Treze Futebol Clube

Treze

Full name	Treze Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Galo da Borborema (Borborema's Rooster)
Founded	September 7, 1925
Stadium	Estádio Presidente Vargas, Campina Grande, Brazil
Capacity	12,000
President	Petrônio Gadelha
Head coach	Marcelo Vilar
League	Campeonato Paraibano
Home colors Away colors

Treze Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Campina Grande in Paraíba, founded on September 7, 1925. Historically, the club has competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times. Recently, the club has competed only in lower divisions of the national league, the Copa do Brasil, the regional Copa do Nordeste and the Paraíba State Championship

The main rivals of Treze are Botafogo (PB) and Campinense.

The club own the Presidente Vargas stadium, which has a theoretical capacity of 12,000, but an approved capacity of 3,800.^[1] Games are often played at the state-owned stadium Amigão.

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 official match was played on 1 May 1926, at Campo dos Currais, which is now the site of a public market. Treze beat Palmeiras, an established team from the state capital João Pessoa, 1-0. Plácido Veras (known as Guiné), one of the thirteen founders of the club, scored the goal, to become the scorer of the first official Treze goal.^[2]

State Championship

In 1939, Treze became the first team from outside the metropolitan region of João Pessoa to enter the Campeonato Paraibano.^[3] They won their first title in 1940^[4] and have a total of 15 championship titles.

In 1966, Treze won the Campeonato Paraibabo undefeated, recording 12 victories and 2 draws, and conceding only 5 goals^[5]

National Competition

Treze have competed in the top tier of the Brazilian football league system a total of 9 times, including the combined tournaments held in 1986, 1987 and 2000.^[6] They have competed a further 7 times in the second tier, 12 times in the third tier and 4 times in the fourth tier. They have gained promotion only once, in 2011, from Serie D, when a 5th placed finish meant they replaced Rio Branco-AC who were excluded from the competition.^[7]

In 1999, Treze were the first Paraíba State team to progress beyond the first stage of the Copa do Brasil, beating Santa Cruz. Treze lost the first leg 2-3 in Campina Grande, but then won the second leg 4-2 in Recife.^[8]

Current squad

As of 8 April 2016.^[9]

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

No. Position Player GK Márcio Greyck GK Rafael Dida GK Saulo DF Toninho DF Altemar DF Guilherme DF Renê DF Fernando Lopes DF João Victor[lower-alpha 1] DF Peter DF Suélio Albuquerque[lower-alpha 2] DF Rafael DF DFAllison MF Caio César[lower-alpha 3] MF Evandro

No. Position Player MF Da Silva MF Izaías MF Doda MF Léo Lima MF Mael MF Elizeu MF Patrick Mota MF Thiago Saraçol MF Elanardo MF Kady[lower-alpha 1] FW Rosivaldo FW Índio Oliveira FW Diego Neves FW Thiago Furlan FW Brasão

1. On loan from Barreiros
2. On loan from Picuiense-PB
3. On loan at Murici for state championship

Titles

National

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1): 1986 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

State

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

1. Unofficial title. There were four group winners who shared the title.^[10]

Seasons in National League divisions

Série A

Season	Position	Notes
1976	53rd/54
1977	55th/62
1979	61st/94
1982	28th/44
1983	44th/44
1984	29th/41
1986	24th/48	Qualified via parallel Série B tournament
2000	92nd/115	Single parallel tournament for all levels

Serie B

Season	Position	Notes
1980	58th/64
1981	37th/48
1985	7th/24
1986	3rd/36	Parallel tournament, qualified for Série A 2nd phase
1987	9th/16	Copa João Havelange Group Yellow
1988	22nd/24
1989	12th/96
1990	24th/24
1991	45th/64

Série C

Season	Position	Notes
1992	29th/31
1998	48th/66
2001	12th/65
2002	17th/61
2003	44th/93
2004	5th/60
2005	5th/63
2006	8th/64
2008	60th/63
2012	13th/20
2013	5th/21
2014	18th/20	Relegated to Série D

Série D

Season	Position	Notes
2009	25th/39
2010	13th/40
2011	5th/40	Promoted to Serie C to replace Rio Branco-AC
2015	17th/40

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).

References

1. "Laudo de Segurance Pres Vargas (Page 22)" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Federação Paraibana de Futebol. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
2. "TREZE FUTEBOL CLUBE" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 March 2016.
3. "Paraíba State League - Composition of the championships 1919-2014". RSSF Brasil. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
4. "Paraíba State League 1940". RSSF Brasil. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
5. "Paraíba State League 1966". RSSF Brasil. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
6. "Treze Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
7. "Em nova liminar, Justiça da PB manda a CBF excluir o Rio Branco da Série C" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
8. "Brazil Cup 1999". RSSF Brasil. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
9. "Treze Football Club". footballzz.com. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
10. "Brazil 1986 Championship - Copa Brasil". RSSF Brasil. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

External links

• Official Site
• Trezenet