Esporte Clube Siderúrgica

Siderúrgica

Full name	Esporte Clube Siderúrgica
Nickname(s)	Esquadrão de Aço (Steel squad) Sidera Tartaruga (Turtle)
Founded	May 31, 1930
Ground	Estádio Praia do Ó, Sabará
Capacity	1,000
Home colors Away colors

Esporte Clube Siderúrgica, better known as Siderúrgica, is a Brazilian football club based in Sabará, Minas Gerais. They competed in the Taça Brasil in 1965 and won the Campeonato Mineiro twice, in 1937 and 1964.

History

Esporte Clube Siderúrgica was founded on May 31, 1930, by employees of the Belgo-Mineira Ironwork Company.[1] The club was initially organized to be a sports recreation club for employees of the company, which became a sponsor of the club, helping to improve its various departments, especially its group of professional athletes.

After winning the 1932 Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II, Siderúrgica played in the Módulo I for the first time in 1933 and became a professional club.[2]

Sidera won the Campeonato Mineiro for the first time in 1937, defeating Villa Nova in the finals.[2]

Siderúrgica won the State championship again in 1964, and became the second club outside Belo Horizonte to win the Campeonato Mineiro more than once, alongside their rivals Villa Nova.[3] The title is also notable for being the last before the inauguration of Minas' biggest stadium, Belo Horizonte's Mineirão. Because of this title, they competed in the Taça Brasil in 1965, in which they finished in seventh place.

The Esquadrão de Aço was crowned the first champion of the interior of Minas Gerais in 1965, a title given to the team outside the capital with the better campaign in the Campeonato Mineiro.

In 1967 the Belgo-Mineira Ironworks Company [pt] ceased its financial support to the club and so Siderúrgica ceased its own professional football department for a long time.[1]

The club played professional tournaments again in 1993, 1997, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017 in the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II, but failed to return to the first division of the State championship.[4] The team has ever since only fielded a juniors female team.[5][6]

Honours

• Campeonato Mineiro
  • Winners (2): 1937, 1964
  • Runners-up (6): 1936, 1938, 1941, 1950, 1952, 1960
• Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II
  • Winners (1): 1932
• Campeonato Mineiro do Interior
  • Winners (1): 1965
• Torneio Início do Campeonato Mineiro
  • Winners (4): 1942, 1951, 1956, 1965

Stadium

Esporte Clube Siderúrgica plays their home games at Estádio Praia do Ó.[7] In 2011, due to problems with their stadium, Siderúrgica played in Estádio Israel Pinheiro,[8] in Itabira.

References

1. "Esporte Clube Siderúrgica" (in Portuguese). sabaranet.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
2. Sérgio Mello (September 17, 2020). "Esporte Clube Siderúrgica – Sabará (MG): Fundado em 1930" [Esporte Clube Siderúrgica – Sabará (Minas Gerais): Funded on 1930]. História do Futebol. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
3. Placar Guia 2011 (1350–C): 60. January 2011. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. "Esporte Clube Siderúrgica" (in Portuguese). Federação Mineira de Futebol. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
5. "Clube Siderúrgica lança time de futebol feminino". Folha de Sabará. February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
6. "Copa Centenário 2022 começa com primeira rodada do Feminino Sub-20". Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte. March 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
7. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 97.
8. "Estádio Israel Pinheiro" (in Portuguese). Federação Mineira de Futebol. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.