Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Duque de Caxias, is a Brazilian football team from the city of

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. It currently plays in the

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, the second tier of the Rio de Janeiro state league. The club was founded on March 8, 2005.

History

Tamoio Futebol Clube was founded on February 22, 1957, in

Xerém Xerém () is a neighborhood of Xerém District in the municipality of Duque de Caxias in the state of Rio de Janeiro, about 50 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro. Xerém lies on the slopes of the Serra Fluminense, near Petrópolis. Within ...

, a district of Duque de Caxias, by local sportsmen. On March 8, 2005, the mayor of Duque de Caxias, Washington Reis, refounded Tamoio Futebol Clube as Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube, with the purpose of increasing the club's visibility. In 2008, Duque de Caxias finished in the 4th place in that season's

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, thus being promoted to the

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Achievements

* BTV Cup : ** Winners (1): 2009 * Copa Rio: ** Winners (1): 2013

Current squad

Stadium

Duque de Caxias plays its home games at Estádio Romário de Souza Faria, also known as ''Marrentão'', which has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people. Marrentão replaced Estádio Mestre Telê Santana, also known as ''Maracanãzinho'', as the club 's home ground.

Colors

The official colors are orange, blue and white.

References

External links

*— ww.souduque.com.br/ Official Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube website {{Campeonato Carioca Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro Football clubs in Rio de Janeiro (state) 1957 establishments in Brazil Association football clubs established in 1957