Tupi Football Club
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| Full name | Tupi Football Club | ||
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| Founded | May 16, 1912 | ||
| Stadium | Mário Helênio | ||
| Capacity | 31,863 | ||
| Chairman | Myrian Fortuna | ||
| Manager | Júlio Cirico | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | ||
| 2015 | Série C, 3rd (promoted) | ||
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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 | ||
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| 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.
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References
- ↑ "2007 Campeonato Mineiro clubs". Federação Mineira de Futebol - FMF (Minas Gerais Football Federation). Retrieved July 10, 2007.
- ↑ "Tupi Football Club" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- ↑ "Minas Gerais State Championship 2001 - Módulo II (Second Level)". RSSSF. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- ↑ "Tupi se sagra campeão da Taça Minas Gerais" (in Portuguese). Globo Online. November 23, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
- ↑ "Série D: Tupi campeão" (in Portuguese). Futebol MT. November 20, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- ↑ "Estádio Municipal Radialista Maria Helênio" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
External links
- (Portuguese) Tupi Football Club at Arquivo de Clubes
- Official site