Porto Velho Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Porto Velho (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpoʁtu ˈvɛʎu]), is a Brazilian football club based in Porto Velho, Rondônia. The club competes in the Campeonato Rondoniense Série A, the top division in the Rondônia state football league system.
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| Full name | Porto Velho Esporte Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Locomotiva (Locomotive) Locomotiva do Norte (Locomotive of the North) | ||
| Founded | 23 April 2018 | ||
| Ground | Aluízio Ferreira | ||
| Capacity | 5,000[1] | ||
| President | Jedson Lobo | ||
| Head coach | Paulo Eduardo | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Rondoniense | ||
| 2023 | Rondoniense, 1st of 8 (champions) | ||
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As of 2022, Porto Velho is the second-best ranked team from Rondônia in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 131st overall.[2]
History edit
Originally founded on 28 September 2014 under the name of 14 Bis,[3] the club became a professional side on 23 April 2018, now called Porto Velho EC, and subsequently affiliated to the Federação Rondoniense de Futebol.
Their first professional tournament was the 2019 Campeonato Rondoniense, which the club reached the semifinals. In the following year, they won the Rondoniense and qualified to the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, 2021 Copa Verde and the 2021 Copa do Brasil.[4]
Honours edit
- Winners (3): 2020, 2021, 2023
References edit
- ^ "Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). CBF. 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 16 December 2021.
- ^ "De 14 Bis à Porto Velho: Primeiro treinador na era amadora afirma que ver time na final: "É um motivo de orgulho"" [From 14 Bis to Porto Velho: First coach in the amateur era says that seeing the club in the final: "It is a reason to be proud of"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Porto Velho se sagra campeão rondoniense e conquista vaga para Série D do Campeonato Brasileiro" [Porto Velho become champion of the Rondoniense and conquer a place in the Série D of the Campeonato Brasileiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
External links edit
- Porto Velho Esporte Clube on Instagram (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- Official website (in Brazilian Portuguese)
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