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| Full name | Associação Atlética Caldense | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Veterana | ||
| Founded | 5 September 1925; 100 years ago (1925-09-05) | ||
| Ground | Ronaldão | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Chairman | Laércio Otávio Martins | ||
| Head coach | Mauro Fernandes | ||
| League | Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II | ||
| 2024 [pt] | Mineiro Módulo II, 9th of 12 | ||
Associação Atlética Caldense, commonly known asCaldense, is a Brazilian professionalassociation football club based inPoços de Caldas,Minas Gerais. The team plays inSérie D, the fourth tier of theBrazilian football league system, as well as in theCampeonato Mineiro, the top tier of the Minas Geraisstate football league.
Founded on 7 September 1925, it plays its games at theDr. Ronaldo Junqueira Stadium (Ronaldão). Its colors are green and white and theparakeet is the mascot. In addition to professional football, the club also fields teams in futsal, swimming, volleyball, basketball, tennis, shuttlecock, cricket, table tennis and several others. Historically, its biggest rival isRio Branco de Andradas Futebol Clube.[1]
Caldense play in green and white uniforms.
Caldense was founded on 7 September 1925, in Poços de Caldas, by Fosco Pardini and João de Moura Gavião. De Moura Gavião was a dissident member of a local team called Foot-Ball Club Caldense.
In 1928, Associação Atlética Caldense and Gambrinus Futebol Clube fused.
Caldense's first stadium, called Cristiano Osório, was built by Local Futebol Clube in 1923 and was brought by Caldense in 1925.
| State | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Mineiro | 1 | 2002[2] |
Caldense plays at the municipal stadium EstádioRonaldão, built in 1979, with a maximum capacity of 14,000 people.
On November 22, 1968, the club played their first match inBelo Horizonte city, againstCruzeiro atIndependência stadium. The match ended 3–0 in favour of Cruzeiro.
