Esporte Clube Democrata, usually known simply as Democrata de Governador Valadares, Democrata-GV, or just Democrata, is a traditional
Brazilian football club from
Governador Valadares
Governador Valadares is a Brazilian municipality in the countryside of Minas Gerais. In 2020, its population was 281,046 inhabitants, thus being the ninth most populated city in the state. It is an economical axis of the middle valley of the Doce ...
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Minas Gerais state
Minas or MINAS may refer to:
People with the given name Minas
* Menas of Ethiopia (died 1563)
* Saint Menas (Minas, 285–309)
* Minias of Florence (Minas, Miniato, died 250)
* Minas Alozidis (born 1984), Greek hurdler
* Minas Avetisyan (1928– ...
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History
Dissatisfied supporters of Flamengo of
Figueira do Rio Doce (old name of Governador Valadares city) founded a new club, named São Domingos de Figueira do Rio Doce on 13 February 1932.
Soon later the club was renamed to its current name, Esporte Clube Democrata.
Democrata won in 1981 its first title, the
Minas Gerais Cup.
Honours
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Campeonato Mineiro
The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF).
The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...
** Runners-up (1): 1991
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Taça Minas Gerais
The Taça Minas Gerais is a traditional football tournament played in the Minas Gerais state in Brazil. From 1973 through 1977 and then in 1980 and 1981, was a separate competition. In 1979 and from 1982 to 1987, it was played as one of the phases ...
** Winners (1): 1981
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Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II
The Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II is the second tier of the professional State football leagues in Brazil, state football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Federação Mineira de Futebol, Minas Gera ...
** Winners (2): 2005, 2016
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Campeonato Mineiro do Interior
** Winners (4): 1991, 1993, 1994, 2007
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Troféu Inconfidência
The Troféu Inconfidência is a tournament organized by the Federação Mineira de Futebol.
Name
The name of the competition is a tribute to the Inconfidência Mineira movement.
Qualification
It reunites the clubs who qualified between the ...
** Winners (1):
2022
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Current squad
First Team
Stadium
Democrata's stadium is Estádio José Mammoud Abbas, usually known as Mamudão, inaugurated in 1964, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.
References
External links
Official site
{{Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Association football clubs established in 1932
Football clubs in Minas Gerais
1932 establishments in Brazil