Sociedade Esportiva Tiradentes

Sociedade Esportiva Tiradentes, commonly known as Tiradentes, are a Brazilian football team from Teresina.^[1] They won the Campeonato Piauiense five times and competed in the Série A five times. The women's team competed twice in the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino.

Tiradentes

Full name	Sociedade Esportiva Tiradentes
Nickname(s)	Tigre Amarelão da PM
Founded	June 30, 1959
Ground	Lindolfinho
Capacity	8,000
Home colours Away colours

History

Men's team

They were founded on June 30, 1959.^[2] Tiradentes won the Campeonato Piauiense for the first time in 1972.^[2] They competed in the Série A in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979 and in 1983.^[1] The club suffered Série A's largest goal margin in 1983, when Corinthians beat them 10–1.^[2]

Women's team

The club reached the second stage of the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino in 2007, when they finished in Group 2's third place.^[3] Tiradentes reached the second stage in 2008, when they were eliminated by Sport.^[4]

Stadium

They play their home games at the Lindolfinho stadium.^[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.^[1]

Honours

• Campeonato Piauiense
  • Winners (5): 1972, 1974, 1975⁽¹⁾, 1982, 1990
  • Runners-up (4): 1973, 1980, 1983, 1984

⁽¹⁾ The 1975 title was shared with River Atlético Clube.^[5]

References

1. "Sociedade Esportiva Tiradentes" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
2. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. pp. 253–254. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
3. "Brazil Women's Cup 2007". RSSSF. December 10, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
4. "Brazil Women's Cup 2008". RSSSF. December 18, 2008. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
5. "Piauí State - List of Champions". RSSSF. October 14, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.