Tupi Football Club

Tupi

Full name	Tupi Football Club
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)
Home colors Away colors

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

Tupi's stadium is Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio, inaugurated in 1988, with a maximum capacity of 35,000 people.^[6]

Achievements

• Taça Minas Gerais: 1

2008

• Campeonato Mineiro Second Level: 1

2001

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série D: 1

2011

Current squad

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

No. Position Player GK George GK Glaysson GK Gonçalves GK Rodrigo Josviaki DF Euller DF Hélder DF Sidimar DF Douglas DF Thiago Espíndola MF Felipe Alves MF Rafael Jataí MF Recife

No. Position Player MF Gabriel Sacilotto MF Hiroshi MF Renato Silva MF Sávio MF Vinicius Kiss MF William Kozlowski MF Ygor FW Michel FW Ramon FW Rubens FW Thiago Silvy

References

1. "2007 Campeonato Mineiro clubs". Federação Mineira de Futebol - FMF (Minas Gerais Football Federation). Retrieved July 10, 2007.
2. "Tupi Football Club" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
3. "Minas Gerais State Championship 2001 - Módulo II (Second Level)". RSSSF. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
4. "Tupi se sagra campeão da Taça Minas Gerais" (in Portuguese). Globo Online. November 23, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
5. "Série D: Tupi campeão" (in Portuguese). Futebol MT. November 20, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
6. "Estádio Municipal Radialista Maria Helênio" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved July 10, 2007.

External links

• (Portuguese) Tupi Football Club at Arquivo de Clubes
• Official Site