Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube
| Full name | Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube | ||
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| Founded | 1975 | ||
| Ground | Ubirajara de Almeida Reis | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
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Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube, also known simply as Casimiro de Abreu, or by the acronym CAEC, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Casimiro de Abreu, Rio de Janeiro state, founded on May 30, 1975.[1]
History
Eleven athletes, dissatisfied with Independente Esporte Clube, left their club and founded an amateur club called Onze Tufões (meaning Eleven Hurricanes).[2]
On May 30, 1975, with the help of Casimiro de Abreu's city hall, Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube was founded by the eleven athletes.[2]
In 2000, Casimiro de Abreu professionalized its football section.[2]
In 2002, the club won its first title, the Campeonato Carioca Módulo Especial, beating Artsul of Nova Iguaçu city in the final.[3]
In 2003, CAEC signed a partnership with Grupo FMK.[2]
Titles
Stadium
The home stadium Ubirajara de Almeida Reis,[1] named after one of the club founders, has a capacity of 3,000 people.[4] The stadium is nicknamed Caecão, which is the augmentative form of the club's acronym CAEC.[5]
Colors
The official colors are yellow, blue and red.[1]
Club kits
The home kit is all yellow, with details in red and blue in the shirt and in the shorts. The away kit is all blue.[1]
Mascot
The team's mascot is called Poetinha (Little Poet) in reference to the famous poet that the city is named after, Casimiro de Abreu.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d CAEC at FFERJ
- ^ a b c d Casimiro de Abreu at RSSSF
- ^ 2002 Campeonato Carioca Módulo Especial at RSSSF Archived May 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
- ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.