Villa Nova Atlético Clube, commonly known as Villa Nova, is a Brazilian professional

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club based in Nova Lima,

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 (literall ...

. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the

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, the top tier of the Minas Gerais state football league. Founded on June 28, 1908, Their home stadium is the Castor Cifuentes, whose capacity is 15,000. They play in red and white striped shirts, red shorts and red socks.

History

Villa Nova was founded on June 28, 1908, in Nova Lima, by English factory workers and miners of Mineração

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S.A.. Villa Nova was the first club of Minas Gerais to have players called up to the

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, coach of the club in 1951, was during this passage pointing out as the inventor of 4-2-4. This fact was highlighted in the book 'Inverting Pyramid' by Jonathan Wilson (considered the Bible of the history of tactics in football) In 1971, Villa Nova won the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league syst ...

first edition after beating Remo in the final.

Stadium

Villa Nova's stadium is Estádio Castor Cifuentes, built in 1989, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.

Supporters

Below is the list of the supporters historical team: Dick, Madeira, Luizinho, Anísio Canelão and Eberval; Lito, Vaduca and Foguete; Gil, Paulinho Cai-Cai and Benedito Custódio Ferreira "Escurinho". Coach: Brandãozinho

Achievements

: 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1951 * Campeonato Mineiro do Interior: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. * Taça Minas Gerais: 1977, 2006 * Torneio de Incentivo: 1976, 1987 *

: 1971 *

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 ...

: 1995, 2021 *

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: 1968 *

Copa Centro de Minas Gerais Copa or COPA may refer to: COPA COPA may refer to: * Computer Operator Programming Assistant. trade of ITI * Child Online Protection Act, a former U.S. law to protect minors from certain material on the internet * Canadian Owners and Pilots Asso ...

: 1974

Mascot

The club's mascot is a lion.

References

External links

Villa Nova Official Website
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