Capital CF

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Capital CF
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Full nameCapital Clube de Futebol
Nickname(s)Corujão
FoundedJuly 5, 2005
GroundEstádio Mané Garrincha, Federal District, Brazil

Capital Clube de Futebol, known in English as Capital CF, is a Brazilian football club based in Brasília, Distrito Federal. The club was formerly known as Sociedade Esportiva Maringá and Capital/Cristalina.

History[]

The club was founded on July 5, 2005 [1] as Sociedade Esportiva Maringá.[2] They won the Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level in 2005, after they defeated Ceilandense in the final.[2] Capital won the Campeonato Brasiliense Third Level in 2009, after they defeated Bosque Formosa in the final.[3] Capital joined a partnership with Goiás state club in August 2011, and adopted the name Capital/Cristalina. They changed the name back to Capital CF in the end of the year.

Between 2017 and 2019, the team had a partnership with and used the name Capital/UNB.[4]

Achievements[]

Stadium[]

Main article: Estádio Nacional de Brasília

Capital Clube de Futebol play their home games at Estádio Nacional de Brasília, commonly known as Estádio Mané Garrincha.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 72,200 people.[5] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 1,000 people.[6]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Clubes do Brasil – Distrito Federal – Segunda Divisão" (in Portuguese). Escudos de Clubes. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Guillermo Alexander Rivera (November 19, 2005). "Distrito Federal League – Second Level 2005". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  3. ^ Guillermo Alexander Rivera (July 25, 2010). "Distrito Federal – Third Level 2009". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "Capital deve disputar Segunda Divisão com time amador". candangao.com.br (in Portuguese). FFDF. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Capital Clube de Futebol". Soccerway. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  6. ^ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

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