Futebol Clube Pantanal
| Full name | Futebol Clube Pantanal SAF | ||
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| Nickname | Portuguesinha | ||
| Founded | 1972 (amateur) 3 January 2004 (professional) | ||
| Ground | Jacques da Luz | ||
| Capacity | 4,500 | ||
| President | Gilmar Ribeiro[1] | ||
| Head Coach | Glauber Caldas[2] | ||
| League | Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense | ||
| 2024 | Sul-Mato-Grossense, 3rd of 10 | ||
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Futebol Clube Pantanal SAF, commonly known as Pantanal, is a Brazilian football team based in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. Founded as Associação Atlética Portuguesa, they won the Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense Série B once.
History
Founded in 1972 under the name of Associação Atlética Portuguesa by Arnaldo Domingues Fernandes (a descendant of Portuguese and fan of Portuguesa de Desportos) and friends, the club only played amateur football until 2004, when they became professional after joining the year's Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense Série B.[3] The club played in that category until 2010, went inactive in 2011 and returned in the following year.
After playing in the 2012 and 2013 second division, Portuguesa went inactive again, only returning ten years later in the Sul-Mato-Grossense Série B.[4] The club then achieved a first-ever promotion to the Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense by winning the second division, defeating Corumbaense in the final.[5]
On 11 November 2024, Portuguesa officially became a Sociedade Anônima do Futebol, the first in the Mato Grosso do Sul state, and changed name to Futebol Clube Pantanal.[6] In October 2025, after the Brazilian Football Confederation promoted changes in the calendar for the 2026 season, the club qualified to the 2026 Copa do Brasil.[7]
Honours
State
- Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense Série B
- Winners (1): 2023
Women's Football
- Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense de Futebol Feminino
- Winners (1): 2025
References
- ^ "Pantanal: primeira SAF de MS anuncia aporte de R$ 13 milhões, investidor e meta ousada" [Pantanal: first SAF of the MS announce investment of R$ 13 million, investor and ambitious goals] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Glauber Caldas traça planos para consolidar o Pantanal SAF e fortalecer o futebol sul-mato-grossense" [Glauber Caldas makes plans to consolidate Pantanal SAF and strengthen the sul-mato-grossense football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Ágil. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Torcedor da Lusa e fundador de 'xará' verá time paulista pela 2ª vez em MS" [Supporter of Lusa and founder of 'namesake' will see the paulista team for the 2nd time in the MS] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Do Terrão para o gramado: Portuguesa retorna ao Estadual com apoio do futebol amador" [From the dirt field to the pitch: Portuguesa return to the state league with the support of amateur football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Portuguesa bate Corumbaense e conquista título inédito da 2ª divisão" [Portuguesa defeat Corumbaense and win unprecedented title of the 2nd division] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Campo Grande News. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Futebol Clube Pantanal: primeira SAF de MS é anunciada" [Futebol Clube Pantanal: first SAF of the MS is announced] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Futebol Clube Pantanal SAF torna-se a primeira SAF de MS e conquista vaga inédita na Copa do Brasil" [Futebol Clube Pantanal SAF become the first SAF of the MS and achieve unprecedented spot in the Copa do Brasil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Educativa. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.