[5] In 2016, owing to financial issues, Atlético Sorocaba officials announced their withdrawal from professional competitions after being relegated to Série A3.

Atlético Sorocaba gained popularity due to their trips to North Korea between 2009 and 2015[10] as a result of an invitation by Sun Myung Moon, then-club owner.

The Atlético Sorocaba players later said in interviews that they were scared that they would not have been let out of their country if they won the match, which prompted them to play for a draw.

[10] Their second trip, in 2010, was less eventful, mainly due to a reduced excitement around football following the nation's failure at the 2010 World Cup.

Another talking point about this trip was one of their squad members, Pedro Lutti, being born in the United States.