Fluminense Esporte Clube, commonly known as Fluminense-PI or just Fluminense, is a Brazilian

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club based in

Teresina Teresina is the capital and most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Piauí. Being located in north-central Piauí 366 km from the coast, it is the only capital in the Brazilian Northeast that is not located on the shores of the ...

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. Founded in 1938, the club plays in the

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History

Founded on 31 January 1938 as ''Automóvel Esporte Clube'', the club was renamed ''Fluminense Esporte Clube'' in 1948 as the state already had a

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and a

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. The club won the second division in 1967, and played senior football until 1977. Fluminense returned to senior competitions in 2003, playing one second division before being again exclusive to the youth categories. The club attempted a return to the second level in 2019, but gave up from playing shortly after, only returning in 2020 and winning the second division. In the 2021

, Fluminense reached the finals but lost the title to Altos. In 2022, the club won their first ever Piauiense title, after defeating Parnahyba in the finals.

Honours

: ** Winners (1): 2022 *

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: ** Winners (2): 1967, 2020

References

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