O Clube Atlético Lençoense é um clube de Lençóis Paulista fundado em 1943, campeão da Série A3 paulista em 1983 e conhecido por revelar o goleiro Marcos, campeão mundial em 2002.
Atlético Lençoense Club
Atlético Lençoense Club is a sports club from Lençóis Paulista, in the interior of São Paulo, founded on December 16, 1943. Paulista champion of Serie A3 in 1983, it is remembered for developing goalkeeper Marcos, world champion in 2002.
History
Atlético Lençoense Club was founded on December 16, 1943, in Lençóis Paulista. Known by the acronym CAL, it plays at Archangelo Brega Municipal Stadium, with a capacity of 5,000 people. The club's greatest achievement was winning the 1983 Paulista Championship Serie A3. In Serie A2, its best campaign was fourth place in 1988, and in 1999 it finished as runner-up of the defunct Serie B2. The club developed goalkeeper Marcos, who built his career at Palmeiras and was world champion with Brazil in 2002. Didi, two-time world champion with the Brazilian National Team, also played for Lençoense early in his career. In 2009, after political disputes with city hall, the club relocated its headquarters to Bariri. It ceased operations in 2012 and resumed activities in 2025, after approximately 13 years of inactivity, with initial focus on youth categories.