Associação Atlética Anapolina, or Anapolina as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from

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, founded on January 1, 1948. Anapolina greatest rival is

. Home stadium is the Jonas Duarte stadium, capacity 19,000. They play in red shirts, shorts and socks.

History

The team was founded after a club called Anápolis Sport had gone bankrupt. On April 18, 1948, Anapolina played its first match, against Ferroviário of

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. Anapolina won by 3–2. On March 11, 1949, Anapolina played its first interstate match, against Bangu of Rio de Janeiro city, in

. The match was won by Bangu, and the score was 4–2.

External links

Anapolina at Arquivo de ClubesOfficial Site
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