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| Full name | Esporte Clube Siderúrgica | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | Esquadrão de Aço (Steel squad) Sidera Tartaruga (Turtle) | ||
| Founded | May 31, 1930 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Praia do Ó,Sabará | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
Esporte Clube Siderúrgica, better known asSiderúrgica, is a Brazilianfootball club based inSabará,Minas Gerais. They competed in theTaça Brasil in 1965 and won theCampeonato Mineiro twice, in 1937 and 1964.
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 1932Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II, Siderúrgica played in the Módulo I for the first time in 1933 and became a professional club.[2]
Sidera won theCampeonato Mineiro for the first time in 1937, defeatingVilla Nova in the finals.[2]
Siderúrgica won theState championship again in 1964, and became the second club outsideBelo 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'sMineirão. Because of this title, they competed in theTaça Brasil in1965, in which they finished in seventh place.
TheEsquadrão de Aço was crowned the first champion of the interior of Minas Gerais in 1965, a title given to the team outside thecapital with the better campaign in the Campeonato Mineiro.
In 1967 theBelgo-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 theCampeonato 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]
Esporte Clube Siderúrgica plays their home games atEstádio Praia do Ó.[7] In 2011, due to problems with their stadium, Siderúrgica played inEstádio Israel Pinheiro,[8] inItabira.
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