Linhares Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Linhares is a Brazilian football club from Linhares

Linhares

Linhares is the name of a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, 135 km north of the state capital, Vitória. It is the largest municipality by area in the state, at 9,501.6 km², and has a population of 130,901 people ....

, 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

The club was founded on August 16, 2001, after the Escolinha de Futebol Companhia de Craques, which was a football youth academy founded by Adauto Menegussi became a professional football club.

In 2007, the club won its first title, which was the Espírito Santo State Championship

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...

. Linhares beat Jaguaré

Associação Jaguaré Esporte Clube

Associação Jaguaré Esporte Clube, commonly known as Jaguaré, is a Brazilian football club based in Jaguaré, Espírito Santo state. They competed in the Série C and in the Copa do Brasil once.-History:...

 in the final. In the same year, the club competed in the Brazilian Championship Third 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...

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First Team

External links

Linhares Futebol Clube official website