Colo-Colo de Futebol e Regatas
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| Full name | Colo-Colo de Futebol e Regatas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Estádio Mário Pessoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colo-Colo de Futebol e Regatas, usually known simply as Colo-Colo, is a football club from Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. In 2006, Colo-Colo was champion of the Campeonato Baiano, the football league of Bahia. The whole city of Ilhéus supported the team - that was never that successful.
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[edit] History
On April 3, 1948, the club was founded by a group of sportsmen leadered by Airton Adami. [1]
In 1999, Colo-Colo won its first title, the Campeonato Baiano Second Division, thus being promoted to the following year's first division. In the final, the club beat Fluminense de Feira. [2]
In 2001, Colo-Colo disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C for the first time. The club was eliminated in the first stage. [3]
In 2006, Colo-Colo won its most important title, the Campeonato Baiano. The club defeated Vitória in both competition's stage finals, thus avoiding a final stage. In the first stage's final first leg Colo-Colo and Vitória drew 1-1, and in the second leg, Colo-Colo won 1-0. In the second stage's final first leg, at home, Colo-Colo beat Vitória 4-3. In the second leg, in Salvador city, Colo-Colo surprisingly beat its rival 4-2. [4] After the conquer of the championship, the coach and most of the team were signed to major football clubs in Bahia, like Vitória or Bahia. [5]
[edit] Titles
- Campeonato Baiano: 2006
- Campeonato Baiano Second Division: 1999
[edit] Stadium
Colo-Colo's home stadium is Estádio Mário Pessoa [6]. The stadium's maximum capacity is 10,000 people. [7]
[edit] Club colors
The club's colors are blue, yellow and white. [6]
[edit] Nickname
Colo-Colo is nicknamed Tigrão, meaning Big Tiger. The nickname can be read in the club's logo. [8]
[edit] Mascot
The club's mascot is a tiger, depicted in the logo. [8]
[edit] Miscellaneous
- The club is named after the traditional Chilean club Colo-Colo, however the club's colors and home kit were chosen after the successful Argentine club Boca Juniors. [6] In 1948, the club's director, José Haroldo de Castro traveled to Argentina, and bought a Boca Juniors uniform. The kit's design was then adopted by the club. [8]
[edit] References
- ^ Colo-Colo history at the club's official website
- ^ 1999 Campeonato Baiano Second Division at RSSSF
- ^ 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF
- ^ 2006 Campeonato Baiano at RSSSF
- ^ Colo Colo desmonta o time campeão - A Região newspaper (May 31, 2006) (retrieved on August 19, 2006)
- ^ a b c Colo-Colo at Arquivo de Clubes
- ^ Estádio Mário Pessoa at Templos do Futebol
- ^ a b c Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
