Palmas Futebol e Regatas, or Palmas, as they are usually called, is a
Brazilian football team from
Palmas in
Tocantins, founded on 31 January 1997. It competes in the
Campeonato Tocantinense
Campeonato Tocantinense is the football league of the State of Tocantins, Brazil. It is organized by the Tocantins State Football Federation.
Clubs
2023 First Division
;Note
*Palmas Futebol e Regatas, Palmas (6th in 2022) withdrew from the to ...
, the top flight of the Tocantins
state football league.
Palmas is the top ranked team from Tocantins in
CBF's national club ranking, being placed 88th overall.
History
Palmas Futebol e Regatas was founded on January 31, 1997, after borrowing
Canelas documentation, which was already regularized at
Tocantins Football Federation, thus, becoming the first professional club of the city. Tocantins Governor Siqueira Campos was the first person to sign the club's foundation minute.
On March 30, 1997, at
Estádio General Sampaio,
Porto Nacional, Belziran José de Souza scored the club's first goal. However, Palmas was beaten by
Interporto 2-1.
In
1997
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, Palmas competed in the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system.
Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the f ...
for the first time.
The club was eliminated in the first stage.
On February 21, 2001, Palmas played its 100th match, against
Gama, at
Estádio Mané Garrincha,
Brasília. Gama beat Palmas 1-0.
In
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
, the club was eliminated in
Copa do Brasil quarterfinals, by
15 de Novembro
Fifteen or 15 may refer to:
*15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16
*one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015
Music
*Fifteen (band), a punk rock band
Albums
* ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005
* ''15'' (Ani Lorak album) ...
. That was the club's best participation in the competition.
On January 24, 2021,
Palmas' special plane crashed on the way to Goiânia, killing the president of the club Lucas Meira, four footballers and the pilot.
Stadium
Palmas' home stadium is
Estádio Nilton Santos,
inaugurated in 2000, with a maximum capacity of 12,000 people.
Mascot
Palmas' mascot is a
hyacinth macaw (''Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus''),
wearing the club's away kit.
Current squad
First team
Club colors
The club colors are
blue and
white.
Honours
*
Campeonato Tocantinense
Campeonato Tocantinense is the football league of the State of Tocantins, Brazil. It is organized by the Tocantins State Football Federation.
Clubs
2023 First Division
;Note
*Palmas Futebol e Regatas, Palmas (6th in 2022) withdrew from the to ...
: Winners (8): 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2020
References
External links
Palmas official website
{{campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Association football clubs established in 1997
Football clubs in Tocantins
1997 establishments in Brazil