Britânia Sport Club, commonly known as Britânia, were a

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ian

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team from

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. They won the

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seven times.

History

Britânia Sport Club were founded on November 19, 1914, when Leão Foot-Ball Club and Tigre Foot-Ball Club merged. They won the

in 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, and in 1928. The club merged with Palestra Itália Futebol Clube and

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in 1971, forming

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Stadium

Britânia played their home games at ''Estádio Paula Soares Neto'' which had a maximum capacity of 4,000 people. The stadium was opened in 1943 with a match against

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– which was lost 1–4 – and demolished in 1998 to make way for a shopping center.

Honours

State

** Winners (7): 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1928 ** Runners-up (1): 1916 * Torneio Início do Paraná ** Winners (7): 1919, 1923, 1926, 1928, 1933, 1959, 1961

City

* Campeonato de Curitiba ** Winners (2): 1923, 1928 * Torneio Relâmpago ** Winners (1): 1949

References

External links

Templos de Futebol: Estádio Paula Soares
{{DEFAULTSORT:Britania Sport Club Defunct football clubs in Paraná (state) Association football clubs established in 1914 Association football clubs disestablished in 1971 Paraná Clube Sport in Curitiba 1914 establishments in Brazil 1971 disestablishments in Brazil