Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube

Casimiro de Abreu
Full name Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube
Founded 1975
Ground Ubirajara de Almeida Reis
Capacity 3,000
Team photo from the 2007 season

Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube, also known simply as Casimiro de Abreu, or by the acronym CAEC, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Casimiro de Abreu, Rio de Janeiro state, founded on May 30, 1975.[1]

History

Eleven athletes, dissatisfied with Independente Esporte Clube, left their club and founded an amateur club called Onze Tufões (meaning Eleven Hurricanes).[2]

On May 30, 1975, with the help of Casimiro de Abreu's city hall, Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube was founded by the eleven athletes.[2]

In 2000, Casimiro de Abreu professionalized its football section.[2]

In 2002, the club won its first title, the Campeonato Carioca Módulo Especial, beating Artsul of Nova Iguaçu city in the final.[3]

In 2003, CAEC signed a partnership with Grupo FMK.[2]

Titles

Stadium

The home stadium Ubirajara de Almeida Reis,[1] named after one of the club founders, has a capacity of 3,000 people.[4] The stadium is nicknamed Caecão, which is the augmentative form of the club's acronym CAEC.[5]

Colors

The official colors are yellow, blue and red.[1]

Club kits

The home kit is all yellow, with details in red and blue in the shirt and in the shorts. The away kit is all blue.[1]

Mascot

The team's mascot is called Poetinha (Little Poet) in reference to the famous poet that the city is named after, Casimiro de Abreu.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 CAEC at FFERJ
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Casimiro de Abreu at RSSSF
  3. 2002 Campeonato Carioca Módulo Especial at RSSSF
  4. 4.0 4.1 Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
  5. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

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