Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube
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| Full name | Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube |
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| Founded | December 8, 2004 |
| Stadium | Estádio José Liberatti, Osasco, São Paulo state, Brazil |
| Capacity | 12,430 |
| President | Vampeta |
| Head Coach | Maércio Zaferino |
| Website | Club website |
Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube, commonly known as Audax São Paulo, or simply as Audax, is a Brazilian football club based in Osasco, São Paulo state. The club was formerly known as Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube, PAEC and Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube.
The club was founded as a city of São Paulo-based club on December 8, 2004 as Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube, playing their first professional game on April 7, 2007, against Jabaquara, for the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. They won the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão in 2008, after beating Batatais in the final.
Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube was renamed to Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube on July 17, 2011, adopting a new logo and new kits. The owner of the club, Grupo Pão de Açúcar, changed the club's name to bring the team closer to its supporters.
The club was sold on September 22, 2013 to Mário Teixeira, president of Bradesco and vice-president of Grêmio Osasco, renamed to Grêmio Osasco Audax and moved to Osasco.
In his little time after having changed from the city, the team controlled by Fernando Diniz surprised to eliminate major clubs, such as the São Paulo and Corinthians in the Campeonato Paulista. With its form engaging to play and until the number of play ugly. players as Tchê Tchê, Camacho, Bruno Paulo and other stood out and came up to the end of the State where he was vice after losing the final for the Santos.
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