Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara (S. E. Matsubara), usually known simply as Matsubara, was a
Brazilian football club based in
Cambará
Cambará is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.
See also
*List of municipalities in Paraná
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraná (PR), located in the South Region of Brazil. Paraná ...
, in the state of
Paraná.
History
It was founded on December 18, 1974 by the
Japanese Brazilian
, , lead=yes are Brazilian citizens who are nationals or naturals of Japanese ancestry or Japanese immigrants living in Brazil or Japanese people of Brazilian ancestry.
The first group of Japanese immigrants arrived in Brazil in 1908. Brazil is ...
Sueo Matsubara to replace the local club
Cambaraense, runner-up of the 1953 Paranaense championship.
[''Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.'']
In 1976, Matsubara was
Campeonato Paranaense
Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the top-flight football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil.
Format
The format has changed in 2014. 12 teams are together in a single group. They play against each other once, ...
runner-up.
[SE Matsubara at Arquivo de Clubes](_blank)
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In 1992, Matsubara finished in 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 ...
's third position. The club was eliminated in the Group B final (which is the stage immediately before the competition final) by Fluminense de Feira
Fluminense de Feira Futebol Clube, usually known as Fluminense de Feira, or just Fluminense are a Brazilian football team from Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil, founded on January 1, 1941.
Games are played in the Joia da Princesa stadium, capacit ...
.
In 1995, the club transferred to Londrina, returning to Cambará soon after.
Titles
Domestic
*Campeonato Paranaense
Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the top-flight football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil.
Format
The format has changed in 2014. 12 teams are together in a single group. They play against each other once, ...
**Runner-up (1): 1976
* Torneio Integração de Futebol Profissional
**Champions (1): 1989
*Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil
The Copa Santiago de Futebol Juvenil, formerly known as Torneio Romeu Goulart Jacques, is an under-17 football tournament played on annual basis in the Brazilian city of Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul. Entrant teams usually include Brazilian and fo ...
**Champions (1): 1991
International
* Bình Dương Television Cup
**Champions (2): 2007, 2011
**Runners-up (1): 2010
Stadiums
Matsubara plays its home matches at Regional de Cambará,
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The club also plays at Café Stadium, which has a maximum capacity of approximately 45,000 people and is located in Londrina city.[''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.]
Matsubara owns a training ground called Vila Olímpica (''Olympic Village'').
Youth squad
The club has worked hard to train its younger members, and has produced many professional athletes. Players produced by the club are usually negotiated with Brazilian clubs, and clubs from other countries, like China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland, United States of America, Uruguay and Vietnam.[Youth squad at the club's official website](_blank)
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Mascot
The club's mascot is called ''Japonesinho'', which is the Portuguese for ''Little Japanese''.
References
*Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Japanese-language Wikipedia article (retrieved August 31, 2006).
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External links
Official website
(Portuguese and English)
Association football clubs established in 1974
Matsubara
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 117,811 in 57351 households and a population density of 7100 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Matsubara is located in the cente ...
1974 establishments in Brazil