Grêmio Esportivo Tiradentes, commonly known as Tiradentes, was a Brazilian football team, based in city of

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, in the

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, founded in 1967 and dissolved circa 2001. The winner of the Championship of the Federal District of 1988 competed five times in the Série C and once in the Série B and in the

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. For a short time, the club was known as Flamengo Esportivo Tiradentes de Brasília.

History

The club was founded on February 3, 1967. Tiradentes won the

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in 1988. The club competed in the Série C in

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, when they reached the Third Stage, in

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, when they were eliminated in the First Stage, in

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, when they gained promotion to the 1994 Série B, and in

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, when they were eliminated in the First Stage of that season's Série C. They were eliminated in the Second Round of the

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. Tiradentes competed in the Série B in

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, when they were eliminated in the First Stage of the competition and relegated. The club competed in the Série C in

, when they were eliminated in the First Stage of the competition. Between 1995 and 1996, due to a partnership with

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, the club was renamed to Flamengo Esportivo Tiradentes de Brasília. Tiradentes eventually folded.

Honours

State

** Winners (1): 1988 ** Runners-up (1): 1992

Women's Football

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** Winners (1): 1997

Stadium

Grêmio Esportivo Tiradentes played their home games at

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. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 30,000 people.

References and Notes

* José Ricardo Almeida:
Clubes de Brasília: Tiradentes
', Almanaque do Futebol Brasíliense, 27 November 2012. {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiradentes, Gremio Esportivo Association football clubs established in 1967 Association football clubs disestablished in 2002 Defunct football clubs in the Federal District (Brazil) 1967 establishments in Brazil