Associação Desportiva Cabofriense

Associação Desportiva Cabofriense, commonly known as Cabofriense, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league.

Cabofriense

Full name	Associação Desportiva Cabofriense
Nickname(s)	Tricolor
Founded	November 15, 1955; 69 years ago (1955-11-15) (as A.A. Cabofriense) January 1, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-01-01) (as A.D. Cabofriense)
Ground	Correão
Capacity	4,200
Chairman	Valdemir da Silva Mendes
Head coach	Luciano Quadros
League	Campeonato Carioca Série A2
2024 [pt]	Carioca Série A2, 7th of 12
Home colors Away colors

History

Team photo from the 2007 season

The club was founded on November 15, 1955, as Associação Atlética Cabofriense, and after the team retired from professional competitions in 1993, some of the club's former officials formed a new team in 1997, called Associação Desportiva Cabofriense.^[1] Associação Desportiva Cabofriense then changed its name to Cabo Frio Futebol Clube in 1999.^[1] In 2001, Cabo Frio changed its name back to Associação Desportiva Cabofriense.^[1]

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA Luis Cetin — GK  BRA Washington — DF  BRA Anderson Künzel — DF  BRA Diego Alemão — DF  BRA Gerson — DF  BRA Leandro — DF  BRA Murilo Henrique — DF  BRA Rodrigo Dias — DF  BRA Victor Silva

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Alex Faria — MF  BRA Diego Sales — MF  BRA Hildo — MF  BRA Jonathan — MF  BRA Ricardinho — FW  BRA Claudecir — FW  BRA Jairo — FW  BRA Júlio César — FW  BRA Rincon

Honours

State

• Campeonato Carioca Série A2
  • Winners (5): 1986, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2013

Friendly tournaments

• Martinique International Tournament
  • Winners (1): 2003

Stadium

The club play its home games at Correão stadium.^[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,200 people.^[3]

Mascot

The club's mascot is a marlin fish, named Espada ("sword" in Portuguese). According to Cabofriense's website, the marlin was chosen as a mascot because it represents strength, vigor, combativeness and technique.

References

1. Lancepédia - A Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro (in Portuguese). Vol. 1. Rio de Janeiro: Lance! Publicações. August 2009. p. 156. ISBN 978-85-88651-14-2.
2. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 69.
3. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2012.

External links

• Official website. Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.