Colorado Esporte Clube

Colorado

Full name	Colorado Esporte Clube
Founded	June 29, 1971
Dissolved	December 19, 1989
Ground	Durival de Brito (Capacity: 20,083)
League	-
Home colours Away colours

Colorado Esporte Clube, commonly known as Colorado, were a Brazilian football club from Curitiba.^[1] They won the Campeonato Paranaense once and competed in the Série A five times.

History

Colorado Esporte Clube were founded on June 29,^[2] after Britânia Sport Club, Palestra Itália Futebol Clube and Clube Atlético Ferroviário fused.^[1] They competed for the first time in the Série A in 1978, when they finished in the 47th place, and were eliminated in the first stage.^[3] Colorado competed again in 1979, 1980, 1981 and in 1983 when they finished in the 31st, 19th, 20th and 15th place, making the last one in 1983 their best-ever position in the nation-wide championship.^[4][5][6][7] Colorado won their only title, which is the Campeonato Paranaense,^[8] in 1980, sharing the title with Cascavel.^[9]

Colorado and Esporte Clube Pinheiros fused on December 19, 1989 to form Paraná Clube.^[1]

Achievements

• Campeonato Paranaense:
  • Winners (1): 1980

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Colorado Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Flapédia. May 10, 2008. http://www.flamengo.com.br/flapedia/Colorado_Esporte_Clube. Retrieved July 2, 2009. 
2. ^ "Colorado" (in Portuguese). Times del Brasil. http://www.timesdelbrasil.com.br/PR/colorado-pr.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2009. 
3. ^ "IV Copa Brasil - 1978". RSSSF. June 8, 2000. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tables/br1978.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "V Copa Brasil - 1979". RSSSF. November 16, 2007. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tables/br1979.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "VI Copa Brasil - 1980". RSSSF. January 4, 2000. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tables/br1980.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ "Brazil 1981". RSSSF. June 22, 2003. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tables/br1981.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "Brazil 1983 (Taça de Ouro)". RSSSF. October 23, 2003. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tables/br1983.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 147. ISBN 85-88651-01-7. 
9. ^ "Campeonato Paranaense 1980". RSSSF. October 20, 2004. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tables/pr1980.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2009. ^{[dead link]}