Santos FC Futebol de mesa

Santos
Full name Santos Futebol Clube
Nickname(s) Peixe (Fish)
Santástico (Santastic)
Alvinegro praiano (Beach black-and-white)
Clube do povo (Club of the people)
Founded April 14, 1912 (1912-04-14)
Stadium Arena Santos, Santos
Ground Capacity 20,120
President Luis Álvaro
Website Club home page

Santos Futebol Clube (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɜ̃ŋtus fuʧiˈbɔw ˈklubi] Santos Football Club), also known as Santos and familiarly as Peixe,[1] is a Brazilian professional table football club, based in Santos, Brazil.

Table Football of Santos Football Club was initiated in 1997 by a group of Santos' footballers and company. Today, they have about 20 athletes vying for several state and national competitions. Santos FC is affiliated to the Paulista Football Federation (FPFM) from the foundation of the team in 1997, playing their uninterrupted official championships. These championships, the Club has always held great campaigns, having won major titles. The beginning of this story takes place in the Paulista Championship in 1997, when Santos FC ended the competition in third position. Since then, the Alvinegro Praiano is present in the main competitions of the sport in Brazil. Another major title was the UEFA Cup Interstate Paiva in 2003 Tacitus, before the CR Vasco da Gama (RJ), and the first title of the Paulista Championship Teams in 2006.

In addition to the championships by teams, also Table Football is played in the individual category. In this category, Ricardo Gonçalves Alves (Kiko) was Brazilian champion in 2002 and Masters Series Robby won the Brazil Cup 2007 held in Blumenau.

Achievements

References

  1. Pronounced [ˈpejʃi].

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