- Boavista Sport Club
Football club infobox
clubname = Boavista
fullname = Boavista Sport Club
founded =1961
ground = Eucy de Resende Mendonça
capacity = 10,000
league =Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFFBoavista Sport Club, usually known simply as Boavista (the club is sometimes misspelled "Boa Vista Sport Club", or "Boa Vista"), is a Brazilian football team, from the
Bacaxá district, city ofSaquarema , Rio de Janeiro state. The club was formerly known as Esporte Clube Barreira.History
On
October 14 ,1961 , the club was founded as Esporte Clube Barreira.In 1991, EC Barreira won the Campeonato Carioca Terceira Divisão ("Campeonato Carioca Third Division"), after beating Bayer of
Belford Roxo city. Both clubs were promoted to the following year's Segunda Divisão ("Second Division"). [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/rjhistlo.htm 1991 Campeonato Carioca Third Division at RSSSF] ]In 1992, the club finished as the Segunda Divisão's runner-up, only behind Bayer, and was not promoted to the first division.internet link]
In 1995, the club disputed the
Campeonato Carioca 's top level for the first time in history. The club finished in the 6th position of its group, so, Barreira falied to qualify to the second phase, but also avoided the relegation tournament. In the first phase's first stage the club finished in the 6th position, and in the second stage the club finished in the 7th position. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/rj1995.htm 1995 Campeonato Carioca at RSSSF] ]In 1996, the club disputed again the Campeonato Carioca. Barreira finished in the 10th position in
Taça Guanabara (which is the competition's first stage, and in the 11th position inTaça Rio (the competition's second stage). [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/rj1996.htm 1996 Campeonato Carioca at RSSSF] ]In 1997, Barreira finished in Taça Guanabara's 12th position (the last position), so, the club was relegated, and did not disputed Taça Rio. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/rj1997.htm 1997 Campeonato Carioca at RSSSF] ]
On
March 10 ,2004 , [http://www.fferj.com.br/Clubes/2divisao/barreira.htm FFERJ] ] a group of businessmen assumed the club's control, and renamed the club to its current name, Boavista Sport Club. The club's logo was also changed. However, the colors remained the same. [http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/rj/boavista.htm Arquivo de Clubes] ]In 2006, the club won its first title as Boavista, the Campeonato Carioca Segunda Divisão, being promoted to the following year's first division. In the final, the club beat Macaé Esporte. In the first leg, on
June 25 ,2006 , Boavista won 2-1, atEstádio Cláudio Moacyr Azevedo ,Macaé city. [ [http://www.futnet.com.br/noticias/noticia.asp?codigo=2006062506032 "Boavista derrota o Macaé Esporte no primeiro jogo da final" - Futnet] (retrieved onJuly 4 ,2006 ] . OnJuly 2 ,2006 , atEstádio Eucy de Resende Mendonça , Boavista and Macaé drew 0-0. [ [http://www.futnet.com.br/noticias/noticia.asp?codigo=2006070209_032 "Boavista empata com Macaé e garante título da Segundona do Rio" - Futnet] (retrieved onJuly 4 ,2006 )]Current Squad
Titles
* Campeonato Carioca Segunda Divisão: 2006
* Campeonato Carioca Terceira Divisão: 1991 (as Barreira)tadium
The club's home matches are usually played at Eucy de Resende Mendonça stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.internet link]
Idols
*Andrade
*Luis Paulo Club colors
The club's colors are green, and white. internet link]
Mascot
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