Associação Atlética Francana Explained

Clubname:Francana
Fullname:Associação Atlética Francana
Nickname:Feiticeira
Veterana
Ground:Lanchão
Capacity:15,100
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Fahim Youssef Neto
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Júlio Sérgio
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Associação Atlética Francana, or simply Francana, is a Brazilian football team based in Franca, São Paulo. Founded in 1912, it plays in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.

The club competed in the Série A and in the Série C once.

History

The club was founded on 12 October 1912.[1] They won the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 in 1977. Francana competed in the Série A in 1979, but were eliminated in the Second Stage. The club reached the final stage of the 1997 Série C, finishing in the third place out of four in that stage.[2]

Achievements

Stadium

Associação Atlética Francana play their home games at Estádio José Lancha Filho, nicknamed Lanchão.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 15,100 people.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. Rodolfo Rodrigues. 2009. 86.
  2. Web site: 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. RSSSF. January 19, 2011.
  3. Web site: CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol . . January 19, 2011 . PDF . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130510210022/http://www.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf . May 10, 2013 .