Full name | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (Academy) | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Young Great Team (Portuguese: Timãozinho)[citation needed] | |||
Ground | Estádio Parque São Jorge | |||
Capacity | 13,969 | |||
Academy Manager | Carlos Brazil | |||
League | Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 (Under-20s) Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17 (Under-17s) | |||
2020 | Under-23s: 7th Under-20s: 3rd Under-17s: 5th | |||
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Sport Club Corinthians Paulista's Base Categories (Portuguese: Categorias de Base do Sport Club Corinthians Paulista) is the youth system of Corinthians. The youth system is composed of several age categories ranging from Under-11s to Under-20s. The academy teams play in the state-wide Federação Paulista de Futebol-organized competitions (U-11 to U-20), the Brazilian Football Confederation-organized national championships (U-17 to U-20), and in the prestigious Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (U-20).
Corinthians' academy is one of Brazil's most successful, winning 11 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, 1 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 and 1 Copa do Brasil Sub-17 titles altogether.[1] Numerous international players have graduated from the academy team.