Football team
Guaraní U20
Club · Brazil · Paulista - U20
«Bugre»
Before three World Cups in Brazil's yellow shirt, Careca wore green and white in Campinas, coming up through the same academy that now fields Guaraní's Sub-20 side. Goalkeeper Valdir Peres had gone the same way a decade earlier, called up for the 1974 tournament and two more after it, and Mauro Silva, Ricardo Rocha and Amaral also left this youth system for Brazil's senior side.
Keeping that pipeline running is the point of the Sub-20 team. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista Sub-20 and trains at Guaraní's own Centro de Treinamento, built across the road from the club's main stadium so the youth categories can host their matches there without touching the senior pitch. In 2021 the side reached the quarter-finals of the state championship before losing to Ferroviária; in 2023 and 2024 it returned to the play-offs, at times finishing top of its group.
The senior club behind it was founded on 2 April 1911 and plays out of Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, opened in 1953. Capacity now stands at 29,130, well down from the 52,002 who packed in for a match there in 1982. Nicknamed Bugre, Guaraní won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1978 under coach Carlos Alberto Silva, then took the Série B title in 1981.
That quarter-final finish remains the furthest the age group itself has gone.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 9 Oct | Paulista - U20 |
Sfera U20
A
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| 25 Sep | Paulista - U20 |
União Suzano U20
H
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4:1 | W |
| 18 Sep | Paulista - U20 |
União Suzano U20
A
|
1:1 | D |
| 12 Sep | Paulista - U20 |
Gremio Prudente U20
A
|
5:1 | W |
| 4 Sep | Paulista - U20 |
XV de Jaú U20
H
|
3:0 | W |
| 21 Aug | Paulista - U20 |
Ituano U20
H
|
2:1 | W |
Standing
São Paulo Youth CupGroup stage · U20 Copa Sao Paulo de Juniores 2026, Group 7
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Athletic Club MG U20
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 10:0 | 9 |
| 2 |
Guaraní U20
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 7:1 | 6 |
| 3 |
 Assisense U20
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 2:9 | 3 |
| 4 |
 Naviraiense U20
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0:9 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 78| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 78 | 36 | 42 |
| Scored | 145 | 78 | 67 |
| Conceded | 68 | 33 | 35 |
| Scored per game | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Conceded per game | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +77 | +45 | +32 |
Fixtures of Guaraní U20
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9 Oct
Sfera U20
A
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25 Sep
União Suzano U20
H
4:1
W
-
18 Sep
União Suzano U20
A
1:1
D
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12 Sep
Gremio Prudente U20
A
5:1
W
-
4 Sep
XV de Jaú U20
H
3:0
W
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21 Aug
Ituano U20
H
2:1
W
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15 Aug
Capivariano U20
A
1:1
D
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12 Aug
RB Bragantino U20
A
0:2
L
Honours of Guaraní U20
- Campeonato Campineiro 1916, 1919, 1920, 1932, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957 13
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2 1932, 1944, 1949, 2018 4
- Torneio Início do Campeonato Paulista 1953, 1954, 1956 3
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1978 1
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1981 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- J. Benítez CD Capiatá 26/27
- Octavio Alfonso Rubio Ñú 26/27
- Tobias Hara CS San Lorenzo 25/26
- Martin Maldonado Guaraní Youth 25/26
- Patricio Coronel Guaireña FC 24/25
- Pedro Manuel SãoCarlense U20 23/24
Departures
- Pedro Manuel SãoCarlense U20 25/26
- Nelson Romero Guaraní 25/26
- Tobias Hara CS San Lorenzo 25/26
- K. Lezcano Encarnacena FC 25/26
- J. Benítez CD Capiatá 25/26
- Octavio Alfonso Rubio Ñú 25/26