Capital CF

Capital CF
Full nameCapital Clube de Futebol
Nickname(s)Corujão
Founded5 July 2005; 19 years ago (2005-07-05)
GroundEstádio JK, Paranoá, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Capacity10000
Leaguecampeonato brasiliense 1⁰ divisão

Capital Clube de Futebol, known in English as Capital CF, is a Brazilian football club based in Paranoá, Distrito Federal. The club was formerly known as Sociedade Esportiva Maringá and Capital/Cristalina.

History

[edit]

The club was founded on July 5, 2005 [1] as Sociedade Esportiva Maringá.[2] They won the Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level in 2005, after they defeated Ceilandense in the final.[2] Capital won the Campeonato Brasiliense Third Level in 2009, after they defeated Bosque Formosa in the final.[3] Capital joined a partnership with Goiás state club Cristalina Futebol Clube in August 2011, and adopted the name Capital/Cristalina. They changed the name back to Capital CF in the end of the year.

Between 2017 and 2019, the team had a partnership with Clube Desportivo Futebol Universidade de Brasília and used the name Capital/UNB.[4]

Honours

[edit]

Stadium

[edit]

Capital Clube de Futebol play some home games at Estádio Nacional de Brasília, commonly known as Estádio Mané Garrincha.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 72,200 people.[5] They also play home games at JK Stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.[6]

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Clubes do Brasil – Distrito Federal – Segunda Divisão" (in Portuguese). Escudos de Clubes. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b Guillermo Alexander Rivera (19 November 2005). "Distrito Federal League – Second Level 2005". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  3. ^ Guillermo Alexander Rivera (25 July 2010). "Distrito Federal – Third Level 2009". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Capital deve disputar Segunda Divisão com time amador". candangao.com.br (in Portuguese). FFDF. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Capital Clube de Futebol". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  6. ^ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2012.