Ground Capacity 8,000 | Founded 15 August 1911 | |
Full name Tupynambás Futebol Clube Grounds Estádio José Paiz Soares, Juiz de Fora | ||
Tupynambás Futebol Clube, commonly known as Tupynambás, is a Brazilian football club based in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state.
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History
The club was founded on August 15, 1911, being named after the Tupinambás. which were a Native Brazilian nation. The club won the Campeonato Citadino de Juiz de Fora in 1919, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1946, 1961, and in 1966. They competed in the Campeonato Mineiro in 1969, but closed their football department soon after that due to financial problems. Tupynambás competed in the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level in 1983, but after a bad performance, the team, commanded by head coach Augusto Clemente, closed again its football department. The club reopened its football department in 2007, when they reached the Second Stage of the Campeonato Mineiro Third Level, and Tupynambás' Renato Santiago was the competition's top goal scorer, with 12 goals.
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Stadium
Tupynambás Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio José Paiz Soares. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.
