Tupi Football Club

Tupi
Full name Tupi Football Club
Founded May 16, 1912
Stadium Mário Helênio
(Capacity: 35,000)
Manager Ricardo Drubscky
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
2011 Série D, 1st (promoted)
Home colors
Away colors

Tupi Football Club, usually known simply as Tupi, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state. They won the Série D once.

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History

On May 16, 1912,[1] Antônio Maria Júnior and four other people founded Tupi Football Club.[2]

In 2001, Tupi won its first title, which was the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level (actually the tournament is the First Division Module II of the Minas Gerais State Championship), finishing ahead of Nacional de Uberaba in the final stage, which was a group stage competed by six clubs.[3] In 2008, Tupi won the Taça Minas Gerais. In the final, they beat América Mineiro in a 4-3 aggregate result.[4]

They won the Série D in 2011, after they beat Santa Cruz in the final.[5]

Current squad (selected)

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Rodrigo Viana
GK Douglas Borges (on loan from Monte Azul)
GK Victor Hugo
DF João Júnior
DF Wesley Ladeira
DF Felipe Cordeiro (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
DF Augusto
DF Henrique
DF Silvio
DF Adalberto
DF Alisson
DF Leonardo
DF Neguete (on loan from Cruzeiro)
DF Halenn
MF Jaiminho
MF Assis
MF Marcel
MF Denílson (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
MF Nando (on loan from América-MG)
No. Position Player
MF Victor Hugo
MF Marquinho
MF Michel
MF Luciano Ratinho
MF Lucas Silva
MF Claudinho Baiano
MF Fabiano
FW Cassiano
FW Ademilson
FW Rafael Paty
FW Evandro
FW Müller
FW Sammuel
FW Maguinho
FW Ramón
FW Dennis (on loan from Atlético Paranaense)
FW Allan Taxista
FW Francis
FW Jefferson

Achievements

2008
2001
2011

Stadium

Tupi's stadium is Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio, inaugurated in 1988, with a maximum capacity of 35,000 people.[6]

References

  1. ^ "2007 Campeonato Mineiro clubs". Federação Mineira de Futebol - FMF (Minas Gerais Football Federation). http://www.fmfnet.com.br/modulo1_2007.htm. Retrieved July 10, 2007. 
  2. ^ "Tupi Football Club" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/mg/tupi.htm. Retrieved July 7, 2007. 
  3. ^ "Minas Gerais State Championship 2001 - Módulo II (Second Level)". RSSSF. http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/mg2001l2.htm. Retrieved July 7, 2007. 
  4. ^ "Tupi se sagra campeão da Taça Minas Gerais" (in Portuguese). Globo Online. November 23, 2008. http://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/mat/2008/11/23/tupi_se_sagra_campeao_da_taca_minas_gerais-586519127.asp. Retrieved November 23, 2008. 
  5. ^ "Série D: Tupi campeão" (in Portuguese). Futebol MT. November 20, 2011. http://www.futebolmt.com.br/noticia/futebol/serie-d-tupi-campeao. Retrieved July 7, 2007. 
  6. ^ "Estádio Municipal Radialista Maria Helênio" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/mg/JuizFora1.htm. Retrieved July 10, 2007. 

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