Galo Maringá, formerly known as Aruko Sports Brasil, is a Brazilian football club based in Maringá, Paraná. Founded in 2020, the club plays in the Campeonato Paranaense.
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| Full name | Galo Maringá | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Samurai rooster | |||
| Founded | 18 December 2020 | |||
| Ground | Estádio Willie Davids | |||
| Capacity | 16,000 | |||
| President | João Batista Regini | |||
| Head coach | Rafael Andrade | |||
| League | Campeonato Paranaense | |||
| 2023 | Paranaense, 7th of 12 | |||
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History
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Founded on 18 December 2020, as a football branch of Aruko Group Japan and idealized by former footballer Alessandro Santos,[1] Aruko (which means "go hand in hand") played their first official on 2 October 2021, a 2–0 Campeonato Paranaense Série Bronze win over Laranja Mecânica.[2] The club ended the 2021 Série Bronze as champions, achieving promotion to the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata.[3]
In the 2022 Série Prata, Aruko reached the finals and achieved promotion to the 2023 Campeonato Paranaense,[4] but lost the finals to Foz do Iguaçu.[5]
Aruko finished the 2023 Paranaense in the seventh position, being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the competition. In September 2023, after owners Aruko Group Japan left the club, they changed name to Galo Maringá as an honour to the former club with the same name founded in 2005.[6]
Honours
edit- Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata
- Runner-up (1): 2022
- Campeonato Paranaense Série Bronze
- Winners (1): 2021
References
edit- ^ "Com jeitão nipo-brasileiro: Aruko Brasil, uma das novas forças do futebol profissional no Paraná" [With a Japan-Brazilian style: Aruko Brasil, one of the new forces of professional football in Paraná] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio do Cidadão. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "FUTEBOL: Aruko vence por 2 a 0 no primeiro jogo oficial da história do novo time maringaense" [FOOTBALL: Aruko win 2–0 in the first official match of the history of the new maringaense club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Fato Maringá. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "É campeão! Aruko conquista o título do Campeonato Paranaense da Terceira Divisão 2021" [Champions! Aruko win the title of the 2021 Campeonato Paranaense Terceira Divisão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Aruko Sports Brasil. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Com dois anos de história, Aruko é novo "caçula" do Paranaense; Foz do Iguaçu também sobe" [With two years of history, Aruko is the new "baby" of Paranaense; Foz do Iguaçu also achieve promotion] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Aruko perde para o Foz e fica com o vice campeonato do Paranaense da 2ª Divisão" [Aruko lose to Foz and get the second place of the Paranaense 2ª Divisão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Maringá Post. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Caçula do Paranaense, Aruko encerra parceria com investidor japonês e muda de nome para Galo Maringá" [Newcomer of the Paranaense, Aruko end partnership with Japanese investors and change name to Galo Maringá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.