Sport Club Ulbra Ji-Paraná, or Ulbra Ji-Paraná as they are usually called, were a Brazilian football team from

Ji-Paraná Ji-Paraná is the second most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia, with a population of 130,009, and the 16th most populous city of the Brazilian North Region, the 210th most populous city of Brazil, and the 113th of the Braz ...

in Rondônia state, founded on April 1, 2005. Their home stadium was the Biancão, which has a maximum capacity of 4,400 people. They played in red and white colors. Ulbra Ji-Paraná competed in the Série C and 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 ...

History

Sport Club Ulbra Ji-Paraná were founded by the Centro Universitário Luterano of Ji-Paraná on April 1, 2005. The club won their first achievement, which was the Campeonato Rondoniense Second Level in the same year, beating Grêmio of

Espigão d'Oeste Espigão do Oeste is a city of Brazil, located in state of Rondônia. Its population was 32,695 (2020) and its area is 4,518 km2.IBGE �/ref> The city is the 13th most populous in Rondônia and 119th most populous of northern Brazil, but nev ...

in the final. The club won the

Campeonato Rondoniense The Campeonato Rondoniense is the football league of the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Between 1945 and 1990, the league was an amateur competition. The professional league started in 1991. Format First Division *First stage: double round-ro ...

in 2006, 2007 and 2008. They beat

Vilhena Vilhena is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 102,211 (IBGE-2020) and its area is 11,519 km2. – IBGE It is the fifth-largest city in Rondônia and has the best HDI in the state (0,771 – ...

in the 2006 final, Jaruense in 2007, and Vilhena again in 2008. Ulbra Ji-Paraná competed in the Série C in

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, finishing in the last place in their group. The club qualified for the

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

edition, but withdrew. They competed in the

for the first time in

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

, when they defeated Santa Cruz in the first round, but were eliminated by

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

in the second round. Ulbra Ji-Paraná were eliminated in the first round in

, by Portuguesa. The club folded in September 2008, a few months after winning that season's Campeonato Rondoniense, due to failure to find sponsorship. Instead of investing in the club, the college invested in new courses and in improving their campus.

Achievements

: ** Winners (3): 2006, 2007, 2008 * Campeonato Rondoniense Second Level: ** Winners (1): 2005

Stadium

Ulbra Ji-Paraná played their home games at Estádio Municipal José de Abreu Bianco, commonly known as Biancão, located in

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,400 people, and was inaugurated on June 23, 2002.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ulbra Ji-Parana Association football clubs established in 2005 Association football clubs disestablished in 2008 Defunct football clubs in Rondônia 2005 establishments in Brazil 2008 disestablishments in Brazil