Goiânia Esporte Clube, or Goiânia as they are usually called, are a Brazilian football team from

Goiânia Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...

in Goiás state, founded on July 5, 1938. Their home stadium is the Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people. They play in black and white shirts, white shorts and black socks. Goiânia competed several times in the Série A. The club has the fourth largest fan base in the state.

History

Goiânia Esporte Clube were founded on July 5, 1938, and it is the oldest club of the state of

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. ...

. The club won the

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 ...

in 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1968 and 1974. However, after the

Estádio Serra Dourada Estádio Serra Dourada is a football stadium inaugurated on March 9, 1975 in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. It was designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha. The stadium is owned by the Goiás state Government, and ...

was inaugurated, Goiânia never won the state championship again. They won the Copa Brasil Central in 1967, and the Campeonato Goiano Second Level in 1998 and in 2006. The first time the club competed in the Série A was in

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, when they finished were eliminated in the first stage. In

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, they were again eliminated in the first stage, being eliminated in the first stage again in

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, and in

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. Goiânia also competed in the

Copa João Havelange The 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Copa João Havelange) was the 44th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Due to legal complications, the championship was organized ...

, in 2000, when they were eliminated in the White Module's first stage. Goiânia competed twice in the

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...

. The first time was in

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, when they were eliminated in the first round by Fluminense de Feira. The second time was in

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, when they beat América Mineiro in the first round, but were eliminated by

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in the second round.

Achievements

* Copa Brasil Central: ** Winners (1): 1967 *

: ** Winners (14): 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1968, 1974 * Campeonato Goiano Second Level: ** Winners (2): 1998, 2006

Stadium

Goiânia play their home games at Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, located in

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 13,500 people, and was inaugurated on September 3, 1941.

Rivals

The rivalry between Goiânia and

Atlético Goianiense Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy * Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic ...

is the oldest of the state. The derby against

is known as Clássico Go-Go. Vila Nova is another rival.

References

External links

Goiânia Esporte Clube official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goiania Esporte Clube Association football clubs established in 1938 Football clubs in Goiás 1938 establishments in Brazil