Fixtures

Brasiilia Série B 04/21 21:00 1 Ponte Preta vs Coritiba - View
Brasiilia Série B 04/28 21:00 2 Goias vs Ponte Preta - View
Brasiilia Série B 05/06 23:00 3 Ponte Preta vs Amazonas FC - View
Brasiilia Série B 05/11 18:00 4 Operário PR vs Ponte Preta - View
Brasiilia Série B 05/14 18:00 5 Ponte Preta vs Santos - View
Brasiilia Série B 05/18 18:00 6 Chapecoense vs Ponte Preta - View

Results

Brasiilia Campeonato Paulista 03/16 21:00 3 [1] Palmeiras v Ponte Preta [2] L 5-1
Brasiilia Campeonato Paulista 03/10 19:00 12 [4] Santo André v Ponte Preta [2] L 1-0
Brasiilia Campeonato Paulista 03/03 20:00 11 [2] Ponte Preta v Novorizontino [2] D 1-1
Brasiilia Campeonato Paulista 02/25 23:00 10 [4] Corinthians v Ponte Preta [3] W 0-1
Brasiilia Campeonato Paulista 02/17 23:00 9 [2] Ponte Preta v Ituano [2] D 1-1
Brasiilia Campeonato Paulista 02/15 00:30 8 [1] Bragantino v Ponte Preta [2] L 1-0
Brasiilia Campeonato Paulista 02/10 21:00 7 [2] Ponte Preta v São Paulo [1] W 2-0
Brasiilia Campeonato Paulista 02/07 22:00 6 [4] Botafogo SP v Ponte Preta [3] W 0-3
Brasiilia Campeonato Paulista 02/04 23:00 5 [3] Ponte Preta v São Bernardo [3] D 3-3
Brasiilia Campeonato Paulista 01/31 22:30 4 [2] Portuguesa v Ponte Preta [4] W 0-2
Brasiilia Campeonato Paulista 01/28 19:00 3 [4] Ponte Preta v Inter de Limeira [4] D 0-0
Brasiilia Campeonato Paulista 01/25 22:30 2 [1] Santos v Ponte Preta [3] L 3-1

Statistika

 TotalKodusVõõrsil
Matches played 57 28 29
Wins 13 7 6
Draws 22 13 9
Losses 22 8 14
Goals for 42 22 20
Goals against 55 22 33
Clean sheets 23 13 10
Failed to score 27 13 14

Associação Atlética Ponte Preta (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐsosjɐˈsɐ̃w ɐˈtlɛtʃikɐ ˈpõtʃi ˈpɾetɐ]), commonly referred to as simply Ponte Preta, is a Brazilian association football club in Campinas, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the top tier of the São Paulo state football league.

Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city, Guarani, against whom matches are known as derby campineiro (dérbi campineiro in Portuguese). They are known as "pontepretanos". Ponte Preta is the second oldest football team established in Brazil still in activity, founded on August 11, 1900, the oldest being Sport Club Rio Grande, of Rio Grande do Sul.

History

Ponte Preta was founded on August 11, 1900, by Colégio Culto à Ciência students Miguel do Carmo (nicknamed "Migué"), Luiz Garibaldi Burghi, (nicknamed "Gigette") and Antonio de Oliveira (nicknamed "Tonico Campeão"), nearby a black painted wood railroad bridge, so the name Ponte Preta (which means "black bridge", in English). Ponte Preta's first president was Pedro Vieira da Silva.

The team's history is directly intertwined with the railroad business that was flourishing in its city of Campinas. Most of the people involved with the foundation of the team were residents of the working-class neighbourhood by the railroad. One of the team's first nicknames was the "Train of August 11th". Ponte's stadium, the Estádio Moisés Lucarelli, is located right by the railroad in a way where it is possible to see it when inside the stadium, and according to the fans, when the train passes by during a game, it is a sign of good luck to come for the team.

Ponte Preta is recognized, by FIFA, as one of the first teams in the Americas to accept black players, since its foundation in 1900. The club claims to be the first football team ever to have a black player in their roster, that player being the before mentioned Miguel do Carmo, who was part of their first squad. It is also the first countryside team to play a national competition, in 1970.

Pelé's last match in Brazil was against Ponte Preta. On September 2, 1974, at Vila Belmiro stadium, Santos defeated Ponte Preta 2–0.

Ponte Preta lost the Campeonato Paulista final to Corinthians in 1977 in a controversial game that ended in a 2–1 final score.[] Rui Rey, an important piece of the Ponte Preta team, was shown a red card early in the game. Ponte Preta were considered the favorites for the championship that year.

On November 27, 2013, at the Romildo Ferreira stadium, Ponte Preta reached the 2013 Sudamericana final by defeating São Paulo (4–2 on aggregate) in the semi-finals. It was a historical time for the club, which was playing its first international cup. The final was against Lanús, a Traditional Argentine team, with Ponte Preta finishing as runner-up.