Linhares Esporte Clube
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| Full name | Linhares Esporte Clube | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Coruja Azul | ||
| Founded | 15 March 1991 | ||
| Dissolved | 2003 | ||
| Ground | Guilherme Augusto de Carvalho | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| League | – | ||
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Linhares Esporte Clube, commonly known as Linhares, was a Brazilian football team from Linhares, Espírito Santo.[1] They competed once in the Série C and four times in the Copa do Brasil.[1]
History
[edit]Linhares Esporte Clube were founded on March 15, 1991, after a failed attempt to merge Industrial Esporte Clube and América Futebol Clube de Linhares.[2] After the merger failed, Industrial folded and were founded again as Linhares Esporte Clube.[3]
Linhares won the Campeonato Capixaba for the first time in 1995.[1] The club competed in the Série C in 1995,[1] and reached the Copa do Brasil semifinals in 1994, when they were eliminated by Ceará.[3] They competed again in 1996, in 1998 and in 1999.[4][5][6]
The club were relegated to the Campeonato Capixaba Second Division in 2002, then, after a financial crisis, the club folded in 2003.[1]
Stadium
[edit]The club played their home games at the Guilherme Augusto de Carvalho stadium.[7] The stadium had a maximum capacity of 12,000 people.[7]
Presidents
[edit]List of presidents:[2]
- Ademilson Nunes Loureiro (1991)
- José Viguini (1992)
- José Armando Maciel (1993)
- Cirilo Pandini (1994)
- Titi Conti (1995)
- Ademilson Nunes Loureiro (1996—1997)
- Edson Ferreira de Paula (1998—1999)
- Cirilo Pandini (1999)
Honours
[edit]- Campeonato Capixaba
- Winners (4): 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998
- Runners-up (1): 1996
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Sport Club Mangueira" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved July 4, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Linhares Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. October 26, 2003. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ^ a b Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 199. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- ^ "Brazil Cup 1996". RSSSF. October 13, 1999. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ^ "Brazil Cup 1998". RSSSF. October 13, 1999. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ^ "Brazil Cup 1999". RSSSF. February 27, 2000. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ^ a b "Estádios Capixabas" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. October 20, 2003. Retrieved July 2, 2009.