Goiatuba Esporte Clube
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Goiatuba Esporte Clube, also known as Goiatuba, is a Brazilian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team located in Goiatuba
Goiatuba
Goiatuba is a small city and municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 31,225 in a total area of 2,475.10 km² . Goiatuba is a large producer of grains, especially soybeans and corn....

, Goiás
Goiás
Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community...

.

History

On May 5, 1970, a sports group met in a room located downtown and set up a professional football club called Goiatuba Esporte Clube, named after the city. The blue bird
Bluebird
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 was chosen as the club's mascot and nicknamed Azulão (meaning Big Blue).

Before the club became professional, it participated in the inauguration of Estádio Divino Garcia Rosa, known as "Divinão". The club was made up only of footballers from the city. The match, against JK of Morrinhos, was played on January 30, 1970 and the score was 2-2.

Sometime later, Goiatuba played its first professional match beating América of Morrinhos
América Futebol Clube (GO)
América Futebol Clube, commonly known as América, is a Brazilian football club based in Morrinhos, Goiás state.-History:The club was founded on March 5, 1937...

 1-0.

In 1970, Goiatuba won its first title, the Third Taça Vale do Paranaíba, playing against the following clubs: Bom Jesus, Triângulo de Monte Alegre de Minas, Centralina de Minas, Grêmio Buriti Alegre, Vasco de Tupaciguara and Itumbiara, finishing with 18 points with the striker Esqueleti scoring 14 goals.

In 1992, the club won the state championship
Campeonato Goiano
The Campeonato Goiano is the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil.-Format:First DivisionFirst stage*Teams are divided in two groups of six teams....

 for the first time, beating Goiás
Goiás Esporte Clube
Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova...

, Vila Nova
Vila Nova Futebol Clube
Vila Nova Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Goiânia in Goiás, founded on July 29, 1943. They play in red shirts, shorts and socks. Their nickname is 'The Tigers' . The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 1996. Vila Nova's greatest rival is Goiás...

, and Atlético Goianiense
Atlético Clube Goianiense
Atlético Clube Goianiense, usually known as Atlético Goianiense or just Atlético, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Goiânia, Goiás state. Atlético Goianiense is the oldest Goiânia city football club. The club is the first team of its state to win a national competition, which was the...

 in the final four.

Achievements

  • Campeonato Goiano
    Campeonato Goiano
    The Campeonato Goiano is the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil.-Format:First DivisionFirst stage*Teams are divided in two groups of six teams....

    :
    • Winners (1): 1992

  • Campeonato Goiano Second Division:
    • Winners (2): 1984, 1997

Stadium

Goiatuba's home stadium is Estádio Divino Garcia Rosa, nicknamed Divinão, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.
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