Ipatinga Futebol Clube
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Ipatinga Futebol Clube, commonly known as Ipatinga, is a Brazil
ian football
club, based in Ipatinga
, Minas Gerais
. They were founded on May 21, 1998.
and Cruzeiro
, and at the time was the sponsor of Social Futebol Clube
, which is a club located in Coronel Fabriciano
city (a neighbor city of Ipatinga), with the support of Gercy Mathias, who was the president of the amateur club Novo Cruzeiro Futebol Clube, located in Ipatinga's neighborhood of Novo Cruzeiro; Cosme Mattos, former sportsman; Doctor Rinaldo Campos Soares, president of Sistema Usiminas; Doctor Ronaldo Monteiro de Souza, president of Usisaúde, and Francisco Carlos Delfino (also known as "Chico Ferramenta"), then mayor of Ipatinga. Together, they professionalized Novo Cruzeiro Futebol Clube and renamed the club as Ipatinga Futebol Clube.
After establishing a team of professional players the administrators entered the team to the state championship
where the team came in second place in the second division
in 1998. In the following year, the team competed in the first division, coming in second place in the 2nd Module of the division. As a result, in 2000 Ipatinga Futebol Clube played against the state's elite teams throughout the 1st Module of the first Division, ending the competition in fourth place.
Seven years after its foundation, the team won the state title in 2005, beating Cruzeiro
and finished as runner-up of the competition in the following year. In 2006, Ipatinga competed in the Copa do Brasil
, which is the second most important national competition in Brazil. By reaching the semifinals, the team beat Botafogo
and Santos
, respectively the champions of that year's (2006) Rio de Janeiro
and São Paulo
state championships. However, Ipatinga was eliminated by Flamengo
, of Rio de Janeiro, in the semifinals. Shortly after the competition was over, three players and the coach of Ipatinga transferred over to Flamengo. In 2006, the club also finished in Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
's third position, thus being promoted to the following year's Brazilian Championship Second Level
. After being runner up in 2007's Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
, Ipatinga gained promotion to the elite of Brazilian football in 2008's Série A
.
(2005-06) Ney da Matta (2006, 2011) Flávio Lopes (2007) Gilson Kleina
(2007, 2010) Giba (2008) Ricardo Drubscky (2008) Márcio Bittencourt
(2008) Enderson Moreira (2008) Marcelo Oliveira
(2009) Émerson Ávila
(2009) Leonardo Condé (2010) Gerson Evaristo (2010-11) Guilherme
(2011)
, and was chosen in a popular contest. The tiger had 7948 votes, in second the eagle
had 2529 votes, in third the cat
had 846 votes, in fourth the parakeet
had 713 votes, and in fifth the parrot
had 202 votes.
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
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...
club, based in Ipatinga
Ipatinga
Ipatinga is a city and municipality located in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The city was founded in 1962 and covers a total area of 166.5 km². Its population is 240,338 . It is part of the Vale do Aço Metropolitan Area .Ipatinga is located at the site where the Piracicaba River flows into...
, Minas Gerais
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 were founded on May 21, 1998.
History
The club was founded May 21, 1998 when entrepreneur Itair Machado, who is a former player for Atlético MineiroClube Atlético Mineiro
Clube Atlético Mineiro , are a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte, the oldest in the city. Founded in 1908, they play in the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão. Atlético Mineiro have been Brazilian champions once, state winners a record 40 times and...
and Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...
, and at the time was the sponsor of Social Futebol Clube
Social Futebol Clube
Social Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Social, is a Brazilian football club from Coronel Fabriciano founded in 1944.Their home stadium is Louis Ensch Stadium, capacity 6,000...
, which is a club located in Coronel Fabriciano
Coronel Fabriciano
Coronel Fabriciano is a Brazilian city of the Vale do Aço metropolitan area in the State of Minas Gerais....
city (a neighbor city of Ipatinga), with the support of Gercy Mathias, who was the president of the amateur club Novo Cruzeiro Futebol Clube, located in Ipatinga's neighborhood of Novo Cruzeiro; Cosme Mattos, former sportsman; Doctor Rinaldo Campos Soares, president of Sistema Usiminas; Doctor Ronaldo Monteiro de Souza, president of Usisaúde, and Francisco Carlos Delfino (also known as "Chico Ferramenta"), then mayor of Ipatinga. Together, they professionalized Novo Cruzeiro Futebol Clube and renamed the club as Ipatinga Futebol Clube.
After establishing a team of professional players the administrators entered the team to the state championship
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 ....
where the team came in second place in the second division
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...
in 1998. In the following year, the team competed in the first division, coming in second place in the 2nd Module of the division. As a result, in 2000 Ipatinga Futebol Clube played against the state's elite teams throughout the 1st Module of the first Division, ending the competition in fourth place.
Seven years after its foundation, the team won the state title in 2005, beating Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...
and finished as runner-up of the competition in the following year. In 2006, Ipatinga competed in the Copa do Brasil
Copa do Brasil
The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
, which is the second most important national competition in Brazil. By reaching the semifinals, the team beat Botafogo
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...
and Santos
Santos Futebol Clube
Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively....
, respectively the champions of that year's (2006) Rio de Janeiro
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...
and São Paulo
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
state championships. However, Ipatinga was eliminated by Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
, of Rio de Janeiro, in the semifinals. Shortly after the competition was over, three players and the coach of Ipatinga transferred over to Flamengo. In 2006, the club also finished in Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...
's third position, thus being promoted to the following year's Brazilian Championship Second Level
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...
. After being runner up in 2007's Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
, Ipatinga gained promotion to the elite of Brazilian football in 2008's 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...
.
2011 season roster
Notable coaches
Ney FrancoNey Franco
Ney Franco da Silveira Júnior, better known as Ney Franco is a Brazilian football manager, who was born July 22, 1966 in Ipatinga, MG. On July 11, 2008, he was hired by Botafogo to assume their vacancy as manager. On August 10, 2009 Franco was fired as coach of Botafogo because of bad results...
(2005-06) Ney da Matta (2006, 2011) Flávio Lopes (2007) Gilson Kleina
Gilson Kleina
Gilson Kleina is a Brazilian football manager who currently coaches Associação Atletica Ponte Preta.On July 31, 2009, he assigned with Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube to coach the Rio de Janeiro team as a replacement for Rodney Gonçalves.-References:...
(2007, 2010) Giba (2008) Ricardo Drubscky (2008) Márcio Bittencourt
Márcio Bittencourt
Henrymárcio Bittencourt is a retired Brazilian professional footballer and coach, who is the current manager of Icasa.-Club career:...
(2008) Enderson Moreira (2008) Marcelo Oliveira
Marcelo de Oliveira Santos
Marcelo Oliveira is a Brazilian football manager.-References:...
(2009) Émerson Ávila
Émerson Ávila
Emerson Rodrigues Ávila is a Brazilian football manager.-Career:Emerson Ávila had worked for Cruzeiro for 10 years and since 2005 he had been an assistant manager for Cruzeiro...
(2009) Leonardo Condé (2010) Gerson Evaristo (2010-11) Guilherme
Guilherme de Cássio Alves
Guilherme de Cássio Alves, simply Guilherme , is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker....
(2011)
Achievements
- Campeonato MineiroCampeonato MineiroCampeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF ....
: 1
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- 2005
- Runner-up (2): 2006, 2010
- Taça Minas GeraisTaça Minas GeraisThe Taça Minas Gerais is a traditional football tournament played in the Minas Gerais state in Brazil. From 1973 through 1977 it was played as a separate tournament, but from 1979 through 1986, it was played as one of the phases in the Campeonato Mineiro, not unlike the Taça Guanabara in the...
: 1
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- 2004
- Copa do BrasilCopa do BrasilThe Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
: 0
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- Third-place (1): 2006
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série BCampeonato Brasileiro Série BThe Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
: 0
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- Runner-up (1): 2007
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série CCampeonato Brasileiro Série CThe Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...
: 0
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- Third-place (3): 2002, 2005, 2006
Stadium
Ipatinga plays in a municipal stadium named Estádio Municipal Epaminondas Mendes Brito, usually known as Ipatingão, built in 1982, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people. Its capacity was previously 35,000 but it was reduced to 15,000 due to safety reasons.Colors and symbols
The club colors are the same colors as the city of Ipatinga's. Ipatinga's mascot is a tigerTiger
The tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts...
, and was chosen in a popular contest. The tiger had 7948 votes, in second the eagle
Eagle
Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...
had 2529 votes, in third the cat
Cat
The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
had 846 votes, in fourth the parakeet
Parakeet
Parakeet is a term for any one of a large number of unrelated small to medium sized species of parrot, that generally have long tail feathers...
had 713 votes, and in fifth the parrot
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
had 202 votes.