Tocantinópolis Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Tocantinópolis, is a Brazilian professional club based in Tocantinópolis,

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founded on 1 January 1989. It competes in the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D) is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and was announced by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on April 9, 2008. The Campeonato Brasileir ...

, the fourth tier of

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, as well as in the

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, the top flight of the Tocantins state football league. Tocantinópolis is the second-best ranked team from Tocantins in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 146th overall.

History

The club was founded on January 1, 1989. They competed for the first time in the Série C in

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, when they were eliminated in the Second Stage of the competition. The club won the

in 1993 and in 2002. They competed once in the Série A in 2000, the competition was named

Copa João Havelange The 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Copa João Havelange) was the 44th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Due to legal complications, the championship was organized ...

at the time, and they reached the Second Stage of the

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. The club competed again the Série C in 2002, when they were eliminated in the Second Stage by Nacional. They competed in the

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in 2003, when they were eliminated in the First Round by Vitória. Tocantinópolis was eliminated in the First Stage in the 2005 by

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Stadium

Tocantinópolis play their home games at Ribeirão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.

Honours

: Winners (5): 1993, 2002, 2015,

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, 2022

External links

Tocantinópolis on Globo Esporte

References

{{Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Association football clubs established in 1989 Football clubs in Tocantins Football clubs in Brazil 1989 establishments in Brazil