Holanda Esporte Clube

Holanda
Full nameHolanda Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Laranja mecânica
Time (da) Laranja
Founded24 October 1984; 40 years ago (24 October 1984) (as Curumim)
21 October 2007; 17 years ago (21 October 2007) (as Holanda)
GroundEstádio Francisco Garcia, Rio Preto da Eva, Amazonas state, Brazil
Capacity8,000
PresidentPaulo Radim Souza[1]
Websitehttp://www.holandaclube.com/

Holanda Esporte Clube, commonly known as Holanda, is a Brazilian football club based in Rio Preto da Eva, Amazonas. They won the Campeonato Amazonense once and competed in the Série C and in the Copa do Brasil once.

History

The club was founded on October 24, 1984[1][2] as Curumim. After they became a professional team, the club was founded again on October 21, 2007 as Holanda Esporte Clube.[3] They won the Campeonato Amazonense Second Level in 2007 and the Campeonato Amazonense in 2008.[3] Holanda competed in the Série C in 2008, when the club was eliminated in the Second Stage.[4] The team competed in the Copa do Brasil in 2009, when they were eliminated in the First Stage by Coritiba.[5]

Stadium

Holanda Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Francisco Garcia, commonly known as Chicão.[6] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.[7]

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b "Holanda Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Federação Amazonense de Futebol. Archived from the original on February 8, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "Holanda Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved January 24, 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "Holanda Esporte Clube" (in Portuguese). Futebol do Norte. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "Brasil 2008 Championship – Third Level (Série C)". RSSSF Brasil. November 24, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "Brasil Cup 2009". RSSSF. July 9, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  6. ^ "Holanda Esporte Clube". ogol.com.br. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  7. ^ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2011.