Brasília FC
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| Full name | Brasília Futebol Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Colorado (The Reds) | ||
| Founded | June 2, 1975 | ||
| Ground |
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília, DF, Brazil | ||
| Capacity | 69,349 | ||
| President | Luiz Carlos Alcoforado | ||
| Head coach | Marcos Soares | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasiliense | ||
| 2014 | Candangão, 2nd | ||
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Brasília Futebol Clube, commonly known as Brasília, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Brasília, Federal District. They are Brasília's oldest professional football club.[1]
History
They were founded on June 2, 1975 as Brasília Esporte Clube by the entrepreneurs José da Silva Neto and Vicente de Paula Rodrigues.[2] The club won the Campeonato Brasiliense eight times, the last time being in 1987.[1] Brasília were Torneio Centro-Oeste's runner-up in 1984, after being defeated by Guará in the final.[3] The club's football department was bought in 1999 by Brasília Promoções e Participações Desportivas S/A, which is a company owned by eight members (in Portuguese sócios) of the club, and the club was renamed to Brasília Futebol Clube,[2] adopting a new logo, and changing its colors from red to yellow and blue.[1] The club reverted to play in red in 2002.[2] They competed in the Série A several times, the last time being in 2000.[2]
Stadium
Brasília play their home games at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, one of the venues of both 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Achievements
Copa Verde: 1
- 2014
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- 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987
References
- Rodrigo Santana: Brasília E.C. e Brasília F.C. – equipes differentes, História do Futebol-Final: A Enciclopédia do Futebol na Internet!!!!, 2 January 2014.
Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 139. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Brasília Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Torneio Centro-Oeste - 1984" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. September 24, 2002. Retrieved March 17, 2014.