Ponte Preta

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«Macaca»

327 Matches

107 wins

90 draws

130 losses

327–384 Goals

−57 Difference

1.0 Scored per game

Form D L D 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

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
8 Aug	Serie B	Ceará A	0:2	L
28 Jul	Serie B	Athletic Club H	1:1	D

Standing

Serie B

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
16	Avaí	24	8	5	11	27:30	29
17	Ceará	24	7	7	10	25:30	28
18	Londrina	24	5	6	13	29:36	21
19	América Mineiro	24	2	5	17	16:42	11
20	Ponte Preta	24	2	4	18	16:50	10

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 327

327 Matches

107 wins

90 draws

130 losses

327–384 Goals

−57 Difference

1.0 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 327

107 90 130

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	327	161	166
Scored	327	184	143
Conceded	384	158	226
Scored per game	1.0	1.1	0.9
Conceded per game	1.2	1.0	1.4
Difference	−57	+26	−83

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Lucas Cunha Defender 12 Matches

Guilherme Viana Goalkeeper 10 Matches

Brandao Forward 10 Matches

Daniel Gonçalves Batista Forward 9 Matches

Leonardo da Silva Gomes Midfielder 9 Matches

Elvis Forward 9 Matches

Rodrigo de Souza Midfielder 9 Matches

Julio Midfielder 8 Matches

Squad of Ponte Preta

by appearances over the last year

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