Real Brasília Futebol Clube, commonly known as Real Brasília or simply Real, is a Brazilian
football
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team based in
Brasília. They competed in
Série C and in the
Copa do Brasil twice. They went through two relocations and several name changes in their history. The club was formerly known as Esporte Clube Dom Pedro II.
Real Brasília is currently the fifth-best ranked team from the Federal District in
CBF's national club ranking, at 201st overall.
History
The club was founded on 22 February 1996 in
Guará
Guará is a municipality situated in the northern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 21,308 (2020 est.) in an area of 362 km2. The elevation is 573 m.
This place name comes from the Tupi language for two animals com ...
as
Esporte Clube Dom Pedro II,
and it was named after
Pedro II of Brazil
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, who was the second Emperor of the country. The club moved to
Núcleo Bandeirante
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,
Distrito Federal in 2009, and it was renamed to Esporte Clube Dom Pedro Bandeirante.
Dom Pedro competed in the
Série C in
1999
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, when they failed to reach the Final Stage of the competition. The club competed in the
Copa do Brasil in
2000
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, when they were eliminated in the Second Stage by
Ponte Preta. Dom Pedro competed in the 2000 edition of the
Série A, named
Copa João Havelange. The club participated in the
Green Group
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, reaching the Second Stage of the competition. They won the
Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level in 2002. The club competed in the Série C again in
2008
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, when they reached the Second Stage Stage of the competition. Dom Pedro competed in the Copa do Brasil for a second time in
2009
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, when they were eliminated in the First Stage by
Botafogo.
On 1 November 2016, after achieving promotion back to the first division of the
Campeonato Brasiliense, the club changed its name to ''Real Futebol Clube'' and moved to
Brasília. Ahead of the 2020 campaign, the club again changed name to ''Real Brasília Futebol Clube''.
Honours
State
*
Campeonato Brasiliense
** Winners (1):
2023
Events
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** Runners-up (2): 1999, 2008
*
Campeonato Brasiliense Second Division
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List of champions
;Names change
*Esportivo Guará changed their name to Botafogo, in honor of Botafogo FR.
* Comercial ...
** Winners (2): 2002, 2016
Women's
*
Campeonato Brasiliense de Futebol Feminino
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* Women's association football (hannah jones ).
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* Women's gridiron football
* Women's Australian ...
** Winners (5): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Stadium
Real Brasília plays their home matches in the
Defelê, with a capacity of 1,500 people.
When established in
Núcleo Bandeirante
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, Esporte Clube Dom Pedro Bandeirante played their home games at
Estádio Vasco Viana de Andrade, nicknamed
Metropolitana. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 3,000 people.
When based in
Guará
Guará is a municipality situated in the northern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 21,308 (2020 est.) in an area of 362 km2. The elevation is 573 m.
This place name comes from the Tupi language for two animals com ...
, the club played at
Estádio Adonir Guimarães.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Real Brasilia
Association football clubs established in 1994
Football clubs in the Federal District (Brazil)
1994 establishments in Brazil