Real Brasília Futebol Clube, commonly known as Real Brasília or simply Real, is a Brazilian

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team based in

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. They competed in Série C and in the

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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 as Esporte Clube Dom Pedro II, and it was named after

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, who was the second Emperor of the country. The club moved to

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in 2009, and it was renamed to Esporte Clube Dom Pedro Bandeirante. Dom Pedro competed in the Série C in

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, when they failed to reach the Final Stage of the competition. The club competed in the

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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

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. The club participated in the

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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

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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

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, when they were eliminated in the First Stage by

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. On 1 November 2016, after achieving promotion back to the first division of the

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, the club changed its name to ''Real Futebol Clube'' and moved to

. Ahead of the 2020 campaign, the club again changed name to ''Real Brasília Futebol Clube''.

Achievements

State

: ** Winners (1):

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** Runners-up (2): 1999, 2008 *

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: ** Winners (2): 2002, 2016

Women's

* Campeonato Brasiliense de Futebol Feminino: **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

, 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, 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