São Francisco PA

In 1920 the two most successful clubs in the western region of Pará were the Santa Cruz and União Esportiva da Congregação Mariana. By its names already indicated if they were associations connected to the religious movement of the Catholic Church, founded by the priest Frei Ambrósio Phillipsenburg, of the order of the smaller brothers. The União Sportiva was an extremely strong team, able to fight against its great and traditional opponent of the time, Santa Cruz.

However, the growth of young athletes associated with União Sportiva motivated a group of local youths to establish a new club in honor of Frei Ambrósio. On 30 October 1929, São Francisco Futebol Clube was founded in Santarém for that purpose. Contemporary accounts described the club's foundation as a significant sporting event in the city, and the newly formed team quickly became one of the prominent football clubs in the region.

After many training in the school camp of the same name, the first game was finally scheduled. It was the first presentation of the already well-assembled and organized football team, which was called: São Francisco Sport Club (first name of the club).

The club's original colors were black and white with horizontal stripes. According to historical accounts, the colors were selected because they were the only ones available in local stores at the time, rather than due to any specific preference.