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| Full name | Madureira Esporte Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Tricolor Suburbano (Suburban Tricolor) Madura | |||
| Founded | 8 August 1914; 110 years ago (1914-08-08) | |||
| Ground | Estádio Conselheiro Galvão | |||
| Capacity | 4,272 | |||
| President | Elias José Duba Neto | |||
| Head coach | Alfredo Sampaio | |||
| League | Campeonato Carioca | |||
| 2024 | Carioca, 9th of 12 | |||
Madureira Esporte Clube, usually abbreviated toMadureira, is aBrazilian football team based in the city ofRio de Janeiro, in the neighbourhood ofMadureira. The team compete inCampeonato Carioca, the top tier of theRio de Janeirostate football league.
Madureira was founded on August 8, 1914 as Fidalgo Madureira Atlético Clube.[1] 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 inMadureira neighborhood.[2] They contacted Uassir do Amaral, president of Fidalgo Madureira Atlético Clube at that time.[2] In the same year, they tried to fuse Fidalgo and Magno Futebol Clube, but the partners of Fidalgo did not approve this.[2] After several assemblies, on February 16, 1933, the team was named Madureira Atlético Clube, and the foundation date was determined to be August 8, 1914 (the same foundation date of Fidalgo Madureira Atlético Clube).[2]
Madureira competed in the Federação Metropolitana de Futebol (Metropolitan Football Federation)state championship in 1939, winning the amateur competition and the Torneio Início, which is disputed by professional players.[1]
Madureira Esporte Clube was founded on October 12, 1971, after Madureira Atlético Clube, Madureira Tênis Clube, and Imperial Basquete Clube fused.[3] The foundation date was determined to be, again, August 8, 1914.[1]
Madureira beatAmericano 1–0 on March 29, 2006, winning theTaça Rio for the first time, and qualifying to play theCampeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro final againstBotafogo.[4] 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.[5]
In 2013, the club featuredChe Guevara's portrait on their shirts to commemorate a tour of the island they made 50 years ago. The goalkeeper’s jersey featured theflag of Cuba.[6][7]
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Copa Rio | 1 | 2011 |
Madureira's home stadium is the Estádio Conselheiro Galvão, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.[8]
30 (thirty) real properties are owned by Madureira.[citation needed] The income generated by these properties are used to pay the club's obligations, like the player's wages.[9]
As of August 23, 2023[update]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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The club's colors, blue, purple and yellow, represent, respectively, Fidalgo Madureira Atlético Clube, Madureira Tênis Clube and Imperial Basquete Clube.[1] Madureira's anthem was composed byLamartine Babo, who also composed the anthems for the big clubs of Rio de Janeiro.[10]
