Esporte Clube Siderúrgica
Encyclopedia
Esporte Clube Siderúrgica, commonly known as Siderúrgica, is a Brazil
ian football club based in Sabará
, Minas Gerais state
. They competed in the Taça Brasil
once and won the Campeonato Mineiro
twice.
in 1937, and in 1964. They competed in the Taça Brasil
in 1965
, when they finished the tournament in seventh place.
In 1967 the Belgo-Mineira Ironworks Company ceased its financial support to the club and so Siderúrgica ceased its own Professional Football department and became an amateur club again.
The club played professional tournaments in 1992, 1997 and 2007, in the Segunda Divisão of Campeonato Mineiro of these three years
, unsuccessfuly trying to return to higher levels of the State championship. In 2011, Siderúrgica will play the Segunda Divisão again.
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian football club based in Sabará
Sabará
Sabará is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.-See also:* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais...
, Minas Gerais state
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
. They competed in the Taça Brasil
Taça Brasil
The Taça Brasil was a Brazilian national football competition which was contested from 1959 to 1968. It is considered by many historians the most important football tournament in Brazil at the time and is compared, in importance level, to the current Campeonato Brasileiro.Bahia, Cruzeiro and...
once and won the Campeonato Mineiro
Campeonato Mineiro
Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF ....
twice.
History
The club was founded on May 31, 1930. Siderúrgica won the Campeonato MineiroCampeonato Mineiro
Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF ....
in 1937, and in 1964. They competed in the Taça Brasil
Taça Brasil
The Taça Brasil was a Brazilian national football competition which was contested from 1959 to 1968. It is considered by many historians the most important football tournament in Brazil at the time and is compared, in importance level, to the current Campeonato Brasileiro.Bahia, Cruzeiro and...
in 1965
1965 Taça Brasil
-Northern Zone:Northeastern GroupFirst Phase*Campinense 4-1 1-1 Alecrim*Sergipe 1-4 2-0 2-2 CRBSemifinalCampinense 0-0 1-0 CRBFinalCampinense 1-2 0-1 VitóriaNorthern GroupFirst Phase...
, when they finished the tournament in seventh place.
In 1967 the Belgo-Mineira Ironworks Company ceased its financial support to the club and so Siderúrgica ceased its own Professional Football department and became an amateur club again.
The club played professional tournaments in 1992, 1997 and 2007, in the Segunda Divisão of Campeonato Mineiro of these three years
Campeonato Mineiro (lower levels)
The Campeonato Mineiro lower levels are the football tournaments for the Minas Gerais clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Mineiro First Division. The competitions are organized by the Minas Gerais Football Federation...
, unsuccessfuly trying to return to higher levels of the State championship. In 2011, Siderúrgica will play the Segunda Divisão again.
Stadium
Esporte Clube Siderúrgica plays their home games at Estádio Praia do Ó. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 4,000 people. In 2011, due to problems with their stadium, Siderúrgica will play in Estádio Israel Pinheiro, in ItabiraItabira
Itabira is a Brazilian municipal district and one of the main cities of the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Itabira....
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