Treze Futebol Clube

Treze

Full name	Treze Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Galo da Borborema (Borborema's Rooster)
Founded	1925
Ground	Estádio Presidente Vargas, Campina Grande, Brazil (Capacity: 10,000)
Chairman	Marcelo Nóbrega
Manager	Quintino Barbosa
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
2011	Série D, 5th
Home colours Away colours

Treze Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Campina Grande in Paraíba, founded on September 7, 1925. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times.

Treze greatest rivals are Botafogo (PB) and Campinense.

Home stadium is the Presidente Vargas stadium, capacity 10,000.

History

Foundation

The club was founded on September 7, 1925 by Antônio Fernandes Bioca and twelve other football fans. These people usually played football at a field where is now João Pessoa street. Antônio Fernandes Bioca is, also, the introducer of football in Paraíba, after bringing the first football to the state.

First team

In 1925, Treze's first team was José Rodolfo, José Casado, Alberto Santos, Zacarias Ribeiro "Cotó" and Plácido Veras "Guiné", Eurico, Zacarias do Ó, José Eloy, Olívio Barreto, Osmundo Lima and José de Castro.

First game

Treze's first match was played on November 6, 1925, where today is located the remains of SANBRA, when Treze beat a local team called Palmeiras 1-0. Plácido Veras, known as Guiné, and also one of the thirteen founders of the club, scored the first goal of Treze in an official match.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983.

Current squad (some players)

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Marcello GK Carlos GK Lopes GK Henrique DF André Lima DF Ferreira DF Anderson Luiz DF Ranieri DF Celico DF Saulo DF Aderlan DF Cleiton Cearense DF Tigrão

No. Position Player MF Weverson MF Leomir MF Fábio Oliveira MF Fernando MF Chapinha MF Josimar Doda MF Cenedesi MF Danilo Gomes FW Cléo FW Warley FW Manu FW Edenílson FW Du

Achievements

National

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1): 1986

State

• Campeonato Paraibano (15): 1940, 1941, 1950, 1966, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011

Team colors

Treze's colors are black and white. They usually play in black and white vertical stripes, black shorts and black socks. Its away kit is almost all-white, with the exception being its black socks.

Club name and mascot

The name Treze means Thirteen in English language. Also, thirteen is the number of the founders of the club. The mascot is a rooster because it represents the number 13 in Jogo do Bicho (an illicit gambling game in Brazil).

External links

• Official Site
• Trezenet