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

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. The club won three times the state championship, the

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, and competed twice in the

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History

Savóia Futebol Clube were founded in 1914, while Esporte Club Água Verde were founded in 1915. Savóia and Água Verde merged in 1920 to form Savóia-Água Verde. Savóia-Água Verde were renamed to Savóia Futebol Clube in 1921, and then renamed to Esporte Clube Brasil in 1942, and after the World War II, the club were renamed to Esporte Clube Água Verde. To distinguish itself from its local rivals, the

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, the club changed its colors in 1960 to blue and white. In 1971 followed the renaming of the club to ''Esporte Clube Pinheiros'', after the ''Pinheiro-do-Paraná'', an

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, the symbol tree of the state of Paraná. Pinheiros won the state championship, the

in 1967 as Água Verde, and in 1984 and in 1987 as Pinheiros. The club participated in the national Brazilian Championship, the Série A in

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, finishing statistically as 34th, respectively as 21st of 44 teams. In its last year of existence Pinheiros also qualified for the main competition of the Brazilian cup, the

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, where the team lost in July 1989 in the first round – 32 clubs – with 0–1 and 1–2 to Mixto EC from

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.RSSSF Brasil: Brazil Cup 1989
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to form

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Honours

State

** Winners (2): 1984, 1987 ** Runners-up (3): 1985, 1986, 1988

City

* Taça José Milani ** Winners (1): 1973 * Taça Cidade de Curitiba / Troféu Clemente Comandulli ** Winners (1): 1977

References

{{Reflist Defunct football clubs in Paraná (state) Association football clubs established in 1914 Association football clubs disestablished in 1989 Paraná Clube Sport in Curitiba 1914 establishments in Brazil 1989 disestablishments in Brazil