Yale Atlético Clube, usually called Yale, was one of the first sports club in

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History

Founded on 7 August 1910, by

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immigrants,Minas Gerais football history at Abacaxi Atômico
the club supplied the city with many different

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teams, one of them was

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. They played in the Campeonato de Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte Championship) – which is now the

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– until 1925, that's the year it gave up football. Yale eventually split and part of it became the Palestra Itália of Minas, a team which was created to compete with many of the bigger teams in

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, and Yale itself. Yale's separation into the Palestra caused many of Yale's footballers to join the Palestra a team which later became Cruzeiro. In conclusion it can be said that the team that was once Yale became the Cruzeiro of today.

Honours

** Runners-up (1): 1915

References

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