Boa Esporte Clube

Boa Esporte

Full name	Boa Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Boa, Coruja (Owl)
Founded	April 30, 1947
Stadium	Melão, Varginha, Minas Gerais state, Brazil
Capacity	15,471[1]
President	Rone Moraes da Costa
Head coach	Tuca Guimarães
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
2015	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 19th (relegated)
Website	Club home page
Home colors Away colors

Boa Esporte Clube, commonly known as just Boa Esporte or Boa, is a Brazilian football club from Varginha, Minas Gerais state. The club was formerly known as Ituiutaba Esporte Clube.

History

The club was founded on April 30, 1947, in Ituiutaba city, as Ituiutaba Esporte Clube.^[2] They won the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level in 2004 and the Taça Minas Gerais in 2007. They lost the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C to ABC Futebol Clube in 2010. During the 2011 season, the club played in Varginha, adopting the name Boa Esporte Clube, and will return to Ituiutaba after the new stadium is built. As Boa Esporte Clube, they won the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level in 2011. They were the surprise winners of the 2016 Série C.

Achievements

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C:
  • Winners (1): 2016
  • Runners-up (1): 2010
• Campeonato Mineiro Second Level:
  • Winners (2): 2004, 2011
• Taça Minas Gerais:
  • Winners (2): 2007, 2012

Stadium

The club plays their home games at Estádio Municipal Prefeito Luiz Dilzon de Melo, commonly known as Melão. The stadium is located in Varginha, and has a maximum capacity of 27,000 people.^[3]

As Ituiutaba Esporte Clube, the club played their home games at Estádio da Fazendinha, located in Ituiutaba.^[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 3,840 people.^[3]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Andrey GK Douglas GK Fernando Júnior GK Henrique DF Bruno DF Everton Sena DF Gabriel Dias DF Hugo DF Léo Baiano DF Moacir DF Patrick DF Pirão DF Raphael Silva DF Sheslon Lucas DF Wallace MF Alê MF Chapinha MF Clebson

No. Position Player MF Danilo Neves MF Jarlan MF Jonatas Paulista MF Kleiton Domingues MF Leonardo MF Márcio Diogo MF Mardley MF Radamés MF Thaciano MF Wendel FW Claytinho FW Erick FW Felipe Alves FW Marcelo Nicácio FW Romário FW Tadeu FW Wilson Jr

References

1. http://nl.soccerway.com/teams/brazil/ituiutaba-esporte-clube/5127/
2. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 57.
3. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2011.

External links

• (Portuguese) Official website
• (Portuguese) Ituiutaba Esporte Clube at Arquivo de Clubes