Deportivo La Coruña Brasil Futebol Clube, commonly known as La Coruña, is a Brazilian

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club based in

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History

The club was founded on November 15, 1994, being named after Spanish club

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

, by the club's lifelong president, Maria Geralda dos Santos, due to

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's spell at the Spanish team.

Stadium

Deportivo La Coruña Brasil Futebol Clube play their home games at

Estádio Eduardo Guinle Estádio Eduardo Guinle is a multi-use stadium located in Nova Friburgo, Brazil. It is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and hosts the home matches of Friburguense Atlético Clube, Deportivo La Coruña Brasil Futebol Clube and ...

, located in

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. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 6,550 people.

References

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