Madureira

Madureira Esporte Clube, usually abbreviated to Madureira, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the neighbourhood of Madureira. The team compete in Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league.

History

Madureira was founded on August 8, 1914 as Fidalgo Madureira Atletico Clube. The businessmen Elisio Alves Ferreira, Manoel Lopes da Silva, Manuel Augusto Maia and Joaquim Braia, among others, in 1932, wanted to found a strong club in Madureira neighborhood. They contacted Uassir do Amaral, president of Fidalgo Madureira Atletico Clube at that time. In the same year, they tried to fuse Fidalgo and Magno Futebol Clube, but the partners of Fidalgo did not approve this. After several assemblies, on February 16, 1933, the team was named Madureira Atletico Clube, and the foundation date was determined to be August 8, 1914 (the same foundation date of Fidalgo Madureira Atletico Clube).

Madureira competed in the Federacao Metropolitana de Futebol (Metropolitan Football Federation) state championship in 1939, winning the amateur competition and the Torneio Inicio, which is disputed by professional players.

Madureira Esporte Clube was founded on October 12, 1971, after Madureira Atletico Clube, Madureira Tenis Clube, and Imperial Basquete Clube fused. The foundation date was determined to be, again, August 8, 1914.

Madureira beat Americano 1–0 on March 29, 2006, winning the Taca Rio for the first time, and qualifying to play the Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro final against Botafogo. 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.

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