Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube, commonly called Mogi Mirim, is a Brazilian football team from Mogi Mirim in São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

, founded on February 1, 1932.

The team's home ground is the Papa João Paulo II stadium, which has a capacity 19,900. Mogi Mirim plays in red shirts, shorts and socks.

History

The club was founded in 1932, and since its first year the club has been competing in tournaments organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol (Paulista Football Federation).
The club became a professional team only in the 1950s, and its results were poor. In the 1980s, after the arrival of Wilson de Barros to the presidency of the club, Mogi Mirim began to see results and eventually was promoted to the Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista

The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...

 first division. The club was relegated to the second division in 1994, but was promoted again to the first division the following year.

In 2008, Rivaldo

Rivaldo

Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira , commonly known simply as Rivaldo , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo, on loan from Mogi Mirim, as an attacking midfielder and sometimes as a supporting striker.He most notably played five years with Spanish club FC Barcelona, with whom he...

, who is one of the most famous Brazilian footballers, became the chairman of club.

Stadium

The Papa João Paulo II stadium was previously known as Wilson Fernandes de Barros, but after the death of the Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

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, in 2005, the stadium was renamed after him.

Squad 2011

Noted players

Giovanni (2008-09) Rivaldo

Rivaldo

Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira , commonly known simply as Rivaldo , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo, on loan from Mogi Mirim, as an attacking midfielder and sometimes as a supporting striker.He most notably played five years with Spanish club FC Barcelona, with whom he...

 (1992; 2011-) Hamílton

Hamilton Henio Ferreira Calheiros

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 (2005)

Achievements

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 20 teams, in which the four best teams are promoted to Série A1 and the four worst teams are relegated to Série...
  
  : 2

1985, 1995

• Copa 90 Anos de Futebol: 1

1992

• Torneio Ricardo Teixeira: 1

1993