Desportiva Capixaba
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| Full name | Desportiva Capixaba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Engenheiro Alencar Araripe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 22,600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Desportiva Capixaba, usually known simply as Desportiva (or as Desportiva-ES) is a traditional Brazilian football club from Cariacica, Espírito Santo state.
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[edit] History
On July 7, 1963, the club was founded as Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce, after Vale do Rio Doce, Ferroviário-ES, Cauê, Guarany-ES, Valeriodoce-ES and Cruzeiro-ES fused. These clubs were formed by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce railway employees. Companhia Vale do Rio Doce encouraged the clubs' fusion. [1]
In 1964, the club won its first professional title, the Espírito Santo State Championship. [2]
In 1974, Desportiva disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time. The club finished in the 34th position. [3]
In 1980, the club disputed again the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, finishing in the 15th place. That was the club's all-time best campaign in the competition. [4]
In 1993, Desportiva disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the last time. The club finished in the 29th position. [5]
On April 19, 1999, the club became a private company, and changed its name to Desportiva Capixaba. The senior partner was Frannel Distribuidora de Combustível, later replaced by Grupo Villa-Forte. [1]
In 2000, Desportiva Capixaba won its last title, the Espírito Santo State Championship. In the final, the club beat Serra in the final. [6]
[edit] Titles
- Campeonato Capixaba: 1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 2000.
[edit] Idols
- Cláudio Adão
- Fio Maravilha
- Geovani
- Sávio
- Washington
[edit] Stadium
Desportiva Capixaba's home stadium is Engenheiro Alencar Araripe stadium [1], inaugurated in 1966, with a maximum capacity of 22,600 people. [7]
[edit] Club colors
The club's colors are grenadine red and white. [8] The club's home kit is composed of grenadine red shirts with white details, grenadine red shorts and white socks. [1]
[edit] Mascot
Desportiva Capixaba's mascot is a locomotive sharing the club's colors. [8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d (Portuguese) Desportiva Capixaba at Arquivo de Clubes
- ^ Campeonato Capixaba at RSSSF
- ^ 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
- ^ 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
- ^ 1993 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
- ^ 2000 Campeonato Capixaba at RSSSF
- ^ (Portuguese) Estádio Engenheiro Alencar Araripe at Templos do Futebol
- ^ a b (Portuguese) Desportiva Capixaba at Times Brasileiros website
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) Desportiva Capixaba at Arquivo de Clubes
