Vila Nova Futebol Clube
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Vila Nova Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Goiânia in Goiás, founded on July 29, 1943.
Vila Nova's greatest rival is Goiás, with whom there is a constant argument about which club has the largest fanbase in the state of Goiás. A consensual way of viewing things is declaring Vila Nova has the largest fanbase in Goiânia, and Goiás has the largest fanbase in Goiás state. However, some Goiás supporters claim their club has also the biggest number of fans in Goiânia. Nevertheless, Vila Nova has an estimated fanbase of about 350,000, which is pretty big for a Brazilian Second Level club.
They play in red shirts, shorts and socks. Their nickname is 'The Tigers'.
Stadium
Home stadiums are the Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga stadium, capacity 8,000 and Serra Dourada stadium, capacity 60,000.
History
- 1943 The club is founded as Vila Nova Futebol Clube.
- 1946 The club changes its name to Operário.
- 1949 The club changes its name to Araguaia.
- 1950 The club changes its name to Fênix Futebol Clube.
- 1955 The club changes its name to Vila Nova Futebol Clube.
- 1961 Vila Nova won their first state championship.
- 1977 The team debuts in Campeonato Brasileiro and ends in 55th place.
- 1996 Won Campeonato Brasileiro Third Division without losing a single match.
- 1999 Plays in Copa CONMEBOL.
- 2000 Won Campeonato Goiano Second Division.
- 2001 Champion of Campeonato Goiano.
- 2005 Champion of Campeonato Goiano.
Titles
Football
- Brazilian Série C: 1996.
- Campeonato Goiano: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005.
- Campeonato Goiano Second Division: 2000.
- Copa Goiás: 1969, 1971, 1976.
- Leonino Caiado: 1977, 1979, 1981.
- Taça Cidade de Goiânia: 1961, 1962, 1972.
- Taça Goiás: 1966.
- Torneio Goiânia-Anápolis: 1963, 1964.
- Taça João Paulo II: 1980.
- Torneio Diário Associados: 1961, 1962.
- Troféu Independência: 1972.
- Torneio Otávio Lage: 1967.
- Quadrangular Internacional Joaquim Coelho: 1970.
- Quadrangular João de Brito Guimarães: 1967.
- Torneio Escola Técnica Federal de Goiás: 1976.
- Copa Centro-Oeste Runner-up: 1999, 2000.
Basketball
Idols
- Batata
- Donizete
- Túlio
Trivia
Vila Nova is the first Goiás state team to play an international competition. In 1999 the club played in Copa CONMEBOL and was eliminated in the first round.
External links
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