Goytacaz Futebol Clube
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| Full name | Goytacaz Futebol Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Goyta Alvi-Anil (The Blue & White) Tribo Azul (The Blue Tribe) O Mais Querido da Cidade (The City's Most Cherished) | ||
| Founded | August 20, 1912 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Ary de Oliveira e Souza | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| President | Dartagnan Fernandes | ||
| Head coach | Cleimar Rocha | ||
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Goytacaz Futebol Clube, or Goytacaz as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro, founded on August 20, 1912.
Home stadium is the Ary de Oliveira e Souza stadium, capacity 15,000. They play in blue shirts, white shorts and blue and white striped socks.
History
[edit]The club was founded on August 20, 1912, after a misunderstanding of a group of boys from Natação e Regatas Campista club. They felt depreciated because a request to use a boat to travel at Paraíba River was denied by the club. They then abandoned the practice of rowing and founded a football club at Otto Nogueira's house.
Honours
[edit]National
[edit]- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
- Runners-up (1): 1985
State
[edit]- Campeonato Fluminense
- Winners (5): 1955, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1978[1]
- Campeonato Carioca Série A2
- Winners (2): 1982, 2017
- Campeonato Carioca Série B1
- Winners (1): 2011
City
[edit]- Campeonato da Cidade de Campos
- Winners (20): 1914, 1920, 1926, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1978
Stadium
[edit]Goytacaz plays its home matches at Ary de Oliveira e Souza stadium, usually known as Arizão, which has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.
Mascot
[edit]The club's mascot is a Native American of the Goytacazes tribe, first inhabitants of the city, which are also the source of the club's name.
Rival
[edit]Goytacaz greatest rival is Americano. The derby is known as Goyta-cano.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- (in Portuguese) Official website