Colorado Esporte Clube, commonly known as Colorado, was a Brazilian

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club from

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. They won the

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once and competed in the Série A five times.

History

Colorado Esporte Clube was founded on June 29, after the merger of

Britânia Sport Club Britânia Sport Club, commonly known as Britânia, were a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná state. They won the Campeonato Paranaense seven times. History Britânia Sport Club were founded on November 19, 1914, when Leão Foot-Ball ...

Palestra Itália Futebol Clube Palestra Itália Futebol Clube, commonly known as Palestra Itália, were a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná state. They won the Campeonato Paranaense three times. History Palestra Itália Futebol Clube were founded on January 7, ...

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. They ...

. They competed for the first time in the Série A in

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, when they finished in the 47th place, and were eliminated in the first stage. Colorado competed again in

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1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

and in

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when they finished in the 31st, 19th, 20th and 15th place, making the last one in 1983 their best-ever position in the nationwide championship. Colorado won its only title, which is the

, in 1980, sharing it with

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. Colorado merged with

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on December 19, 1989 to form

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Achievements

: ** Winners (1): 1980 ** Runners-up (5): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982 * Other achievements ** City of Curitiba Cup: won it twice (1974 and 1975) (dedicated posthumously to Clemente Comandulli) ** Five times metropolitan champion, and twice state champion in handball.

References

{{Reflist Defunct football clubs in Paraná (state) Association football clubs established in 1971 Association football clubs disestablished in 1989 Paraná Clube Sport in Curitiba 1971 establishments in Brazil 1989 disestablishments in Brazil