Full name | São José Esporte Clube |
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Founded | 2010 |
Stadium | Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos, São Paulo |
Capacity | 15,317 |
League | Campeonato Brasileiro |
São José Esporte Clube, commonly known as just São José, is a Brazilian women's football club, based in the city of São José dos Campos, São Paulo state, Brazil. The club play in the Copa do Brasil, which is the most important competition of Brazilian women's football. They won the Copa Libertadores Femenina once and the Copa do Brasil twice.
The club is a part of São José Esporte Clube, and its first participation in a professional competition was in the 2010 Campeonato Paulista, when they finished in the second position, after being defeated by Santos in the final. São José competed in the Copa do Brasil in 2011, reaching the Quarterfinals of the competition, when they were eliminated by Rio Preto. In the same year, on November 27, they won the 2011 Copa Libertadores, after beating Chilean club Colo-Colo 1-0 at Estádio Martins Pereira, São José dos Campos. The winning goal was scored by Poliana. The club won the Copa do Brasil in 2012, after beating fellow São Paulo state club Centro Olímpico 1-0 and 4-2 in the final. São José won the Campeonato Paulista for the first time in 2012, after beating Centro Olímpico in the final. They won the Copa do Brasil and the Copa Libertadores again in 2013.