Goiás Esporte Clube
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| Full name | Goiás Esporte Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
Verdão (Big Green) Esmeraldino (Emerald Green) | ||
| Founded | April 6, 1943 | ||
| Stadium | Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil | ||
| Capacity | 41,574 | ||
| President | Sérgio Rassi | ||
| Head coach | Enderson Moreira | ||
| League |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Goiano | ||
| 2015 |
Brasileirão, 19th (relegated) Goiano, 1st | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian sports club, best known for its association football team, located in Goiânia, Goiás state. Biggest club of the Central-Western, Goiás have won the Brazilian's second tier Série B twice, also 26 Campeonato Goiano and 3 Copa Centro-Oeste. Goiás' football team has been a mainstay in premiere Brazilian league Série A, been promoted to Latin America's Copa Libertadores thrice and South America's Copa Sudamericana six times.
Its main rival is Vila Nova. Goiás has a wide advantage in derbies between the two teams.
History
On April 6, 1943, in a meeting among friends at Lino Barsi's home, Goiás Esporte Clube was founded. In 1973, the team was promoted to the first division of Campeonato Brasileiro.
In 1998, the team joined the Clube dos 13 (Clube dos 13 is an organization composed by the greatest teams of Brazil). They won the Série B in 1999 and 2012.
Stadium
Goiás' stadium is Serrinha, with a maximum capacity of 10,000 people. However, the club plays several matches at Estádio Serra Dourada, built in 1975, with a maximum capacity of 54,048 people.
Support
In its first year of existence, it was said that Goiás had only 33 fans, alluding to the few fans who had at that time.
It is currently club with the largest amount of fans of Goiás, the North and Midwest regions of Brazil, according to a survey conducted by the Gallup Institute Placar,[1] Serpes, Fortiori and Pluri Consultoria..
Following the research, Esmeraldino of Central Brazil has the 16th largest fans in Brazil, with 1.6 million fans.
Ultras
Organized
- Força Jovem Goiás
Founded on May 23, 1997, from the extinction of the Green Hell, with the goal of creating an association of fans really emerald, and they had the same thought, love Goias Esporte Clube.
And fulfilling your goals and your ideal Jovem Goiás Force managed to win the support and respect among all the emerald, thus becoming the most vibrant and passionate, which now has approximately 12,000 associates.
Heritage
Headquarters Serrinha
- Administrative Headquarters
- Serrinha Stadium (Stadium Haile Pinheiro): capacity: 10,000 spectators.
- Gymnasium covered with capacity for 3,000 people.
- Complete structure of concentration for the athletes.
- 2 grasslands training for students of the Little School Sports Initiation.
- A 25m swimming pool and indoor semi-Olympic heated for Sports Initiation.
- Parking for 300 vehicles.
- 2 sand courts for volleyball and lighted futvôlei.
- Runs to 1-kilometer jogging.
- Area available for conduct of parties.
Edmo Pinheiro Sports and Recreation Center
- Park Anhanguera
- 4 grasslands officers.
- Changing rooms with custom closets (with photo of each player), air conditioning, showers, hot tubs, and special chairs.
- Technical Committee room with computers, TV and DVD and meeting table, besides an exclusive locker room with shower and toilet.
- Medical Department
- Gym
- Recreation area with kiosk and barbecue.
- 3 soccer fields.
- Lake natural.
The mini-forest with native trees.
- Playground amusement.
Coimbra Bueno Center
- Aparecida de Goiânia
- Training Center.
- Assistance to needy children in the south, and Goiânia.
- Jogging track.
- 200 grasslands.
Honors
Domestic competitions
- Winners (25): 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015
- Winners (3): 2000, 2001, 2002
- Runner-up (1): 1990
International
- Runner-up (1): 2010
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A record
| Year | Position | Year | Position | Year | Position | Year | Position | Year | Position |
| 1971 | - | 1981 | 24th | 1991 | 15th | 2001 | 10th | 2011 | - |
| 1972 | - | 1982 | 33rd | 1992 | 17th | 2002 | 12th | 2012 | - |
| 1973 | 13th | 1983 | 7th | 1993 | 26th | 2003 | 9th | 2013 | 6th |
| 1974 | 21st | 1984 | 14th | 1994 | - | 2004 | 6th | 2014 | 12th |
| 1975 | 17th | 1985 | 35th | 1995 | 8th | 2005 | 3rd | ||
| 1976 | 30th | 1986 | 23rd | 1996 | 4th | 2006 | 8th | ||
| 1977 | 35th | 1987 | 13th | 1997 | 19th | 2007 | 16th | ||
| 1978 | 14th | 1988 | 13th | 1998 | 22nd | 2008 | 8th | ||
| 1979 | 7th | 1989 | 10th | 1999 | - | 2009 | 9th | ||
| 1980 | - | 1990 | 10th | 2000 | 10th | 2010 | 19th |
Copa Libertadores record
| Year | Position |
| 2006 | 9th |
Copa Sudamericana record
| Year | Position |
| 2004 | 14th |
| 2005 | 33rd |
| 2007 | 13th |
| 2009 | 12th |
| 2010 | 2nd |
| 2014 | 12th |
Current squad
- As of 13 April 2016[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
- Goalkeeping Coaches : AÃlton Serafim, Márcio Defendi
- Fitness Coach: Danny Sérgio, Robson Gomes
- Physiotherapist: André Araújo
Managers
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References
- ↑ "Pesquisa: Goiás detém a maior torcida em Goiânia. Vila em segundo" (in Portuguese). Portal 730. 18 August 2009.
- ↑ Goiás official website (Portuguese)
External links
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