thumb|240px|Team photo from the 2007 season

Madureira Esporte Clube, usually abbreviated to Madureira, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the neighbourhood of Madureira. The team compete in Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league.

History

Madureira was founded on August 8, 1914 as Fidalgo Madureira Atlético Clube. The businessmen Elísio Alves Ferreira, Manoel Lopes da Silva, Manuel Augusto Maia and Joaquim Braia, among others, in 1932, wanted to found a strong club in Madureira neighborhood. They contacted Uassir do Amaral, president of Fidalgo Madureira Atlético Clube at that time. The foundation date was determined to be, again, August 8, 1914. In the final, played on April 2, 2006 and on April 9, 2006 the club was defeated in both legs, finishing as the competition runner-up.

In 2013, the club featured Che Guevara's portrait on their shirts to commemorate a tour of the island they made 50 years ago. The goalkeeper’s jersey featured the flag of Cuba.

Honours

Official tournaments

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! style="text-align:center" |Copa Rio

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Others tournaments

State

  • Taça Rio (2): 2006, 2015
  • Troféu Carlos Alberto Torres (1): 2011
  • Torneio Início (2): 1939, 1947

Runners-up

  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (1): 2010
  • Campeonato Carioca (3): 1936, 1937, 2006
  • Copa Rio (3): 1999, 2009, 2014
  • Campeonato Carioca Série A2 (2): 1933, 1980

Stadium and real properties

Madureira's home stadium is the Estádio Conselheiro Galvão, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.

30 (thirty) real properties are owned by Madureira. The income generated by these properties are used to pay the club's obligations, like the player's wages.

Former Players

Jacksen F. Tiago (1991)

Current squad

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Symbols

The club's colors, blue, purple and yellow, represent, respectively, Fidalgo Madureira Atlético Clube, Madureira Tênis Clube and Imperial Basquete Clube.

References

  • Official website (archived 23 December 2014)