Treze Futebol Clube

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Full name	Treze Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Galo da Borborema (Borborema's Rooster)
Founded	September 7, 1925 (1925-09-07)
Stadium	Estádio Presidente Vargas, Campina Grande, Brazil
Ground Capacity	12,000
President	Bebeto Silva
Head coach	Marcelo Vilar
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
2013	Group A, 3rd Quarter-finals (Final stage)
Home colors Away colors

Treze Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Campina Grande in Paraíba, founded on September 7, 1925. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times.

Treze greatest rivals are Botafogo (PB) and Campinense.

Home stadium is the Presidente Vargas stadium, capacity 12,000.

History

Foundation

The club was founded on September 7, 1925 by Antônio Fernandes Bioca and twelve other football fans. The group usually played football at a field which is now João Pessoa street. Antônio Fernandes Bioca introduced football to Paraíba, after bringing the first football to the state.

First team

In 1925, Treze's first team was José Rodolfo, José Casado, Alberto Santos, Zacarias Ribeiro "Cotó" and Plácido Veras "Guiné", Eurico, Zacarias do Ó, José Eloy, Olívio Barreto, Osmundo Lima and José de Castro.

First game

Treze's first match was played on November 6, 1925, where today is located the remains of SANBRA, when Treze beat a local team called Palmeiras 1-0. Plácido Veras, known as Guiné, and also one of the thirteen founders of the club, scored the first goal of Treze in an official match.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 and 2000.

Current squad (some players)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Gilson 2 DF Eduardo Arroz 3 DF Negretti 4 DF Douglas 5 MF Leanderson 6 DF Júnior Barbosa 7 MF Hudson 8 MF Léo 9 FW Jaílson 10 MF Packer 11 FW Fabinho Cambalhota 12 GK Éder

No. Position Player 14 DF Fernando 16 MF Esquerdinha 17 MF Jardson Sapé 18 FW Jonatas Belusso 19 MF Birungueta 20 FW Glaucio 21 MF Fernandes 22 MF Clébson 23 MF Téssio 24 GK Artur 25 MF Lidio 26 DF Oliveira

Achievements

National

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1): 1986

State

• Campeonato Paraibano (15): 1940, 1941, 1950, 1966, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011

Team colors

Treze's colors are black and white. They usually play in black and white vertical stripes, black shorts and black socks. Its away kit is almost all-white, with the exception being its black socks.

Club name and mascot

The name Treze translates Thirteen in English, the number of the founders of the club. The mascot is a rooster as it represents the number 13 in Jogo do Bicho (an illicit gambling game in Brazil).

External links

• Official Site
• Trezenet