Tio Sam Esporte Clube

Tio Sam Esporte Clube, commonly known as Tio Sam (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈtʃi.u ˈsɐ̃], Uncle Sam), is a Brazilian football and futsal club based in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro state. They finished as Taça Brasil de Futsal runners-up once.

Tio Sam
Full nameTio Sam Esporte Clube
FoundedMarch 18, 1990
GroundEstádio Gragoatá, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
Capacity3,000

History

The club was founded on March 18, 1990.[1]

Football

They won the Campeonato Carioca Fourth Level in 1995, and the Campeonato Carioca Third Level in 1996.

Futsal

Tio Sam won the Rio de Janeiro city editions of the Campeonato Carioca de Futsal in 1993, 1996, and the Rio de Janeiro state versions of the competition in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and in 2004. Tio Sam finished as runner-up in the 1998 edition of the Taça Brasil de Futsal.

Achievements

Football
  • Campeonato Carioca Third Level:
    • Winners (1): 1996
  • Campeonato Carioca Fourth Level:
    • Winners (1): 1995

Futsal
  • Campeonato Carioca de Futsal:
    • Winners (8): 1993 (state), 1993 (city), 1996 (city), 1994 (state), 1995 (state), 1996 (state), 1997 (state), 2004 (state)

Stadium

The Tio Sam Esporte Clube football team play their home games at Estádio Gragoatá.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 3,000 people.[1]

References
  1. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 73.

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