Villa Nova Atlético Clube

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Villa Nova
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Full nameVilla Nova Atlético Clube
Nickname(s)Leão do Bonfim
Founded28 Juny, 1908
GroundCastor Cifuentes, Nova Lima, Brazil
Capacity15,000
ChairmanNélio Aurélio
ManagerEmerson Ávila
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série D
Campeonato Mineiro
2019Mineiro, 9th

Villa Nova Atlético Clube, commonly known as Villa Nova, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Nova Lima, Minas Gerais. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Mineiro, the top tier of the Minas Gerais state football league.

Founded on June 28, 1908, Their home stadium is the Castor Cifuentes, whose capacity is 15,000. They play in red and white striped shirts, red shorts and red socks.

History[]

Villa Nova was founded on June 28, 1908, in Nova Lima, by English factory workers and miners of Mineração Morro Velho S.A.. Villa Nova was the first club of Minas Gerais to have players called up to the Brazil national football team.

Martim Francisco, coach of the club in 1951, was during this passage pointing out as the inventor of 4-2-4. This fact was highlighted in the book 'Inverting Pyramid' by Jonathan Wilson (considered the Bible of the history of tactics in football)

In 1971, Villa Nova won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B first edition after beating Remo in the final.

Stadium[]

Main article: Estádio Castor Cifuentes

Villa Nova's stadium is Estádio Castor Cifuentes, built in 1989, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.

Supporters[]

Below is the list of the supporters historical team:

Dick, Madeira, Luizinho, Anísio Canelão and Eberval; Lito, Vaduca and Foguete; Gil, Paulinho Cai-Cai and Benedito Custódio Ferreira "Escurinho". Coach: Brandãozinho

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Mascot[]

The club's mascot is a lion.

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