Linhares Esporte Clube

Linhares Esporte Clube, commonly known as Linhares, was a Brazilian football team from Linhares, Espírito Santo.[1] They competed once in the Série C and four times in the Copa do Brasil.[1]

Not to be confused with Linhares Futebol Clube.
Linhares
Full nameLinhares Esporte Clube
FoundedMarch 15, 1991
Dissolved2003
GroundGuilherme Augusto de Carvalho
Capacity12,000
League –

History

Linhares Esporte Clube were founded on March 15, 1991, after a failed attempt to merge Industrial Esporte Clube and América Futebol Clube de Linhares.[2] After the merger failed, Industrial folded and were founded again as Linhares Esporte Clube.[3]

Linhares won the Campeonato Capixaba for the first time in 1995.[1] The club competed in the Série C in 1995,[1] and reached the Copa do Brasil semifinals in 1994, when they were eliminated by Ceará.[3] They competed again in 1996, in 1998 and in 1999.[4][5][6]

The club were relegated to the Campeonato Capixaba Second Division in 2002, then, after a financial crisis, the club folded in 2003.[1]

Stadium

The club played their home games at the Guilherme Augusto de Carvalho stadium.[7] The stadium had a maximum capacity of 12,000 people.[7]

Presidents

List of presidents:[2]

  • Ademilson Nunes Loureiro (1991)
  • José Viguini (1992)
  • José Armando Maciel (1993)
  • Cirilo Pandini (1994)
  • Titi Conti (1995)
  • Ademilson Nunes Loureiro (1996—1997)
  • Edson Ferreira de Paula (1998—1999)
  • Cirilo Pandini (1999)

Achievements

References
  1. "Sport Club Mangueira" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  2. "Linhares Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. October 26, 2003. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  3. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 199. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  4. "Brazil Cup 1996". RSSSF. October 13, 1999. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  5. "Brazil Cup 1998". RSSSF. October 13, 1999. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  6. "Brazil Cup 1999". RSSSF. February 27, 2000. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  7. "Estádios Capixabas" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. October 20, 2003. Retrieved July 2, 2009.

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