Anápolis Futebol Clube, known simply as Anápolis, are a Brazilian
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
team based in
Anápolis
Anápolis (, ) is a Brazilian city in the State of Goiás. It is located between two capitals, the federal capital Brasília and state capital Goiânia. It is the third most populous city in the state, with 391,772 inhabitants according to an es ...
,
Goiás
Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...
. They competed in the
Campeonato Brasileiro Parallel Tournament in
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
and in the
Série C in
2008
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.
History
They were founded on 1 May 1946 as União Esportiva Operária, changing the name to Anápolis Futebol Clube five years later, after Anápolis Sport Club became defunct.
The club won the
Campeonato Goiano
The Campeonato Goiano is the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil.
Format
First Division
First stage
*Teams are divided in two groups of six teams.
*Double round-robin, in which all teams home-and-away games against the team fro ...
in 1965.
Anápolis competed in the
Campeonato Brasileiro Parallel Tournament in
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
, when they were eliminated in the first stage after finishing in the fourth place of their group.
Anápolis competed in the
Série C in
2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
, when they were eliminated in the first stage, after finishing in their group's third place.
Stadium
Anápolis play their home games at
Estádio Jonas Duarte
Estádio Jonas Duarte is a multi-use stadium located in Anápolis, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Associação Atlética Anapolina, Anápolis Futebol Clube, Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis and Grêmio Espo ...
.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 20,000 people.
Achievements
*
Campeonato Goiano
The Campeonato Goiano is the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil.
Format
First Division
First stage
*Teams are divided in two groups of six teams.
*Double round-robin, in which all teams home-and-away games against the team fro ...
:
** Winners (1): 1965
*
Campeonato Goiano Second Level:
** Winners (2): 1990, 2012
Rivalry
Anápolis has a rivalry with
Associação Atlética Anapolina
Associação Atlética Anapolina, or Anapolina as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Anápolis in Goiás, founded on January 1, 1948.
Anapolina greatest rival is Anápolis.
Home stadium is the Jonas Duarte stadium, ca ...
.
References
Association football clubs established in 1946
Football clubs in Goiás
1946 establishments in Brazil
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