Espírito Santo Sociedade Esportiva

Espírito Santo
Full name Espírito Santo Sociedade Esportiva
Founded June 5, 1998
Stadium Estádio Justiniano de Melo e Silva, Colatina, Espírito Santo state, Brazil
Estádio João Pimenta, Colatina, Espírito Santo state, Brazil
(Capacity: 12,000 (Estádio Justiniano de Melo e Silva) and
5,000 (Estádio João Pimenta))
President Euzébio Pimenta
Head Coach Paulo César Caroço
Home colors
Away colors

Espírito Santo Sociedade Esportiva, commonly known as Espírito Santo, is a Brazilian football team based in Colatina, Espírito Santo state. They competed in the Série A once and competed in the Copa do Brasil twice. The club was formerly known as Centro de Treinamento Edmílson Colatina Futebol Clube.

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History

The club was founded on June 5, 1998 as Centro de Treinamento Edmílson Colatina Futebol Clube.[1] CTE Colatina competed in the Série A in 1979, when they were eliminated in the First Stage of the competition. The club competed in the Copa do Brasil in 1991, when they were eliminated in the First Round by Santa Cruz. They won the Campeonato Capixaba Second Level in 2004. CTE Colatina competed again in the Copa do Brasil in 2004, when they were eliminated in the First Round by Vitória. The club was renamed to Espírito Santo Sociedade Esportiva in July 2011, and played in the Copa Espírito Santo using that name.[2]

Achievements

Stadium

Espírito Santo Sociedade Esportiva plays at Estádio Justiniano de Melo e Silva. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,000 people.[3] Centro de Treinamento Edmílson Colatina Futebol Clube also play their home games at Estádio João Pimenta.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 47. 
  2. ^ "CTE Colatina muda de nome e agora é Espírito Santo SE" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. July 26, 2011. http://globoesporte.globo.com/es/copa-espirito-santo/noticia/2011/07/cte-colatina-muda-razao-social-mas-mantem-nome-do-time.html. Retrieved December 3, 2011. 
  3. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (in Portuguese) (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. http://www2.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf. Retrieved February 5, 2011.