Vila Nova FC
Vila Nova FC | ||||
Basic data | ||||
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Surname | Vila Nova Futebol Clube | |||
Seat | Goiânia | |||
founding | July 29, 1943 | |||
Website | vilanovafc.com.br | |||
First soccer team | ||||
Head coach | Guilherme Alves | |||
Venue | Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga & Estádio Serra Dourada |
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Places | 8,000 / 50,000 | |||
league | Série B | |||
2019 | 20th place in Série C 2020 | |||
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The Vila Nova Futebol Clube , usually called Vila Nova for short , is a football club from Goiânia , the capital of the Brazilian state of Goiás with around 1.2 million inhabitants . With 15 state championships in Goiás, the club, also known as Tigrão (Portuguese: Big Tiger), is one of the leading clubs in the state. The club, founded in 1943, was a top-class national for a total of seven years in the 1970s and 1980s, playing for the Brazilian soccer championship .
history
The club was founded in 1943 as Vila Nova Futebol Clube , but already three years later it was renamed Operário and in 1949 Araguaia . In 1950 the club became the Fênix Futebol Clube , until it finally returned to the name Vila Nova FC in 1955.
In 1961, Vila Nova won the first state championship in Goiás . The Vila Nova player Gibrair was the top scorer with ten goals. In 1977 the club was first class nationally and played for the Brazilian championship . In the overall ranking, the club was 59th out of 62 participants.
In Goiás the club dominated at that time and won the four Campeonatos Goiános in a row between 1977 and 1980. By 1985, the Tigers took part in another five Brazilian championships. The 1979 place 21 out of 94 participants was the greatest success.
1996 Vila Nova undefeated champion's third top domestic league championship, the Série C . The following year the club was fourth as a second division promoted.
In 1999 the Brazilian Football Association announced Vila Nova for the Copa Conmebol , in which the club was eliminated in the first round by CS Alagoano from northeast Brazil. At that time the club briefly became second class at the state level, but rose again in 2000 and subsequently won the state championships in 2001 and 2005.
In 2013, the team was promoted to the Série B (2nd league of Brazil) but they rose again the next year. As a third division champion in 2015, they were able to commit again to Serie B.
Stadion
Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga
The home stadium of Vila Nova is the Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga , which is usually only called OBA for short . The multi-purpose stadium in the city center has a capacity for 8,000 spectators. It is named after Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga, a former player and official who contributed significantly to the professionalisation of the club.
Estádio Serra Dourada
The Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás , usually called Serra Dourada , is the largest stadium in Goiás and belongs to the state government. It was built until 1975 according to a plan by the architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha , who was later awarded the Pritzker Prize . Originally the stadium held around 80,000 spectators, but modernizations, increased comfort and more security have reduced the current capacity to 50,000.
Vila Nova uses the Serra Dourada ("Golden Mountains") whenever the expected audience demand justifies it. The local competitors Goiás EC and Atlético Goianiense also use the stadium.
The stadium is in the preselection for the 2014 World Cup .
Viewer statistics
Average audience and entrance fees
Year, league membership, average audience, average admission price:
- 2006: Série B - 5,543 - BRL 6.50
- 2007: Série C - 13,309 - BRL 6.80
- 2008: Série B - 12,404 - BRL 10.75
- ...
- 2012 Series C
- 2013 Série C
- 2014 Série B
- 2015 Série C
In 2006–2008 the exchange rate was around BRL 1.00 = EUR 0.33.
Attendance records
- 64.614, 07/29/1979 - Vila Nova - Goiás EC 1: 2
- 58.953, ??. ??. 1977 - Vila Nova - Goiás EC ¹
- 58.843, ??. ??. 1982 - Vila Nova - Goiás EC ¹
- 56.854, ??. ??. 1976 - Vila Nova - Atlético Goiâniense ¹
- 47.712, 03/28/1999 - Vila Nova - Goiás EC 5: 3
- 45.351, 03.06.2001 - Vila Nova - Goiás EC 3: 1
- 45.317, 04/17/2005 - Vila Nova - Goiás EC 0-0
- 44,707, April 9th, 1989 - Vila Nova - Goiás EC 0: 2
- 44.452, 16.10.1977 - Vila Nova - Botafogo FR 0: 0
- 41,615, 07/19/1979 - Vila Nova - CR Flamengo 0-2
- 41.003, 12.12.1982 - Vila Nova - Goiás EC 1: 1
- All games took place in the Estádio Serra Dourada.
- ¹) Taken from the stadium's website, no details about the games.
Coach history
- January 2013 to June 2013: Darío Pereyra
- since June 2016: Guilherme Alves
successes
- Champion of the Brazilian Série C : 2015
- Goiás State Championship : (15 times) 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005.
Web links
Stadion:
- Templos de Futebol: Estádio Onésio Brasileiro de Alvarenga
- Templos de Futebol: Estádio Serra Dourada
Individual evidence
- ↑ Guilherme Alves - Profile on soccerway.com , accessed October 16, 2016