Brasília Futebol Clube
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| Full name | Brasília Futebol Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Colorado Candango (Red from Brasília) | ||
| Founded | June 2, 1975 | ||
| Ground |
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília, Brazil | ||
| Capacity | 69,349 | ||
| President | Luís Felipe Belmonte | ||
| Head coach | Omar Feitosa | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasiliense | ||
| 2015 | Candangão, Runners-up | ||
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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 when the 116-team Copa João Havelange was played.[2]
Brasília has qualified to the Série D in 2009, 2010 and 2013. In 2014 they won the Copa Verde, the regional cup for Center-West and Northwest teams.
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.
Honours
- Copa Verde: 1
- 2014
- 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 2 3 Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 139. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- 1 2 3 4 "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.