Britânia Sport Club, commonly known as Britânia, were a
Brazil
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ian
football team from
Curitiba
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,
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. They won the
Campeonato Paranaense seven times.
History
Britânia Sport Club were founded on November 19, 1914, when Leão Foot-Ball Club and Tigre Foot-Ball Club merged.
They won the
Campeonato Paranaense in 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, and in 1928.
The club fused with
Palestra Itália Futebol Clube and
Clube Atlético Ferroviário
Clube Atlético Ferroviário, commonly known as Ferroviário, were a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná state. They won the Campeonato Paranaense eight times.
History
Clube Atlético Ferroviário were founded on January 12, 1930. The ...
in 1971, forming
Colorado Esporte Clube
Colorado Esporte Clube, commonly known as Colorado, was a Brazilian association football, football club from Curitiba. They won the Campeonato Paranaense once and competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série A five times.
History
Color ...
.
Stadium
Britânia played their home games at ''Estádio Paula Soares Neto'' which had a maximum capacity of 4,000 people. The stadium was opened in 1943 with a match against
Avaí
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– which was lost 1–4 – and demolished in 1998 to make way for a shopping center.
Achievements
*
Campeonato Paranaense:
** Winners (7): 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1928
References
External links
Templos de Futebol: Estádio Paula Soares
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Defunct football clubs in Paraná (state)
Association football clubs established in 1914
Association football clubs disestablished in 1971
Paraná Clube
Sport in Curitiba
1914 establishments in Brazil
1971 disestablishments in Brazil