Sociedade Esportiva Tiradentes, commonly known as Tiradentes, are a

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ian football team from

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. They won the

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five times and competed in the Série A five times. The women's team competed twice in the

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History

Men's team

They were founded on June 30, 1959. Tiradentes won the

for the first time in 1972. They competed in the Série A in

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, 1974,

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and in

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. The club suffered Série A's largest goal margin in 1983, when

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beat them 10–1.

Women's team

The club reached the second stage of the

in 2007, when they finished in Group 2's third place. Tiradentes reached the second stage in

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, when they were eliminated by

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Stadium

They play their home games at the Lindolfinho stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.

Achievements

: ** Winners (5): 1972, 1974, 1975^{( 1)}, 1982, 1990

^{( 1)} The 1975 title was shared with

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiradentes Association football clubs established in 1959 Football clubs in Piauí Women's football clubs in Brazil 1959 establishments in Brazil