Coritiba Foot Ball Club (Sergipe)

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Coritiba de Sergipe
Full nameItabaiana Coritiba Foot Ball Clube
Nickname(s)Coxa Sergipano
Coxa Serrano
Coxa Nordestino
FoundedSeptember 14, 1972; 51 years ago (1972-09-14)
GroundEstádio Presidente Médici, Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brazil
Capacity11,000

Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba de Sergipe or simply Coritiba, is a Brazilian football and futsal club based in Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brazil.

History[edit]

The club was founded as a futsal club on 14 September 1972,[1] by the politician and former sportsman Wilson Gia da Cunha, who named the club after Paraná club Coritiba Foot Ball Club, adopting similar name, colors and team kits.[2]

Football[edit]

They won the Campeonato Sergipano Série A2 in 1998 and 2013

Futsal[edit]

Coritiba won the Campeonato Sergipano de Futsal in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and in 1999, the Liga Norte-Nordeste de Futsal in 1998, and the Copa do Nordeste de Futsal in 1999.

Honours[edit]

Football[edit]

Futsal[edit]

Stadium[edit]

Coritiba play their home games at the Estádio Presidente Emílio Garratazu Médici, commonly known as Estádio Presidente Médici.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 11,000 people.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 93.
  2. ^ Colombari, Emanuel (July 6, 2016). "Afinal, por que existe um Coritiba no Sergipe?" [After all, why is there a Coritiba in Sergipe?]. Última Divisão (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2011.