Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube
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Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube, also known simply as Casimiro de Abreu, or by the acronym CAEC, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Casimiro de Abreu
, Rio de Janeiro state
, founded on May 30, 1975.
On May 30, 1975, with the help of Casimiro de Abreu's city hall, Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube was founded by the eleven athletes.
In 2000, Casimiro de Abreu professionalized its football section.
In 2002, the club won its first title, the Campeonato Carioca Módulo Especial
, beating Artsul
of Nova Iguaçu
city in the final.
In 2003, CAEC signed a partnership with Grupo FMK.
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Casimiro de Abreu, Rio de Janeiro
Casimiro de Abreu is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 26,243 and its area is 461 km²....
, Rio de Janeiro state
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
, founded on May 30, 1975.
History
Eleven athletes, dissatisfied with Independente Esporte Clube, left their club and founded an amateur club called Onze Tufões (meaning Eleven Hurricanes).On May 30, 1975, with the help of Casimiro de Abreu's city hall, Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube was founded by the eleven athletes.
In 2000, Casimiro de Abreu professionalized its football section.
In 2002, the club won its first title, the Campeonato Carioca Módulo Especial
Campeonato Carioca (lower levels)
The Campeonato Carioca lower levels are the football tournaments for the Rio de Janeiro clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Carioca First Division. The competitions are organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation...
, beating Artsul
Artsul Futebol Clube
Artsul Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Artsul, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Nova Iguaçu in the state of Rio de Janeiro, founded on 19 June 2001. It is part of the Grupo Artsul, a company specialising in concrete....
of Nova Iguaçu
Nova Iguaçu
Nova Iguaçu is a city in southeast Brazil in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state. It was the state's second largest city until Mesquita was split off, and now is the fourth largest after São Gonçalo and Duque de Caxias. It lies northwest of the city of Rio de Janeiro, on the...
city in the final.
In 2003, CAEC signed a partnership with Grupo FMK.
Titles
- Campeonato Carioca Módulo EspecialCampeonato Carioca (lower levels)The Campeonato Carioca lower levels are the football tournaments for the Rio de Janeiro clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Carioca First Division. The competitions are organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation...
: 2002 - Campeonato Carioca Segunda DivisãoCampeonato Carioca (lower levels)The Campeonato Carioca lower levels are the football tournaments for the Rio de Janeiro clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Carioca First Division. The competitions are organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation...
: 2000
Stadium
The home stadium Ubirajara de Almeida Reis, named after one of the club founders, has a capacity of 3,000 people. The stadium is nicknamed Caecão, which is the augmentative form of the club's acronym CAEC.Club kits
The home kit is all yellow, with details in red and blue in the shirt and in the shorts. The away kit is all blue.Mascot
The team's mascot is called Poetinha (Little Poet) in reference to the famous poet that the city is named after, Casimiro de AbreuCasimiro de Abreu
Casimiro José Marques de Abreu was a Brazilian poet, novelist and playwright, adept of the "Ultra-Romanticism" movement...
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