Treze Futebol Clube

Football club infobox
clubname = Treze


fullname = Treze Futebol Clube
nickname = "Galo da Borborema"
founded = 1925
ground = Estádio Presidente Vargas,
Campina Grande, Brazil
capacity = 10,000 | chairman = Petrônio Gadelha
manager = Maurício Simões
league = -
season = 2007
position = -
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Treze Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Campina Grande in Paraíba, founded on September 7, 1925. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times.

Treze greatest rivals are Botafogo (PB) and Campinense.

Home stadium is the Presidente Vargas stadium, capacity 10,000.

History

Foundation

The club was founded on September 7, 1925 by Antônio Fernandes Bioca and twelve other football fans. These people usually played football at a field where is now João Pessoa street. Antônio Fernandes Bioca is, also, the introducer of football in Paraíba, after bringing the first football to the state.

First team

In 1925, Treze's first team was José Rodolfo, José Casado, Alberto Santos, Zacarias Ribeiro "Cotó" and Plácido Veras "Guiné", Eurico, Zacarias do Ó, José Eloy, Olívio Barreto, Osmundo Lima and José de Castro.

First match

Treze's first match was played on November 6, 1925, where today is located the remains of SANBRA, when Treze beat a local team called Palmeiras 1-0. Plácido Veras, known as Guiné, and also one of the thirteen founders of the club, scored the first goal of Treze in an official match.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982 and in 1983.pt icon cite web | title = Treze Futebol Clube | url=http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/pb/treze.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-19 | publisher=Arquivo de Clubes ]

Achievements

* Campeonato Paraibano:
** Winners (13): 1940, 1941, 1950, 1966, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006

Team colors

Treze's colors are black and white. They usually play in black and white vertical stripes, black shorts and black socks. Its away kit is almost all-white, with the exception being its black socks.

Club name and mascot

The name "Treze" means "Thirteen" in English language. Also, thirteen is the number of the founders of the club. The mascot is a rooster because it represents the number 13 in Jogo do Bicho (an illicit gambling game in Brazil).

References

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/trezenet/ Trezenet]
* [http://www.soutrezeano.com/ SouTrezeano.com]