Basketball team

Ponte Preta

Club · Brazil · Serie B

«Macaca»

329 Matches

107 wins

90 draws

132 losses

327–388 Goals

−61 Difference

1.0 Scored per game

Form D L L L L L

The trophy that mattered most came in 2025, and it came from the bottom. Ponte Preta had spent the previous year in freefall, sliding through the divisions amid a financial crisis and unpaid wages until it landed in Série C, Brazilian football's third tier. It earned promotion back to Série B the same year it had been forced into the drop.

That pattern of falling and climbing again runs through the club's history. Founded on 11 August 1900 by students at the Culto à Ciência college in Campinas, in the state of São Paulo, the side took its name from a black wooden railway bridge near where its founders used to meet. The nickname Macaca began life as a racial slur aimed at the club; supporters reclaimed it, and it has stuck.

The closest the club has come to continental silverware was in 2013, when it reached the final of the Copa Sul-Americana and lost to Argentina's Lanús. Emerson Royal came through the academy before moves to Tottenham and Milan.

Latest results

All matches

11 Sep	Serie B	Sport Recife A	0:2	L
6 Sep	Serie B	São Bernardo H	0:2	L
30 Aug	Serie B	América Mineiro A	0:2	L
23 Aug	Serie B	Avaí H	0:2	L
20 Aug	Serie B	Vila Nova A	0:6	L
14 Aug	Serie B	Nautico Recife H	1:1	D

Standing

Serie B

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
16	Ceará	27	8	7	12	28:35	31
17	Avaí	27	8	5	14	28:35	29
18	Londrina	27	6	7	14	32:39	25
19	América Mineiro	27	4	5	18	21:46	17
20	Ponte Preta	27	2	4	21	16:56	10

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 329

329 Matches

107 wins

90 draws

132 losses

327–388 Goals

−61 Difference

1.0 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 329

107 90 132

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	329	162	167
Scored	327	184	143
Conceded	388	160	228
Scored per game	1.0	1.1	0.9
Conceded per game	1.2	1.0	1.4
Difference	−61	+24	−85

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Lucas Cunha Defender 17 Matches

Guilherme Viana Goalkeeper 15 Matches

Gustavo Telles Midfielder 13 Matches

Julio Defender 13 Matches

Brandao Forward 13 Matches

Miguel Morais Midfielder 12 Matches

David da Hora da Conceição Forward 12 Matches

Leonardo da Silva Gomes Midfielder 12 Matches

Squad of Ponte Preta

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
3	Lucas Cunha	Defender		17
1	Guilherme Viana	Goalkeeper		15
35	Gustavo Telles	Midfielder		13
2	Julio	Defender		13
21	Brandao	Forward		13
17	Miguel Morais	Midfielder		12
18	David da Hora da Conceição	Forward		12
16	Leonardo da Silva Gomes	Midfielder		12
7	Daniel Gonçalves Batista	Forward		12
10	Elvis	Forward		12
8	André Lima	Midfielder		11
6	Juan	Defender		11
14	Danilo Barcelos	Midfielder		11
32	Kevison	Midfielder		11
30	Vinicius	Goalkeeper		10
4	Diego Leão	Defender		10
13	Diego Porfirio	Defender		10
5	Rodrigo de Souza	Midfielder		10
44	Gustavo Almeida	Defender		9
23	S. Palacios	Defender		9
12	Diogo Silva	Goalkeeper		9
9	Joao Damian	Forward		8
90	Rodriguinho	Forward		8
9	William Pottker	Forward	32	8
11	Murilo	Midfielder		7
22	Thalys Victor Martins Sena	Defender		7
31	Bryan Borges Mascarenhas	Forward		7
44	Marcio Silva	Defender		6
7	Diego Tavares	Forward		6
38	Tárik Michel Kedes Boschetti	Midfielder	33	6
2	Justen	Defender		6
11	Luis Phelipe de Souza Figueiredo	Forward		6
33	David Braz	Defender		6
7	Nicolas Silva	Midfielder		5
19	Jonathan Renato Barbosa	Forward		5
6	Rodrigo Saravia	Midfielder	26	5
13	M. Souza	Defender		4
32	Caio Vinicius Nogueira do Nascimento	Midfielder		4
21	Cauã Felipi Silva Coelho	Forward		3
20	Gabriel Cicala	Defender		3