União Bandeirante

Full name	União Bandeirante Futebol Clube
Founded	1964
Dissolved	2006
Ground	Comendador Luís Serafim Meneghel (Capacity: 8,000)
Home colours Away colours

União Bandeirante Futebol Clube, usually known as União Bandeirante is a football (soccer) team from the city of Bandeirantes, in the state of Paraná, Brazil.

Contents 1 History 2 Achievements 3 Famous players 4 Stadium 5 Mascots 6 Club colors 7 References 8 External links

[edit] History

On November 15, 1964, União Bandeirante Futebol Clube was founded ^[1] as Usina Bandeirante Futebol Clube. Then the club and another club form the same city, Guarani, fused, and the new club was named União Bandeirante Futebol Clube. ^[2]

In 2006, the club was deactivated by its owners, who are the sons of Serafim Meneghel, who was the club's patron. ^[3]

[edit] Achievements

• Campeonato Paranaense Second Division:
  • Winners (1): 1988

• Campeonato Paranaense Intermediate Division:
  • Winners (1): 1992

[edit] Famous players

• Brandão
• Fábio
• Newton de Sordi

[edit] Stadium

União Bandeirante Futebol Clube's home matches are usually played at Comendador Luís Serafim Meneghel stadium (also known as Estádio Vila Maria) ^[1], which has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people. ^[4]

[edit] Mascots

There are three club mascots: the Caçula Milionário (Millionnaire Youngster), the Bêbado (Drunken Man) and the Caipira (Hillbilly) ^[5] The first mascot, the Caçula Milionário, was created in the 1960s. ^[6]

[edit] Club colors

The club colors are black and white ^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (Portuguese) Official website
• (Portuguese) Arquivo de Clubes