Clube Esportivo de Futebol

Not to be confused with Clube Esportivo Passense de Futebol e Cultura.

Clube Esportivo de Futebol, commonly known as Esportivo, is a Brazilian football team based in Passos, Minas Gerais state. They finished as the runners-up of the Série C once.

Esportivo

Full name	Clube Esportivo de Futebol
Founded	August 30, 1924
Ground	Estádio Jorge Dias Oliva, Passos, Minas Gerais state, Brazil
Capacity	5,000
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded on August 30, 1929.^[1] Esportivo won the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level in 1985. They competed in the Série C in 1988, when they were defeated in the final by União São João. After political conflicts in the city of Passos, former members of Clube Esportivo de Futebol founded Clube Esportivo Passense de Futebol e Cultura on January 23, 2001.

Honours

National

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
  • Runners-up (1): 1988

State

• Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II
  • Winners (1): 1985
• Campeonato Mineiro do Interior
  • Winners (1): 1989

Stadium

Clube Esportivo de Futebol play their home games at Estádio Jorge Dias Oliva.^[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.^[2]

References

1. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 56.
2. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2011.