Vila Nova Futebol Clube

Football club infobox
clubname = Vila Nova


fullname = Vila Nova Futebol Clube
nickname = "Tigre"
founded = 1943
ground = OBA & Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil
capacity = 8,000 & 54,084| chairman = Leonardo Cairo Rizzo
manager = Givanildo Oliveira
league = Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
season = 2007
position = Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, 3rd (promoted)
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Vila Nova Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Goiânia in Goiás, founded on July 29, 1943. They play in red shirts, shorts and socks. Their nickname is 'The Tigers' (or in Portuguese "Tigrão" which roughly translates "Big Tiger"). The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 1996. Vila Nova's greatest rival is Goiás.

History

In 1943 the club is founded as Vila Nova Futebol Clube. Three years later, in 1946, the club changed its name to Operário. In 1949 the club changed its name to Araguaia, then in 1950 it was renamed to Fênix Futebol Clube and in 1955 the club changed its name to its current name, Vila Nova Futebol Clube.

In 1961 Vila Nova won their first state championship. In 1977 the team debuted in Campeonato Brasileiro and finished in the 55th place. From 1977 to 1980, Vila Nova was four times in a row state champion.

In 1996 the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Third Division without losing a single match. In 1999, Vila Nova competed for the first time in an international competition, which was the Copa CONMEBOL and was eliminated in the first round. Vila Nova was the first Goiás state team to play an international competition. In 2000, the club won the Campeonato Goiano Second Division and in 2001 and 2005, the club won the Campeonato Goiano.

Titles

Football

*Brazilian Série C: 1996.
*Campeonato Goiano: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005.
*Campeonato Goiano Second Division: 2000.
*Copa Goiás: 1969, 1971, 1976.
*Leonino Caiado: 1977, 1979, 1981.
*Taça Cidade de Goiânia: 1961, 1962, 1972.
*Taça Goiás: 1966.
*Torneio Goiânia-Anápolis: 1963, 1964.
*Taça João Paulo II: 1980.
*Torneio Diário Associados: 1961, 1962.
*Troféu Independência: 1972.
*Torneio Otávio Lage: 1967.
*Quadrangular Internacional Joaquim Coelho: 1970.
*Quadrangular João de Brito Guimarães: 1967.
*Torneio Escola Técnica Federal de Goiás: 1976.
*Copa Centro-Oeste Runner-up: 1999, 2000.

Basketball

*South American Cup: 1973, 1974.
*Taça Brasil: 1973.
*Taça Ivan Raposo: 1973.

tadium

Home stadiums are the Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga stadium, capacity 8,000 and Serra Dourada stadium, capacity 54,048.

Current squad

"As of February 21, 2008."pt icon [http://www.vilanova.esp.br/home/secao.asp?id_secao=874 Vila Nova squad at the club's official website] ]

upporters

Like all Brazilian football teams, Vila Nova has their own group of die-hard fans who call themselves 'TEV' - Torcida Esquadrão Vilanovense (usually referring to themselves as simply 'Esquadrão'). Many members of TEV come from an area of Goiánia called Zona Leste which is notorious for its crime. A popular song sung by TEV at Vila games is:

:"Vila, Vila, Vila minha vida,":"Vila, Vila minha história,":"Vila, Vila meu amor!"

English translation

:"Vila, Vila, Vila my life,":"Vila, Vila my history,":"Vila, Vila my love!"

Rival

Vila Nova's greatest rival is Goiás, with whom there is a constant argument about which club has the largest fanbase in the state of Goiás. A consensual way of viewing things is declaring Vila Nova has the largest fanbase in Goiânia, and Goiás has the largest fanbase in Goiás state. However, some Goiás supporters claim their club has also the biggest number of fans in Goiânia. Nevertheless, Vila Nova has an estimated fanbase of about 350,000, which is pretty big for a Brazilian second level club. There is a long running joke aimed at Goiás fans who are often called "Melâncias" (Watermelons) on account of the fact that while they might be 'green' on the outside (the colour of Goiás), inside they are red (like Vila) and the joke suggests that every Goiás fan is really a Vila fan at heart. Of course, the vast majority of Goiás fans fervently deny this.

Idols

*Alfinete
*Batata
*Donizete
*Wando
*Túlio

References

External links

* [http://www.vilanovafc.com.br/ Official website]