Clube Esportivo de Futebol

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

Esportivo

Full name	Clube Esportivo de Futebol
Founded	August 30, 1929
Ground	Estádio Jorge Dias Oliva, Passos, Minas Gerais state, Brazil (Capacity: 5,000)

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.

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.

Achievements

• Campeonato Mineiro Second Level:
  • Winners (1): 1985

• Série C:
  • Runners-up (1): 1988

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. ^ ^{a b} Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 56. 
2. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (in Portuguese) (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. http://www2.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf. Retrieved February 1, 2011.