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

Itumbiara Itumbiara () is a municipality in Brazil, located in the southern part of the state of Goiás, on the border with Minas Gerais. It is a "sister city" to the Minas Gerais municipality of Araporã. The city lies south of the state capital, Goiâ ...

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. The club competed in the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

in 1979 and won the

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in 2008.

History

On March 9, 1970, Itumbiara Esporte Clube was founded, as a result of the merger of local teams ''Goiás'' (founded in 1964) and ''Nacional'' (founded in 1952). In 1979, Itumbiara competed in the top level of the Brazilian Championship, finishing in the 64th position. In 2008, Itumbiara won the

for the first time, after beating

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1–0 and 3–0 in the final. In 2010, Itumbiara finished

on 9th and penultimate place and were relegated to second level. Due to this performance they were qualified to

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 18 July and 13 November. It will be contested by 40 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to ...

because all 2011 Campeonato Goiano teams withdrew.

Honours

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** Winners (1): 2008 * Campeonato Goiano do Interior ** Winners (1): 2007

Stadium

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

References

External links

Itumbiara Esporte Clube at Arquivo de Clubes
(archived 5 December 2012)
Official site
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