Tupi Football Club

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Tupi
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Full nameTupi Football Club
Nickname(s)Galo
Galo-Carijó
FoundedMay 26, 1912; 109 years ago (1912-05-26)
GroundMário Helênio
Capacity31,863
ChairmanMyrian Fortuna
ManagerAdemir Fonseca
LeagueMineiro Módulo II
2019Série D, 54th
Mineiro, 12th (relegated)

Tupi Football Club, usually known simply as Tupi, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state. They won the Série D once.

History[]

On May 16, 1912,[1] Antônio Maria Júnior and four other people founded Tupi Football Club.[2]

In 2001, Tupi won its first title, which was the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level (actually the tournament is the First Division Module II of the Minas Gerais State Championship), finishing ahead of Nacional de Uberaba in the final stage, which was a group stage competed by six clubs.[3] In 2008, Tupi won the Taça Minas Gerais. In the final, they beat América Futebol Clube (MG) (América Mineiro) in a 4−3 aggregate result.[4]

They won the Série D in 2011, after they beat Santa Cruz in the final.[5]

In 2015 the club finished 3rd in the Campeonato Brasileiro - Série C (third tier), qualifying for the Campeonato Brasileiro - Série B (second tier) in 2016.

Stadium[]

Main article: Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio

Tupi's stadium is Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio, inaugurated in 1988, with a maximum capacity of 35,000 people.[6]

Achievements[]

National[]

Regional[]

  • (2): 1983 and 2001
  • (5): 1985, 1987, 2003, 2008 and 2012
  • Taça Minas Gerais (1): 2008
  • Supercopa Minas Gerais (1): 1995

Municipal[]

  • (23): 1921, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1977 and 1978
  • Torneio Início da Liga de Juiz de Fora (17): 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1933, 1936, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1964 and 1967

Other Achievements[]

  • Taça Juiz de Fora 159 anos (1): 2009
  • Torneio Quadrangular Juiz de Fora 140 anos (1): 1990
  • Torneio de Integração Regional (1): 1975
  • Torneio de Quadrangular Intermunicipal de Juiz de Fora (2): 1952 e 1959
  • Campeonato Mineiro - Runners-up (1): 1933

Current squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Brazil BRA
— GK Brazil BRA
— GK Brazil BRA Rafael Santos
— DF Brazil BRA Bruno Costa
— DF Brazil BRA
— DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Santos
— DF Brazil BRA
— DF Brazil BRA Rodolfo Mol
— DF Brazil BRA
— DF Brazil BRA Sidimar
— DF Brazil BRA Thiago Sales
— DF Brazil BRA Douglas
— DF Brazil BRA Filippe Formiga
— DF Brazil BRA Henrique
— DF Brazil BRA Luiz Paulo
— DF Brazil BRA Thiago Espíndola
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Filipe Alves
— MF Brazil BRA Marcos Serrato
— MF Brazil BRA Recife
— MF Brazil BRA Renan
— MF Brazil BRA Hiroshi
— MF Brazil BRA Jonathan
— MF Brazil BRA Octávio
— MF Brazil BRA Pedrinho
— MF Brazil BRA Raphael Augusto
— MF Brazil BRA
— MF Brazil BRA Vinícius Kiss
— MF Brazil BRA
— FW Brazil BRA Dudu
— FW Brazil BRA Emaxwell
— FW Brazil BRA Giancarlo
— FW Brazil BRA Rubens

References[]

  1. ^ "2007 Campeonato Mineiro clubs". Federação Mineira de Futebol - FMF (Minas Gerais Football Federation). Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
  2. ^ "Tupi Football Club" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  3. ^ "Minas Gerais State Championship 2001 - Módulo II (Second Level)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on September 2, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  4. ^ "Tupi se sagra campeão da Taça Minas Gerais" (in Portuguese). Globo Online. November 23, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
  5. ^ "Série D: Tupi campeão" (in Portuguese). Futebol MT. November 20, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
  6. ^ "Estádio Municipal Radialista Maria Helênio" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved July 10, 2007.

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