Tupi Football Club
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| Full name | Tupi Football Club | ||
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| Founded | May 16, 1912 | ||
| Stadium | Mário Helênio | ||
| Capacity | 31,863 | ||
| Chairman | Myrian Fortuna | ||
| Manager | Ricardo Drubscky | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | ||
| 2015 | Série C, 3rd (promoted) | ||
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Tupi Football Club, usually known simply as Tupi, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state. They won the Série D once.
History
On May 16, 1912,[1] Antônio Maria Júnior and four other people founded Tupi Football Club.[2]
In 2001, Tupi won its first title, which was the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level (actually the tournament is the First Division Module II of the Minas Gerais State Championship), finishing ahead of Nacional de Uberaba in the final stage, which was a group stage competed by six clubs.[3] In 2008, Tupi won the Taça Minas Gerais. In the final, they beat América Futebol Clube (MG)América Mineiro in a 4−3 aggregate result.[4]
They won the Série D in 2011, after they beat Santa Cruz in the final.[5]
In 2015 the club finished 3rd the Campeonato Brasileiro - Série C (third tier), qualifying for the Campeonato Brasileiro - Série B (second tier) in 2016.
Stadium
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Tupi's stadium is Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio, inaugurated in 1988, with a maximum capacity of 35,000 people.[6]
Achievements
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- 2008
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- 2001
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- 2011
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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External links
- (Portuguese) Tupi Football Club at Arquivo de Clubes
- Official Site
