Itumbiara Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Itumbiara is a Brazilian football club from Itumbiara

Itumbiara

Itumbiara is a small city and municipality in the extreme south of the state of Goiás, Brazil. The population was 100,000 in a total area of 2,461,3 km²...

, Goiás state

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...

. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro 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...

 in 1979 and 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....

 in 2008.

History

On March 9, 1970, Itumbiara Esporte Clube was founded.

In 1979, Itumbiara competed in the top level of the Brazilian Championship

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...

, finishing in the 64th position.

In 2008, Itumbiara 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, after 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...

 1-0 and 3-0 in the final.

In 2010, Itumbiara finished 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....

 on 9th and penultimate place and were relegated to second level. Due to this performance they were qualified to 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

In 2011, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth division of the Brazilian League, will be contested for the third time in history, during July 18 and November 13...

 because all 2011 Campeonato Goiano teams withdrew.

Stadium

Itumbiara's stadium is Estádio JK, inaugurated in 1977, with a maximum capacity of 20,000 people.

First team squad

Squad as of July 2011.

Former notable players

Túlio Maravilha

Túlio Costa

Túlio Humberto Pereira Costa , sometimes simply referred as Túlio or Túlio Maravilha for his great creativity on the field and for his charisma, is a former Brazilian international football forward. He has scored more than 900 goals and intends to score the 1000th with Botafogo...

 Adílio Denílson

Denílson de Oliveira Araújo

Denílson de Oliveira Araújo , commonly known as Denílson, is a Brazilian former footballer, who played mostly as a left winger...

 Beto

Joubert Araújo Martins

Joubert Araújo Martins or simply Beto , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. During his career, he has played for clubs such as Botafogo, Grêmio, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama....

 Thiago Marin Martir

Thiago Marin Martir

Thiago Marin Martir or simply Thiago Marin , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Uberaba Sport Club.-External links:*...

External links

Itumbiara Esporte Clube at Arquivo de Clubes