Tupynambás Futebol Clube, commonly known as Tupynambás, is a Brazilian professional

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club based in

Juiz de Fora Juiz de Fora (; ), also known as J.F., is a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, approximately from the state border with Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. According to the 2022 census the current population is 54 ...

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. The team plays in the

Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão The Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão is the third tier of the professional State football leagues in Brazil, state football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Federação Mineira de Futebol, Minas ...

, the third tier of football in Minas Gerais.

History

The club was founded on August 15, 1911, being named after the Tupinambás, a native Brazilian nation. The club won the Campeonato Citadino de Juiz de Fora in 1919, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1946, 1961, and 1966. They competed in the

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in 1969, but closed their football department soon after that due to financial problems. Tupynambás competed in the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level in 1983, but after a bad performance, the team, commanded by head coach Augusto Clemente, again closed its football department. The club reopened its football department in 2007 when they reached the Second Stage of the Campeonato Mineiro Third Level. Tupynambás' Renato Santiago was the competition's top goal scorer, with 12 goals, but once again ceased football operations. In 2016, Tupynambás returned to professional football after receiving a percentage fee from

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's sale to

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Current squad

Honours

State

** Runners-up (1): 1934 *

** Winners (1): 2016

City

* Campeonato Citadino de Juiz de Fora ** Winners (11): 1919, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1946, 1961, 1966 * Torneio Início da Liga de Juiz de Fora ** Winners (17): 1919, 1920, 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931 1932, 1935, 1938 1940, 1945, 1949, 1050, 1051, 1956, 1962, 1965 * Troféu Mário Helênio de Lery Santos ** Winners (1): 2019 * Torneio Municipal ** Winners (2): 1951, 1952 * Copa Juiz de Fora ** Winners (2): 1961, 1964

Stadium

Tupynambás Futebol Clube play their home games at

Estádio Mário Helênio Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio, also known as Estádio Mário Helênio, and as Estádio Municipal de Juiz de Fora, is a multi-use stadium in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for association football, football matche ...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 31,863 people.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tupynambas Futebol Clube Association football clubs established in 1911 Football clubs in Minas Gerais 1911 establishments in Brazil