Associação Desportiva Cabofriense

Associação Desportiva Cabofriense is a football club from Cabo Frio, a coastal town in the state of Rio de Janeiro c. 100 km east of the capital, founded on January 2, 1997.

Cabofriense
Full nameAssociação Desportiva Cabofriense
Nickname(s)Tricolor
FoundedNovember 15, 1955 (1955-11-15) (A.A. Cabofriense)
January 2, 1997 (1997-01-02) (A.D. Cabofriense)
GroundCorreão, Cabo Frio, Brazil
Capacity4,200
ChairmanValdemir da Silva Mendes
Head coachLuciano Quadros
LeagueCampeonato Carioca
20196th

History
Team photo from the 2007 season

The club was founded on November 15, 1955 as Associação Atlética Cabofriense, and after the team retired from professional competitions in 1993, some of the club's former officials formed a new team in 1997, called Associação Desportiva Cabofriense.[1] Associação Desportiva Cabofriense then changed its name to Cabo Frio Futebol Clube in 1999.[1] In 2001, Cabo Frio changed its name back to Associação Desportiva Cabofriense.[1]

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 Luis Cetin
GK Washington
DF Anderson Künzel
DF Diego Alemão
DF Gerson
DF Leandro
DF Murilo Henrique
DF Rodrigo Dias
DF Victor Silva
No. Position Player
MF Alex Faria
MF Diego Sales
MF Hildo
MF Jonathan
MF Ricardinho
FW Claudecir
FW Jairo
FW Júlio César
FW Rincon

Achievements
  • Campeonato Carioca Second Division:
    • Winners (5): 1986, 1988, 2002, 2010, 2013

Stadium

The club play its home games at Correão stadium.[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,200 people.[3]

Mascot

The club's mascot is a marlin fish, named Espada ("sword" in Portuguese). According to Cabofriense's website, the marlin was chosen as a mascot because it represents strength, vigor, combativeness and technique.

References
  1. Lancepédia - A Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro (in Portuguese). 1. Rio de Janeiro: Lance! Publicações. August 2009. p. 156. ISBN 978-85-88651-14-2.
  2. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 69.
  3. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
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