- Colo-Colo de Futebol e Regatas
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Colo-Colo 
Full name Colo-Colo de Futebol e Regatas Nickname(s) Tigrão (Big Tiger) Founded 1948 Ground Estádio Mário Pessoa
(Capacity: 10,000)League - 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C,
eliminated in first stage
Home colours
Away coloursColo-Colo de Futebol e Regatas, usually known simply as Colo-Colo, is a football club from Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. In 2006, Colo-Colo was champion of the Campeonato Baiano, the football league of Bahia. The whole city of Ilhéus supported the team - that was never that successful.
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History
On April 3, 1948, the club was founded by a group of sportsmen led by Airton Adami.[1]
In 1999, Colo-Colo won its first title, the Campeonato Baiano Second Division, thus being promoted to the following year's first division. In the final, the club beat Fluminense de Feira.[2]
In 2001, Colo-Colo competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C for the first time. The club was eliminated in the first stage.[3]
In 2006, Colo-Colo won its most important title, the Campeonato Baiano. The club defeated Vitória in both competition's stage finals, thus avoiding a final stage. In the first stage's final first leg Colo-Colo and Vitória drew 1-1, and in the second leg, Colo-Colo won 1-0. In the second stage's final first leg, at home, Colo-Colo beat Vitória 4-3. In the second leg, in Salvador city, Colo-Colo surprisingly beat its rival 4-2.[4] After the conquer of the championship, the coach and most of the team were signed to major football clubs in Bahia, like Vitória or Bahia.[5]
Titles
- Campeonato Baiano: 2006
- Campeonato Baiano Second Division: 1999
Stadium
Colo-Colo's home stadium is Estádio Mário Pessoa.[6] The stadium's maximum capacity is 10,000 people.[7]
Symbols
The club's colors are blue, yellow and white.[6] Colo-Colo is nicknamed Tigrão, meaning Big Tiger. The nickname can be read in the club's logo.[8] The club's mascot is a tiger, also depicted in the logo.[8] The club is named after the traditional Chilean club Colo-Colo, however the club's colors and home kit were chosen after the successful Argentine club Boca Juniors.[6] In 1948, the club's director, José Haroldo de Castro traveled to Argentina, and bought a Boca Juniors uniform. The kit's design was then adopted by the club.[8]
References
- ^ Colo-Colo history at the club's official website
- ^ 1999 Campeonato Baiano Second Division at RSSSF
- ^ 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF
- ^ 2006 Campeonato Baiano at RSSSF
- ^ Colo Colo desmonta o time campeão - A Região newspaper (May 31, 2006) (retrieved on August 19, 2006)
- ^ a b c Colo-Colo at Arquivo de Clubes
- ^ Estádio Mário Pessoa at Templos do Futebol
- ^ a b c Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
External links
Categories:- Association football clubs established in 1948
- Brazilian football clubs
- Bahia
- Colo-Colo de Futebol e Regatas
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