Tupi Football Club, commonly referred to as Tupi, is a Brazilian professional club based in

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Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

founded on 26 May 1912. It competes in the

Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II The Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II is the second tier of football league of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Participants ''2022 edition'' List of champions Amateur era The first era of second tier of Minas Gerais football was the Serie B ...

, the second tier of the Minas Gerais state football league.

History

On May 16, 1912, Antônio Maria Júnior, João Baptista Georg and four other people founded Tupi Football Club. In 2001, Tupi won its first title, which was the

, finishing ahead of Nacional de Uberaba in the final stage, which was a group stage competed by six clubs. In 2008, Tupi won the

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. In the final, they beat

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(América Mineiro) in a 4−3 aggregate result. They won the Série D in

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, after they beat Santa Cruz in the final. In 2015 the club finished 3rd in the Campeonato Brasileiro - Série C (third tier), qualifying for the Campeonato Brasileiro - Série B (second tier) in 2016.

Stadium

Tupi's stadium is Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio, inaugurated in 1988, with a maximum capacity of 35,000 people.

Honours

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 ...

: Winners (1):

* Campeonato Mineiro do Interior : Winners (6): 1985, 1987, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2018 *

: Winners (2): 1983, 2001 *

: Winners (1): 2008

References

External links

Official Site

Tupi on Globo Esporte
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