Tupi Football Club
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| Full name | Tupi Football Club | |||
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| Founded | May 16, 1912 | |||
| Ground | Mário Helênio | |||
| Capacity | 31,863 | |||
| Chairman | Myrian Fortuna | |||
| Manager | Ailton Ferraz | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Campeonato Mineiro | |||
| 2017 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, 5th Campeonato Mineiro, 8th | |||
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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
National
- Campeonato Brasileiro - Série D (1): 2011
Regional
- Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol Módulo II (2): 1983 and 2001
- Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol do Interior (5): 1985, 1987, 2003, 2008 and 2012
- Taça Minas Gerais (1): 2008
- Supercopa Minas Gerais (1): 1995
Municipal
- 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 and 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 and 1967
Other Achievements
- 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
- Campeonato Mineiro - Runners-up (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). Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Tupi Football Club" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Minas Gerais State Championship 2001 - Módulo II (Second Level)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on September 2, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "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. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Estádio Municipal Radialista Maria Helênio" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
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