São Paulo Athletic Club, also known as SPAC, was a historic Brazil

Brazil

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ian football

Football (soccer)

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 club founded on May 15, 1888 by Charles William Miller

Charles William Miller

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 and several English immigrants, being one of the first football clubs in the country. The club's players were English employees of Companhia de Gás (Gas Company), London Bank and São Paulo Railway, and Charles Miller was also a player at the club. São Paulo Athletic was supported by the British community living in São Paulo

São Paulo

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São Paulo Athletic Club was later renamed to Clube Atlético São Paulo, which is a Portuguese translation of its original name. However, the club is better known by its former name. Its colors are blue and white.

The club eventually closed its football division, but today it is still active in other sports, like rugby union

Rugby union

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 and squash

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Football

• The club won 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...
  
   four times, in 1902, 1903, 1904, and in 1911.

Rugby union

• The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro de Rugby
  Campeonato Brasileiro de Rugby
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  thirteen times, in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and in 1999.

External links

• http://www.spac.org.br http://www.spac.org.br
• Portal Joãozinho Neto
• SP Independente
• SP Net
• STI Esporte