Goiatuba Esporte Clube, also known as Goiatuba, is a Brazilian

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team located in

Goiatuba Goiatuba is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 34,202 (2020 IBGE) in a total area of 2,470.3 km2. Goiatuba is a large producer of grains, especially soybeans and corn. Climate ...

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

History

On May 5, 1970, a sports group met in a room located downtown and set up a professional football club called Goiatuba Esporte Clube, named after the city. The

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was chosen as the club's mascot and nicknamed ''Azulão'' (meaning ''Big Blue''). Before the club became professional, it participated in the inauguration of Estádio Divino Garcia Rosa, known as ''Divinão''. The club was made up only of footballers from the city. The match, against JK of Morrinhos, was played on January 30, 1970 and the score was 2–2. Sometime later, Goiatuba played its first professional match beating América of Morrinhos 1–0. In 1970, Goiatuba won its first title, the Third Taça Vale do Paranaíba, playing against the following clubs: Bom Jesus, Triângulo de Monte Alegre de Minas, Centralina de Minas, Grêmio Buriti Alegre, Vasco de Tupaciguara and Itumbiara, finishing with 18 points with the striker Esqueleti scoring 14 goals. In 1992, the club won the

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for the first time, beating

, Vila Nova, and

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in the final four. Between 1994 and 1997, Goiatuba participated in the

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Achievements

Campeonato Goiano The Campeonato Goiano is the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Format First Division First stage *Teams are divided in two groups of six teams. *Double round-robin, in which all teams home-and-away games against the team fro ...

: ** Winners (1): 1992 *

Campeonato Goiano Second Division The Campeonato Goiano - Segunda Divisão, also called ', is the second division of the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil.content Format First stage *Teams are divided in groups. *Double round-robin, in which all teams home-and- ...

: ** Winners (3): 1984, 1997,2021 *

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: ** Winners (1): 2019

Stadium

Goiatuba's home stadium is Estádio Divino Garcia Rosa, nicknamed Divinão, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.

References

Goiatuba Esporte Clube at Arquivo de Clubes

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Goiatuba Esporte Clube official website
Association football clubs established in 1970 Football clubs in Goiás 1970 establishments in Brazil