Colo Colo de Futebol e Regatas, usually known simply as Colo Colo, is a

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Ilhéus Ilhéus () is a major city located in the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil, 211 km south of Salvador, Brazil, Salvador, the state's capital. The city was founded in 1534 as Vila de São Jorge dos Ilhéus and is known as one of the mos ...

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. Colo-Colo was champion of the

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, Bahia football league, in 2006.

History

On April 3, 1948, the club was founded by a group of sportsmen led by Airton Adami.Colo-Colo history at the club's official website
In 1999, Colo Colo won its first title, the

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, thus being promoted to the following year's first division. In the final, the club beat Fluminense de Feira. In 2001, Colo Colo competed in the

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for the first time. The club was eliminated in the first stage. In 2006, Colo Colo won its most important title, the

. The club defeated Vitória in both competition's stage finals, thus avoiding a final stage. In the first stage's final first leg Colo Colo and Vitória drew 1–1, and in the second leg, Colo Colo won 1–0. In the second stage's final first leg, at home, Colo Colo beat Vitória 4–3. In the second leg, in

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city, Colo Colo surprisingly beat its rival 4–2. After the conquer of the championship, the coach and most of the team were signed to major football clubs in Bahia, like Vitória or

.''Colo Colo desmonta o time campeão'' – A Região newspaper (May 31, 2006)
(retrieved on August 19, 2006)

Achievements

: ** Winners (1): 2006 *

: ** Winners (1): 1999

Stadium

Colo Colo's home stadium is Estádio Mário Pessoa. The stadium's maximum capacity is 10,000 people.Estádio Mário Pessoa at Templos do Futebol
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Colors and logo

The club's colors are blue, yellow and white. Colo Colo is nicknamed ''Tigrão'', meaning ''Big Tiger''. The nickname is in the club's logo.''Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil'', São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003. The club's mascot is a

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, also depicted in the logo. The club is named after the traditional

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, however the club's colors and home kit were chosen after the successful

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. In 1948, the club's director, José Haroldo de Castro traveled to Argentina, and bought a Boca Juniors strip. The kit's design was then adopted by the club.

References

External links

Colo-Colo official website
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