 23 teams] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Sem divisão em 2019, Mirassol sobe à Série A após dois títulos e três acessos; veja linha do tempo" [Without a division in 2019, Mirassol promote to the Série A after two titles and three promotions; check out timeline] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Mirassol se torna o melhor estreante do Brasileirão na era dos pontos corridos" [Mirassol become the best debutant in the Brasileirão in the league era] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Mirassol beat Vasco to secure Copa Libertadores 2026 group stage spot". Yahoo Sports. 3 December 2025.
- ^ a b (in Portuguese) Mirassol Futebol Clube at Times Brasileiros Archived 2007-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Portuguese) Estádio Municipal José Maria de Campos Maia at Templos do Futebol Archived 9 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Elenco Profissional" [Professional Squad]. Mirassol FC. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Mirassol on Globo Esporte (in Portuguese)
