Tupi Football Club

Full name Tupi Football Club
Founded May 16, 1912 (1912-05-16)
Stadium Mário Helênio
Ground Capacity 31,863
Chairman Myrian Fortuna
Manager Ailton Ferraz
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
2015 Série C, 3rd (promoted)

Tupi Football Club, usually known simply as Tupi, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state. They won the Série D once.

History

On May 16, 1912,[1] Antônio Maria Júnior and four other people founded Tupi Football Club.[2]

In 2001, Tupi won its first title, which was the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level (actually the tournament is the First Division Module II of the Minas Gerais State Championship), finishing ahead of Nacional de Uberaba in the final stage, which was a group stage competed by six clubs.[3] In 2008, Tupi won the Taça Minas Gerais. In the final, they beat América Futebol Clube (MG) (América Mineiro) in a 4−3 aggregate result.[4]

They won the Série D in 2011, after they beat Santa Cruz in the final.[5]

In 2015 the club finished 3rd in the Campeonato Brasileiro - Série C (third tier), qualifying for the Campeonato Brasileiro - Série B (second tier) in 2016.

Stadium

Tupi's stadium is Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio, inaugurated in 1988, with a maximum capacity of 35,000 people.[6]

Achievements

NACIONAIS
Competição Títulos Temporadas
Campeonato Brasileiro - Série D 1 2011
ESTADUAIS
Competição Títulos Temporadas
Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol Módulo II 2 1983 e 2001
Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol do Interior 5 1985, 1987, 2003, 2008 e 2012
Taça Minas Gerais 1 2008
Supercopa Minas Gerais 1 1995
MUNICIPAIS
Competição Títulos Temporadas
Campeonato Citadino de Juiz de Fora 23 1921, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1977 e 1978
Torneio Início da Liga de Juiz de Fora 17 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1933, 1936, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1964 e 1967
OUTRAS CONQUISTAS
Competição Títulos Temporadas
Taça Juiz de Fora 159 anos 1 2009
Torneio Quadrangular Juiz de Fora 140 anos 1 1990
Torneio de Integração Regional 1 1975
Torneio de Quadrangular Intermunicipal de Juiz de Fora 2 1952 e 1959
Vice campeão Mineiro 1 1933

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Brazil GK Glaysson
Brazil GK Gonçalves
Brazil GK Rafael Santos
Brazil DF Bruno Costa
Brazil DF Euller
Brazil DF Gabriel Santos
Brazil DF Hélder
Brazil DF Rodolfo Mol
Brazil DF Rodrigo
Brazil DF Sidimar
Brazil DF Thiago Sales
Brazil DF Douglas
Brazil DF Filippe Formiga
Brazil DF Henrique
Brazil DF Luiz Paulo
Brazil DF Thiago Espíndola
No. Position Player
Brazil MF Filipe Alves
Brazil MF Marcos Serrato
Brazil MF Recife
Brazil MF Renan
Brazil MF Hiroshi
Brazil MF Jonathan
Brazil MF Octávio
Brazil MF Pedrinho
Brazil MF Raphael Augusto
Brazil MF Sávio
Brazil MF Vinícius Kiss
Brazil MF Ygor
Brazil FW Dudu
Brazil FW Emaxwell
Brazil FW Giancarlo
Brazil FW Rubens

References

  1. ↑ "2007 Campeonato Mineiro clubs". Federação Mineira de Futebol - FMF (Minas Gerais Football Federation). Retrieved July 10, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Tupi Football Club" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Minas Gerais State Championship 2001 - Módulo II (Second Level)". RSSSF. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Tupi se sagra campeão da Taça Minas Gerais" (in Portuguese). Globo Online. November 23, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Série D: Tupi campeão" (in Portuguese). Futebol MT. November 20, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Estádio Municipal Radialista Maria Helênio" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved July 10, 2007.

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