Tupi

Full name	Tupi Football Club
Founded	1912
Ground	Mário Helênio (Capacity: 35,000)
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
2009	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, eliminated in the quarterfinals
Home colours Away colours

Tupi Football Club, usually known simply as Tupi is a traditional Brazilian football club from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state.

[edit] History

On May 16, 1912 ^[1], Antônio Maria Júnior and four other people founded Tupi Football Club. ^[2]

In 2001, Tupi FC won its first title, which was the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level (actually the tournament is the First Division Module II of the Minas Gerais State Championship), finishing ahead of Nacional de Uberaba in the final stage, which was a group stage competed by six clubs. ^[3]

In 2008, Tupi FC won its most important title: the 2008 Taça Minas Gerais. In the final, they beat América Mineiro in a 4-3 aggregate result.^[4]

[edit] Achievements

• Taça Minas Gerais:
  • Winners (1): 2008

• Campeonato Mineiro Second Level:
  • Winners (1): 2001

[edit] Stadium

Tupi's stadium is Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio, inaugurated in 1988, with a maximum capacity of 35,000 people. ^[5]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (Portuguese) Tupi Football Club at Arquivo de Clubes
• Official Site