Rugby team

Ponte Preta

Club · Brazil · Serie B

«Macaca»

328 Matches

107 wins

90 draws

131 losses

327–386 Goals

−59 Difference

1.0 Scored per game

Form L D 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

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
8 Aug	Serie B	Ceará A	0:2	L

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	26	5	7	14	30:38	22
19	América Mineiro	27	4	5	18	21:46	17
20	Ponte Preta	26	2	4	20	16:54	10

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 328

328 Matches

107 wins

90 draws

131 losses

327–386 Goals

−59 Difference

1.0 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 328

107 90 131

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	328	162	166
Scored	327	184	143
Conceded	386	160	226
Scored per game	1.0	1.1	0.9
Conceded per game	1.2	1.0	1.4
Difference	−59	+24	−83

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Lucas Cunha Defender 16 Matches

Guilherme Viana Goalkeeper 14 Matches

Brandao Forward 13 Matches

Gustavo Telles Midfielder 12 Matches

Julio Defender 12 Matches

Daniel Gonçalves Batista Forward 12 Matches

Leonardo da Silva Gomes Midfielder 12 Matches

Elvis Forward 12 Matches

Squad of Ponte Preta

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
3	Lucas Cunha	Defender		16
1	Guilherme Viana	Goalkeeper		14
21	Brandao	Forward		13
35	Gustavo Telles	Midfielder		12
2	Julio	Defender		12
7	Daniel Gonçalves Batista	Forward		12
16	Leonardo da Silva Gomes	Midfielder		12
10	Elvis	Forward		12
18	David da Hora da Conceição	Forward		11
17	Miguel Morais	Forward		11
32	Kevison	Midfielder		11
4	Diego Leão	Defender		10
8	André Lima	Midfielder		10
14	Danilo Barcelos	Midfielder		10
6	Juan	Defender		10
13	Diego Porfirio	Defender		10
5	Rodrigo de Souza	Midfielder		10
23	S. Palacios	Defender		9
30	Vinicius	Goalkeeper		9
12	Diogo Silva	Goalkeeper		9
44	Gustavo Almeida	Defender		8
90	Rodriguinho	Forward		8
9	William Pottker	Forward	32	8
9	Joao Damian	Forward		7
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
19	Jonathan Renato Barbosa	Forward		5
6	Rodrigo Saravia	Midfielder	26	5
7	Nicolas Silva	Forward		4
13	M. Souza	Defender		3
32	Caio Vinicius Nogueira do Nascimento	Midfielder		3
20	Gabriel Cicala	Defender		3
21	Cauã Felipi Silva Coelho	Forward		2