Esporte Clube Ypiranga

Ypiranga
Full name Esporte Clube Ypiranga
Founded 7 September 1906
Ground Vila Canária
Capacity 4,000
President Valdemar Filho
Head coach Fábio Marques
League Campeonato Baiano (Second Division)
2014 7th

Esporte Clube Ypiranga is a football team of Salvador, Bahia. Its colours are yellow and black.

With 10 titles of the Campeonato Baiano, it has the third-most titles in the Bahia state championship, coming behind Vitória and Bahia, with 27 and 45 titles, respectively.

History

Esporte Clube Ypiranga was founded in 7 September 1906, originating itself from Sport Club Sete de Setembro, founded in April 17, 1904. it is one of the oldest football teams in Bahia.

The team participated in the Campeonato Baiano for the first time in 1914, finishing in third place.[1] Eventually, the team won its first title in 1917, finishing the championship without losing a match.[2] After that, the team won another nine titles, the latest of them in 1951. Despite being one of the most traditional teams in Bahia, Ypiranga has not participated in the Campeonato Brasileiro at any level. Ypiranga eventually was relegated to the Second Division of the Campeonato Baiano in 1999 and has not been promoted back into the first division ever since.

Achievements

Regional

State championships

* being an unbeaten champion.

External links

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References

  1. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/ba1914.htm
  2. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/ba1917.htm
  3. In 1938, there were two championships in the state. In the first one, Botafogo was the champion and Ypiranga the runner up. In the second one, Bahia was the champion.