Colorado Esporte Clube

Colorado Esporte Clube, commonly known as Colorado, was a Brazilian football club from Curitiba.[1] They won the Campeonato Paranaense once and competed in the Série A five times.

Colorado
Full nameColorado Esporte Clube
FoundedJune 29, 1971
DissolvedDecember 19, 1989 (1989-12-19)
(merged with Esporte Clube Pinheiros to form Paraná Clube)
GroundDurival de Brito
Capacity20,083

History

Colorado Esporte Clube was founded on June 29,[2] after the merger of Britânia Sport Club, Palestra Itália Futebol Clube and Clube Atlético Ferroviário.[1] They competed for the first time in the Série A in 1978, when they finished in the 47th place, and were eliminated in the first stage.[3] Colorado competed again in 1979, 1980, 1981 and in 1983 when they finished in the 31st, 19th, 20th and 15th place, making the last one in 1983 their best-ever position in the nationwide championship.[4][5][6][7] Colorado won its only title, which is the Campeonato Paranaense,[8] in 1980, sharing it with Cascavel.[9]

Colorado merged with Esporte Clube Pinheiros on December 19, 1989 to form Paraná Clube.[1]

Achievements
  • Campeonato Paranaense:
    • Winners (1): 1980
    • Runners-up (5): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982
  • Other achievements
    • City of Curitiba Cup: won it twice (1974 and 1975) (dedicated posthumously to Clemente Comandulli)[10]
    • Five times metropolitan champion, and twice state champion in handball.

References
  1. "Colorado Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Flapédia. May 10, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  2. "Colorado" (in Portuguese). Times del Brasil. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  3. "IV Copa Brasil – 1978". RSSSF. June 8, 2000. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  4. "V Copa Brasil – 1979". RSSSF. November 16, 2007. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  5. "VI Copa Brasil – 1980". RSSSF. January 4, 2000. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  6. "Brazil 1981". RSSSF. June 22, 2003. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  7. "Brazil 1983 (Taça de Ouro)". RSSSF. October 23, 2003. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  8. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 147. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  9. "Campeonato Paranaense 1980". RSSSF. October 20, 2004. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  10. "Taça Cidade de Curitiba" (in Portuguese). Campeões do Futebol. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
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