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club from

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, a

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just west of the Brazilian capital of

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. They won the championship of the Federal District, the

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of 1996 and competed in

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in the national first division, the Série A. Guará's colors are yellow, black and white and taken from the official colours of the Administrative Region of Guará. Their badge its inspired by the one of

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of São Paulo.

History

CR Guará was founded on January 9, 1957, by employees of the Departamento de Topografia Humana. Oswaldo Cruz Viera, who was one of the founders, was the club's first president. The club stopped its football activities during the 1960s, but after merging in the 1970s with two local amateur clubs, named Humaitá and Corinthians, they reopened their football department.

Stadium

CR Guará play their home games at the Estádio Antônio Otoni Filho stadium, nicknamed CAVE. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people.

Honours

Regional

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** Winners (1): 1984

State

** Winners (1): 1996 ** Runners-up (8): 1960, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1998

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Guara Association football clubs established in 1957 Association football clubs disestablished in 2019 Defunct football clubs in the Federal District (Brazil) 1967 establishments in Brazil 2019 disestablishments in Brazil