Íbis Sport Club
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Full name | Íbis Sport Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Pior Time do Mundo (The Worst team in the world) Pássaro Preto (Blackbird) A equipe onde Messi se torna Karius (The team where Messi becomes Karius) | ||
Founded | November 15, 1938 | ||
Ground | , Paulista, Brazil | ||
President | |||
League | Campeonato Pernambucano Second Level | ||
2016 | 7th | ||
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Íbis Sport Club, or Íbis as they are usually called, are a Brazilian football team from Paulista in Pernambuco state, founded on November 15, 1938. Their home stadium is the . They play in black and red colors. Íbis are one of the founders of the Pernambuco Football Federation.
History[]
Íbis Sport Club were founded on November 15, 1938 by employees of Tecelagem de Seda e Algodão ("Silk and Cotton Weaving Factory"), owned by João Pessoa de Queiroz,[1] and located in .[2] Initially only employees of that company could play.[1] The club were named Íbis after the African bird.[3] After the death of João Pessoa de Queiroz, who was the club's owner, his heirs lost interest in the club, then one of the company's managers, Onildo Ramos adopted Íbis.[3] Íbis, under Onildo Ramos administration, started to accept non-employees of Tecelagem de Seda e Algodão as players.[4]
While the Pernambuco Football Federation was founded on June 16, 1915 as Liga Sportiva Pernambucana, only in 1955 it was renamed to its current name.[5] Íbis is considered by the organization as one of its founders.[6]
Íbis won the in 1948 and in 1950, and the in 1975 and in 1976.[7] Carlito of Íbis, with 12 goals, was the Campeonato Pernambucano's top goal scorer in 1948.[3] The team are commonly known as the "Worst Team of the World" due to their several defeats in the late 1970s and early 1980s.[4] The club spent three years and eleven months between 1980 and 1984 without winning a game.[7] Íbis were the runners-up of the Campeonato Pernambucano Second Level in 1999,[8] when they were defeated by Central in the final.[9] After celebrating their 70th birthday on November 15, 2008, the club started a project to become a private company, with the help of Portuguese entrepreneur Filipe Fernandes.[10] R$15 million will be invested in building a training center.[10]
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Íbis gained worldwide fame for its poor results on the field. Thanks to nine consecutive defeats and then a sequence of 23 games without a win, it achieved national fame. It was three years and eleven months without celebrating a single victory, a record included in the Guinness Book of Records. It became well known to reporters at the time as the worst team in the world.
Achievements[]
- :
- Winners (2): 1948, 1950
- :
- Winners (2): 1975, 1976
- Campeonato Pernambucano Second Level:
- Runners-up (1): 1999
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ibis comemora 70 anos e projeta centro de treinamento de R$ 15 milhões" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. November 3, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ "Íbis: relembre fatos da história do pior time do mundo" (in Portuguese). Portal Esportivo. February 2, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 184. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Barbosa, Alexandre (October 11, 2008). "Íbis: 70 anos" (in Portuguese). Folha de Pernambuco. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ "Jornalista conta história da Federação" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Commercio. October 18, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ "História da Federação" (in Portuguese). Federação Pernambucana de Futebol. Archived from the original on March 8, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Barbosa, Sidney (November 15, 2009). "Íbis Sport Clube, 70 anos de história" (in Portuguese). Campeões do Futebol. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ "Íbis Sport Club" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ "Pernambuco State League Second Level 1999". RSSSF. November 23, 2000. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "No aniversário de 70 anos, "Pior Time do Mundo" sonha alto" (in Portuguese). UOL. November 15, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- Association football clubs established in 1938
- Football clubs in Pernambuco
- 1938 establishments in Brazil