Colorado Esporte Clube
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| Full name | Colorado Esporte Clube | ||
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| Founded | June 29, 1971 | ||
| Dissolved |
December 19, 1989 (merged with Esporte Clube Pinheiros to form Paraná Clube) | ||
| Stadium | Durival de Brito | ||
| Capacity | 20,083 | ||
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Colorado Esporte Clube, commonly known as Colorado, was 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 was founded on June 29,[2] after the merger of Britânia Sport Club, Palestra Itália Futebol Clube and Clube Atlético Ferroviário.[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 nationwide championship.[4][5][6][7] Colorado won its only title, which is the Campeonato Paranaense,[8] in 1980, sharing it with Cascavel.[9]
Colorado merged with Esporte Clube Pinheiros on December 19, 1989 to form Paraná Clube.[1]
Achievements
- Campeonato Paranaense:
- Winners (1): 1980
- Runners-up (5): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982
- Other achievements
- City of Curitiba Cup: won it twice (1974 and 1975) (dedicated posthumously to Clemente Comandulli)[10]
- Five times metropolitan champion, and twice state champion in handball.
References
- 1 2 3 "Colorado Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Flapédia. May 10, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ↑ "Colorado" (in Portuguese). Times del Brasil. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ↑ "IV Copa Brasil – 1978". RSSSF. June 8, 2000. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ↑ "V Copa Brasil – 1979". RSSSF. November 16, 2007. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ↑ "VI Copa Brasil – 1980". RSSSF. January 4, 2000. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ↑ "Brazil 1981". RSSSF. June 22, 2003. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ↑ "Brazil 1983 (Taça de Ouro)". RSSSF. October 23, 2003. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ↑ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 147. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- ↑ "Campeonato Paranaense 1980". RSSSF. October 20, 2004. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ↑ "Taça Cidade de Curitiba" (in Portuguese). Campeões do Futebol. Retrieved November 1, 2013.