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Desportiva Ferroviária, usually known simply as Desportiva (or as Desportiva-ES) is a traditional Brazilian football club from Cariacica
Cariacica
Cariacica is a town and municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located 10 km northwest of Vitória, the capital of the state. It has a population of 343,100 and forms part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area.-History:...

, Espírito Santo state
Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...

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History

On July 7, 1963, the club was founded as Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce, after Vale do Rio Doce, Ferroviário-ES, Cauê, Guarany-ES, Valeriodoce-ES and Cruzeiro-ES fused. These clubs were formed by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
Vale S.A. Vale S.A. Vale S.A. (BM&F Bovespa: / , / , / , / , is an Brazilian diversified mining multinational corporation and one of the largest logistics operators in Brazil. In addition to being the second-largest mining company in the world, Vale is also the largest producer of iron ore,...

 railway employees. Companhia Vale do Rio Doce encouraged the clubs' fusion.

In 1964, the club won its first professional title, the Campeonato Capixaba
Campeonato Capixaba
The Campeonato Capixaba is the football league of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo.-History:From 1917 to 1929, it was disputed the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória , a competition contested only by Vitória city clubs...

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In 1974, Desportiva competed in the Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 for the first time. The club finished in the 34th position.

In 1980, the club competed again in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, finishing in the 15th place. That was the club's all-time best campaign in the competition.

In 1993, Desportiva competed in the Série A for the last time. The club finished in the 29th position.

On April 19, 1999, the club became a private company, and changed its name to Desportiva Capixaba. The senior partner was Frannel Distribuidora de Combustível, later replaced by Grupo Villa-Forte due to Frannel's bankruptcy.

In 2000, Desportiva Capixaba won its last title, the Campeonato Capixaba. In the final, the club beat Serra
Sociedade Desportiva Serra Futebol Clube
Sociedade Desportiva Serra Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Serra is a Brazilian football club from Serra, Espírito Santo state. The club won the Campeonato Capixaba five times.-History:The club was founded on July 24, 1930...

 in the final.

In November 2010, former soccer player Robson Santana was elected by club members as president and a new direction was established in the club.

On April 8, 2011, the club was renamed back to Desportiva Ferroviária.

Achievements

  • Campeonato Capixaba
    Campeonato Capixaba
    The Campeonato Capixaba is the football league of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo.-History:From 1917 to 1929, it was disputed the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória , a competition contested only by Vitória city clubs...

    :
    • Winners (16): 1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000

  • Copa Espírito Santo:
    • Winners (1): 2008

  • Campeonato Capixaba Second Level:
    • Winners (1): 2007

  • Campeonato Capixaba
    Campeonato Capixaba
    The Campeonato Capixaba is the football league of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo.-History:From 1917 to 1929, it was disputed the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória , a competition contested only by Vitória city clubs...

    :
    • Winners (1): 1964

  • Taça Cidade de Vitória:
    • Winners (1): 1966, 1968

  • Torneio Ínicio:
    • Winners (1): 1967

Idols

Cláudio Adão
Cláudio Adão
Cláudio Adalberto Adão, or simply Cláudio Adão , is a former Brazilian football player. A gifted forward, Adão was the top-scorer of almost every championship he's played....

 Fio Maravilha
Fio Maravilha
João Batista de Sales , better known as Fio Maravilha, is a former Brazilian football player. In Brazil he played for Flamengo, Paysandu Sport Club, CEUB, Desportiva and São Cristóvão...

 Geovani
Geovani Faria da Silva
Geovani Faria da Silva referred to simply as Geovani Silva or Geovani was a Brazilian football player....

 Valmir Sávio
Sávio
Sávio Bortolini Pimentel , simply Sávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Avaí Futebol Clube as a winger....

 Washington
Washington César Santos
For another Brazilian football player named Washington , see Washington Stecanela Cerqueira.Washington César Santos is a former association footballer in striker role....

   Egmar Goncalves
Egmar Goncalves
Egmar Goncalves was a professional soccer player. He was born in Brazil, but changed his nationality to Singaporean in 2002 in order to play for the Singapore national football team.-Career:...

 Leonardo
Leonardo Rodriguez Pereira
Leonardo Rodrigues Pereira , commonly known as Leonardo, is a Brazilian football player currently playing as an attacking midfielder for AEK Athens in the Greek Super League.-AEK Athens:...


Stadium

Desportiva Ferroviária's home stadium is Engenheiro Alencar Araripe
Estádio Engenheiro Alencar Araripe
Estádio Engenheiro Alencar Araripe is a stadium in Cariacica, Brazil. It has a capacity of 15,000 spectators. It is the home of Desportiva Ferroviária....

 stadium , inaugurated in 1966, with a maximum capacity of 22,600 people.

Club colors

The club's colors are grenadine red
Garnet
The garnet group includes a group of minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. The name "garnet" may come from either the Middle English word gernet meaning 'dark red', or the Latin granatus , possibly a reference to the Punica granatum , a plant with red seeds...

 and white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...

. The club's home kit is composed of grenadine red shirts with white details, grenadine red shorts and white socks.

External links

Official site Desportiva Ferroviária at Arquivo de Clubes
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