Football team

Ponte Preta

Club · Brazil · Serie B

«Macaca»

333 Matches

108 wins

90 draws

135 losses

328–398 Goals

−70 Difference

1.0 Scored per game

Form L L L W 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

Fixtures and results

7 Oct	Serie B	Juventude H
3 Oct	Serie B	Cuiabá A	0:2	L
29 Sep	Serie B	Botafogo SP A	0:2	L
20 Sep	Serie B	CRB H	1:0	W
15 Sep	Serie B	Londrina A	0:6	L
11 Sep	Serie B	Sport Recife A	0:2	L

Standing

Serie B

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
16	Botafogo SP	30	9	8	13	34:36	35
17	Avaí	31	8	6	17	30:42	30
18	Londrina	31	7	7	17	39:45	28
19	América Mineiro	31	4	6	21	21:50	18
20	Ponte Preta	30	3	4	23	17:64	13

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 333

333 Matches

108 wins

90 draws

135 losses

328–398 Goals

−70 Difference

1.0 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 333

108 90 135

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	333	163	170
Scored	328	185	143
Conceded	398	160	238
Scored per game	1.0	1.1	0.8
Conceded per game	1.2	1.0	1.4
Difference	−70	+25	−95

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Lucas Cunha Defender 18 Matches

Guilherme Viana Goalkeeper 17 Matches

Julio Defender 16 Matches

Brandao Forward 16 Matches

David da Hora da Conceição Midfielder 15 Matches

Miguel Morais Midfielder 15 Matches

Gustavo Telles Midfielder 15 Matches

Danilo Barcelos Defender 14 Matches

Squad of Ponte Preta

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
3	Lucas Cunha	Defender		18
1	Guilherme Viana	Goalkeeper		17
2	Julio	Defender		16
9	Brandao	Forward		16
18	David da Hora da Conceição	Midfielder		15
17	Miguel Morais	Midfielder		15
35	Gustavo Telles	Midfielder		15
14	Danilo Barcelos	Defender		14
8	André Lima	Midfielder		13
30	Vinicius	Goalkeeper		13
13	Diego Porfirio	Defender		13
16	Juan	Defender		13
5	Rodrigo de Souza	Midfielder		12
23	S. Palacios	Defender		12
44	Gustavo Almeida	Defender		12
16	Leonardo da Silva Gomes	Midfielder		12
7	Daniel Gonçalves Batista	Forward		12
10	Elvis	Forward		12
32	Kevison	Midfielder		11
4	Diego Leão	Defender		10
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
8	Nicolas Silva	Midfielder		6
44	Marcio Silva	Defender		6
2	Justen	Defender		6
38	Tárik Michel Kedes Boschetti	Midfielder	33	6
7	Diego Tavares	Forward		6
11	Luis Phelipe de Souza Figueiredo	Forward		6
33	David Braz	Defender		6
20	Murilo Henrique Cavalcante	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