Esporte Clube São José

What Esporte Clube São José does

Esporte Clube São José (operating as "São José FC" or "Zeca") is a Brazilian football club founded in 1913 and headquartered in the Passo D'Areia neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. The club organizes and competes in professional men's football, with active participation in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D — the fourth tier of Brazilian national football — and in state-level tournaments organized by the Federação de Futebol do Rio Grande do Sul (FGF), such as the Gauchão. Its home venue is Estádio Passo D'Areia, where match-day operations are conducted in front of a local supporter base.

The club's underlying product is live competitive football, presented through a unified official website (saojosefutebol.com.br) that distributes news, match schedules and results, professional team rosters with player statistics, stadium information, and sponsor visibility. Supplementary distribution is handled through owned social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, plus a news section serving top-of-funnel fan engagement. No proprietary technology, digital product beyond the website, or mobile application has been disclosed.

Its revenue mechanics are not publicly documented but, based on the disclosed evidence, are anchored in a small set of sponsorship and financial partnerships (Banrisul, Grupo Aspecir/Aspecir, Unicesumar, União Seguradora), affiliation-driven competition revenue via the CBF and FGF, and match-day operations at Estádio Passo D'Areia. The club operates with 11–50 employees (range only), with no disclosed pricing model, no consumer-facing subscription offering, and no institutional ownership structure beyond the standard Brazilian sports association model. Customer segments are fans and the local community of São José / Porto Alegre; engagement is community-driven rather than commercially contracted.

Name

Esporte Clube São José

Legal name

Esporte Clube São José

Website

https://saojosefutebol.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Esporte Clube São José is a Brazilian football club founded in 1913 and based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D and state-level Gauchão tournaments, serving its local community and supporter base through match-day operations at Estádio Passo D'Areia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Football Club

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Team Sports Clubs (Football/Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey, Rugby, Cricket, etc.) (MPAKABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Team Sports Matches (Club & National) (MPAGAMAB)

Keywords

• Professional football club
• Football competition
• Sports entertainment
• Athlete development
• Match day operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Esporte Clube São José is a professional football club that fields a men's squad to compete in officially-sanctioned Brazilian football tournaments, primarily the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D and the Campeonato Gaúcho organised by the FGF (state) and CBF (national) federations. The club operates out of Estádio Passo D'Areia in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and supports its teams with player rosters, coaching staff (including head coach Argel Fuchs), an official website, and active social media channels that distribute match news and team information to local and regional supporters and sponsors.

Product overview

São José FC operates a single unified website that serves as the official digital presence for the football club. The platform provides news coverage of the team's activities, match schedules and results, professional player profiles with statistics, stadium information, and contact channels. The site features sections for news articles covering the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D competition, professional team rosters with individual player details including game counts and goals, and sponsorship information from partners including Banrisul, Grupo Aspecir, and Unicesumar.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Men's Football Team — Série D / Gaúcho Competition Professional men's football squad that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (national 4th tier, organised by CBF) and the Campeonato Gaúcho (state-level, organised by FGF). The squad includes goalkeepers such as Fábio José Rampi and Alex Peralta Leguizamon, and defenders including Tiago de Souza Nascimento, with Argel Fuchs as head coach. Match-day delivery is based at Estádio Passo D'Areia, Porto Alegre.
• São José FC Official Website Official club website (saojosefutebol.com.br) acting as the digital hub for news, match schedules, professional player profiles with statistics, stadium information, and contact details for Esporte Clube São José.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CBF (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol)coreOthersBrazilian Football Confederation - the national governing body for football in Brazil. The club participates in CBF-organized competitions.
• FGF (Federação de Futebol do Rio Grande do Sul)coreOthersFootball Federation of Rio Grande do Sul - the state-level governing body. The club participates in FGF-organized state competitions.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Grêmio Esportivo Brasil (Brasil de Pelotas): Grêmio Esportivo Brasil is a Pelotas-based club competing in Série D. It mirrors São José's structure, division, and state-level competition participation, making it a strong direct peer.
• Campinense Clube: Campinense is a Paraíba-based club playing in lower-tier Brazilian national competitions. As a fellow small-market regional Brazilian club in the same national divisions, it functions as a directly comparable peer.
• Nova Iguaçu FC: Nova Iguaçu FC is a Rio de Janeiro state club that competes in Brazilian national lower divisions. It is comparable to São José in division level and operational scale as a regional Brazilian football competitor.
• Brasiliense FC: Brasiliense FC competes in Brazilian lower-division football and is a listed former club of São José player Tiago. As a Série C/D-level club with similar operational profile, it serves as a directly comparable peer.
• São Luiz de Ijuí: São Luiz is a Rio Grande do Sul football club competing in the Gauchão and historically in Série D. It is a regional direct peer with similar operational scale and competition footprint.
• Ypiranga FC: Ypiranga FC is a football club from Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, that competes in Campeonato Brasileiro Série D and Gauchão — the same competitions as São José, making it a direct regional peer in the same tier and state.
• Brasil de Pelotas: Brasil de Pelotas is a Rio Grande do Sul-based football club also competing in Série D and the Gauchão. As a fellow southern Brazilian lower-division club with similar scale, it is a directly comparable peer.
• Azuriz: Azuriz is a Paraná-based football club that competes in Campeonato Brasileiro Série D — São José recently played and drew with Azuriz in the competition, making it a direct on-field peer in the same national division.

Regional players

• Esporte Clube Pelotas: EC Pelotas is a Rio Grande do Sul-based football club competing in lower national divisions and the Gauchão. While operating at a slightly different historical tier, it shares São José's regional southern Brazilian competitive environment.

Broad incumbents

• Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense: Grêmio is one of Porto Alegre's two dominant Série A clubs and the same local market as São José. It is a broad incumbent that defines the local competitive ceiling and represents the scale gap São José faces within its home city.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/_saojoseoficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/saojosefutebolrs/?fref=ts
• Instagraminstagram.com/saojosefutebol

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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