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| Full name | Vila Nova Futebol Clube | |||
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| Nicknames | Tigre (Tiger) Tigrão (Big Tiger) | |||
| Founded | July 29, 1943; 82 years ago (1943-07-29) | |||
| Ground | Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga | |||
| Capacity | 11,788 | |||
| President | Hugo Jorge Bravo | |||
| Head coach | Rafael Lacerda | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Goiano | |||
| 2024 2024 [pt] | Série B, 9th of 20 Goiano, 2nd of 12 | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Vila Nova Futebol Clube, commonly referred to asVila Nova, is a Brazilian professional club based inGoiânia,Goiás founded on 29 July 1943. It competes in theCampeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier ofBrazilian football, as well as in theCampeonato Goiano, the top flight of the Goiásstate football league.
In 1943 the club was founded as Vila Nova Futebol Clube. Three years later, in 1946, the club changed its name to Operário. In 1949 the club changed its name to Araguaia, then in 1950 it was renamed to Fênix Futebol Clube and in 1955 the club changed its name to its current name, Vila Nova Futebol Clube.
In 1961 Vila Nova won their firststate championship. In 1977 the team debuted inCampeonato Brasileiro and finished in 55th place. From 1977 to 1980, Vila Nova was state champion in four successive seasons.
In 1996 the club won theCampeonato Brasileiro Third Division without losing a single match. In 1999, Vila Nova competed for the first time in an international competition, theCopa CONMEBOL but was eliminated in the first round, becoming the first Goiás state team to play in an international competition. In 2000, the club won the Campeonato Goiano Second Division after being excluded from the league as a result of forfeiting the final match,[1][2] and in 2001 and 2005, the club won the Campeonato Goiano. In 2006, it was relegated to theSérie C, returning to the Série B in the following year. In 2011, the team was relegated again to the Série C, being promoted to theCampeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2013. However, in 2014, it was relegated in thestate championship.
Home stadiums are the Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga stadium (capacity 11,788) and Serra Dourada stadium (capacity 54,048).
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Like all Brazilian football teams, Vila Nova has their own group of die-hard fans who call themselves 'TEV' – Torcida Esquadrão Vilanovense (usually referring to themselves as simply 'Esquadrão'). Many members of TEV come from an area of Goiánia called Zona Leste which is notorious for its crime rate. A popular song sung by TEV at Vila games is:
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Vila Nova's greatest rival isGoiás, with whom there is constant argument about which club has the largest fanbase. A common view is the claim that Vila Nova has the largest fanbase inGoiânia, and Goiás has the largest fanbase inGoiás state. Some Goiás supporters claim their club has also the biggest number of fans in Goiânia. Either way Vila Nova has an estimated fanbase of about 35,000, which is pretty big for a Brazilian second tier club. In the 2011 Série B season, Vila Nova will play Goiás (after Goias were relegated from Série A in 2010) for the first time in the Série B since 1998. They also encounter each other every year during the Campeonato Goiano (state championship). During a game on May 1, 2011 at theSerra Dourada, both teams were involved in a mass brawl on and off the pitch after the Campeonato Goiano semifinal.
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série C | 3 | 1996,2015,2020 |
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Goiano | 16 | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2025 |
| Copa Goiás | 3 | 1969, 1971, 1976 |
| Copa Leonino Caiado | 2 | 1975-II, 1979 |
| Campeonato Goiano Second Division | 2 | 2000, 2015 |
