Boa Esporte Clube

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Boa Esporte
Boa EC - MG.svg
Full nameBoa Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Coruja (Owl)
Founded30 April 1947;77 years ago (1947-04-30) (as Ituiutaba Esporte Clube)
2011;14 years ago (2011) (as Boa Esporte Clube)
Ground Melão
Capacity15,471
ChairmanRone Moraes
ManagerLuiz Gabardo Júnior
League Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão
2024 Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II Group B, 6th of 6 (relegated)
Website boaesporte.com.br

Boa Esporte Clube, commonly known as just Boa Esporte or Boa, is a Brazilian football club from Varginha, Minas Gerais state. The club was formerly known as Ituiutaba Esporte Clube.

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History

The club was founded on 30 April 1947, in Ituiutaba city, as Ituiutaba Esporte Clube. [1] They won the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II in 2004, and the Taça Minas Gerais in 2007. They lost the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C to ABC Futebol Clube in 2010. During the 2011 season, the club played in Varginha, adopting the name Boa Esporte Clube, and will return to Ituiutaba after the new stadium is built. As Boa Esporte Clube, they won the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level in 2011.

Boa Esporte played the Série B between 2011 and 2015, almost being promoted to the first division in their debut year (when they were 4 points away from 4th placer Sport Recife), and in 2014 (2 points away from 4th placer Avaí FC). Despite being second to last in 2015, they were the surprise winners of the 2016 Série C.

In March 2017, the club came to international media attention for their signing of Bruno Fernandes de Souza. Bruno was convicted of dismembering his mistress, Eliza Samudio, in 2010 and feeding her remains to his pet dogs, in a dispute over child support. In March 2013, he was sentenced to 22 years, however, he was granted release on appeal. [2] This signing led to multiple sponsors, such as Gois and Silva, dropping the club and has led to protests and outrage in Brazil. [3] Bruno's signing while awaiting appeal has led to various Human Rights organizations to protest that clubs like Boa Esporte do not value women or abuses against them by players. [4]

Honours

Official tournaments

National
CompetitionsTitlesSeasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 1 2016
State
CompetitionsTitlesSeasons
Taça Minas Gerais 22007, 2012
Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II 22004, 2011

Others tournaments

State

Runners-up

Stadium

The club plays their home games at Estádio Municipal Prefeito Luiz Dilzon de Melo, commonly known as Melão. The stadium is located in Varginha, and has a maximum capacity of 27,000 people. [5]

As Ituiutaba Esporte Clube, the club played their home games at Estádio da Fazendinha, located in Ituiutaba. [1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 3,840 people. [5]

Current squad

As of 13 September 2021 [6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Alencar
GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Ronaldo Zilio
GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Tom
DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Richard Volpato
DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gabriel Pinheiro
DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Raul Cardoso (On loan from FC Cascavel)
DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Glauco
DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Alex Alves
DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Tiago Dybala
MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Douglas Pelé
MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Alyson
MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Romeu
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Thiago Peralta
MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Zé Augusto
MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Aruá
MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Cadu
MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Iago Sampaio
MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Fabinho
FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Lucas Coelho
FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Willian Mococa (On loan from Athletic Club (MG))
FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Neto Costa (On loan from Cianorte Futebol Clube)
FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Vagner
FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Stuart

References

  1. 1 2 Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 57.
  2. "Convicted killer Bruno on Boa Esporte signing: I deserve a second chance". ESPN . March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  3. "Return of Brazilian goalkeeper convicted in murder prompts uproar". Yahoo . March 13, 2017. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  4. "A goalie convicted in the grisly murder of his girlfriend seeks to play in Brazil". The Washington Post . March 14, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  6. "Departamentos – Boa Esporte Clube" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved September 13, 2021.