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Brazilian football club (founded 2005)

Football club

Capital CF

Full name Capital Clube de Futebol
Nickname(s) Corujão
Founded 5 July 2005; 19 years ago (2005-07-05)
Ground Estádio JK, Paranoá, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Capacity 10000
League campeonato brasiliense 1⁰ divisão
Home colours Away colours

Capital Clube de Futebol, known in English as Capital CF, is a Brazilian football club based in Paranoá, Distrito Federal. The club was formerly known as Sociedade Esportiva Maringá and Capital/Cristalina.

The club was founded on July 5, 2005 [1] as Sociedade Esportiva Maringá. They won the Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level in 2005, after they defeated Ceilandense in the final. Capital won the Campeonato Brasiliense Third Level in 2009, after they defeated Bosque Formosa in the final. Capital joined a partnership with Goiás state club Cristalina Futebol Clube in August 2011, and adopted the name Capital/Cristalina. They changed the name back to Capital CF in the end of the year.

Between 2017 and 2019, the team had a partnership with Clube Desportivo Futebol Universidade de Brasília and used the name Capital/UNB.[4]

Capital Clube de Futebol play some home games at Estádio Nacional de Brasília, commonly known as Estádio Mané Garrincha.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 72,200 people.[5] They also play home games at JK Stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Clubes do Brasil – Distrito Federal – Segunda Divisão" (in Portuguese). Escudos de Clubes. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Capital deve disputar Segunda Divisão com time amador". candangao.com.br (in Portuguese). FFDF. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Capital Clube de Futebol". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  4. ^ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2012.