Esporte Clube Siderúrgica
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| Full name | Esporte Clube Siderúrgica | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Esquadrão de Aço | ||
| Founded | May 31, 1930 | ||
| Ground | , Sabará, Minas Gerais state, Brazil | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
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Esporte Clube Siderúrgica, commonly known as Siderúrgica, is a Brazilian football club based in Sabará, Minas Gerais state. They competed in the Taça Brasil once and won the Campeonato Mineiro twice.
History[]
The club was founded on May 31, 1930.[1] Siderúrgica won the Campeonato Mineiro in 1937, and in 1964.[2] They competed in the Taça Brasil in 1965, when they finished the tournament in seventh place.
In 1967 the ceased its financial support to the club[1] and so Siderúrgica ceased its own Professional Football department and became an amateur club again.
The club played professional tournaments in 1992, 1997 and 2007, in the Segunda Divisão of Campeonato Mineiro of these three years, unsuccessfully trying to return to higher levels of the State championship. In 2011, Siderúrgica will play the Segunda Divisão again.[3]
Achievements[]
- Campeonato Mineiro:
- Winners (2): 1937, 1964
Stadium[]
Esporte Clube Siderúrgica plays their home games at .[4] The stadium had a maximum capacity of 4,000 people.[4] In 2011, due to problems with their stadium, Siderúrgica played in ,[5] in Itabira.
References[]
- ^ a b "Esporte Clube Siderúrgica" (in Portuguese). sabaranet.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ Placar Guia 2011 (1350–C): 60. January 2011. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ "Esporte Clube Siderúrgica" (in Portuguese). Federação Mineira de Futebol. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 97.
- ^ "Estádio Israel Pinheiro" (in Portuguese). Federação Mineira de Futebol. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- Association football clubs established in 1930
- Football clubs in Minas Gerais
- 1930 establishments in Brazil