Tupi Football Club
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| Full name | Tupi Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Galo (Rooster) Galo Carijó (Carijó's Rooster) | ||
| Founded | 26 May 1912 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio | ||
| Capacity | 31,863 | ||
| President | Eloísio Siqueira | ||
| Head coach | Ademir Fonseca | ||
| League | Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão | ||
| 2024 | Mineiro Módulo II, 11th of 12 (relegated) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Tupi Football Club, commonly referred to as Tupi, is a Brazilian professional club based in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais founded on 26 May 1912. It competes in the Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão, the third tier of the Minas Gerais state football league.
History
[edit]On May 16, 1912,[1] Antônio Maria Júnior, João Baptista Georg and four other people founded Tupi Football Club.[2]
In 2001, Tupi won its first title, which was the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II, 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
[edit]Tupi's stadium is Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio, inaugurated in 1988, with a maximum capacity of 35,000 people.[6]
Honours
[edit]National
[edit]- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
- Winners (1): 2011
State
[edit]- Campeonato Mineiro
- Runners-up (1): 1933
- Taça Minas Gerais
- Winners (1): 2008
- Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II
- Winners (2): 1983, 2001
- Campeonato Mineiro do Interior
- Winners (6): 1985, 1987, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2018
City
[edit]- Campeonato Citadino de Juiz de Fora
- Winners (24): 1921, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1978
- Torneio Início da Liga de Juiz de Fora
- Winners (17): 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1933, 1936, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1964, 1967
References
[edit]- ^ "2007 Campeonato Mineiro clubs". Federação Mineira de Futebol - FMF (Minas Gerais Football Federation). Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
- ^ "Tupi Football Club" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
- ^ "Minas Gerais State Championship 2001 - Módulo II (Second Level)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on September 2, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- ^ "Tupi se sagra campeão da Taça Minas Gerais" (in Portuguese). Globo Online. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- ^ "Série D: Tupi campeão" (in Portuguese). Futebol MT. November 20, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- ^ "Estádio Municipal Radialista Maria Helênio" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
External links
[edit]- (in Portuguese) Official Site
- (in Portuguese) Tupi on Globo Esporte