Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube
Full name | Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube | ||
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Founded | 30 May, 1975 | ||
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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 , 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[]
- Campeonato Carioca Second Division: 2000
- Campeonato Carioca Third Division: 2002
Stadium[]
The home stadium ,[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". Archived from the original on 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
- ^ a b c d "Casimiro de Abreu at RSSSF". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2006-08-29.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube
- Association football clubs established in 1975
- Football clubs in Rio de Janeiro (state)
- 1975 establishments in Brazil