Pouso Alegre

Pouso Alegre Futebol Clube, known as Pouso Alegre, is a Brazilian football club based in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais state. Founded in 1913, the club plays in the Campeonato Mineiro.

History

Founded on 15 November 1913 as Pouso Alegre Football Club, the club only played their first match in 1928. After a period of inactivity, the club became professional in 1967, playing in the Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisao but being knocked out after a judicial decision.

In 1983, Pouso Alegre won the Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol Amador, after previously winning the Copa Sul Mineira earlier in the year. In the following season, the club returned to a professional status, and won promotion to the Campeonato Mineiro in 1988 after a court intervention.

In 1990, Pouso Alegre finished fifth in the year's Mineiro, the club's best-ever position in the tournament. Relegated to the Modulo II in 1992, the club played in that division until 1998 when they went into inactivity.

Back in 2009, Pouso Alegre played one season in the Segunda Divisao (third level) before returning to inactivity. The club announced their return to the activities in 2017, and returned to a senior competition in the following year after finishing seventh in the Segunda Divisao.

Pouso Alegre won the Segunda Divisao in 2019, and achieved a second consecutive promotion in 2020 after winning the Modulo II. In the 2021 Campeonato Mineiro, the club finished sixth and assured a place in the 2022 Serie D, the club's first-ever national competition.

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