Treze Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Campina Grande in Paraíba, founded on 7 September 1925. Historically, the club has competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times. Recently, the club has competed only in lower divisions of the national league, the Copa do Brasil, the regional Copa do Nordeste and the Paraíba State Championship

Treze
Full nameTreze Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Galo da Borborema (Borborema's Rooster)
Founded7 September 1925 (99 years ago) (1925-09-07)
GroundEstádio Presidente Vargas
Amigão
Capacity8,885 (Presidente Vargas)
19,000 (Amigão)
PresidentOlavo Rodrigues[1]
Head coachWilliam De Mattia
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série D
Campeonato Paraibano
2023Paraibano, 1st of 10 (champions)
WebsiteClub website

The main rival of Treze is Campinense, another traditional football club from Campina Grande. They have a long-standing rivalry, being collectively known as the Maiorais. This is considered as the most important derby in the countryside of Brazil. There is also a rivalry between Treze and Botafogo (PB), a football club from João Pessoa (Paraíba's capital), due to some historical issues between the two cities.

The club own the Presidente Vargas stadium, which has a theoretical capacity of 12,000, but an approved capacity of 3,800.[2] Games are often played at the state-owned stadium Amigão.

Treze is currently ranked second among Paraíba teams in CBF's national club ranking at 67th place overall. They are the best placed team in the state from outside of Greater João Pessoa. [3]

According to research institutes such as Datavox and GPP, Treze is the local club with the largest number of fans in Paraíba. It is estimated that the club has a fan base of approximately 600,000 supporters just in Paraíba, which represents 62% of local fans' preference, having a larger fan base than the combined total of the second and third largest fan bases in the state.[4]

History

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Foundation

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The club was founded on 7 September 1925 by Antônio Fernandes Bioca and twelve other football fans. The group usually played football at a field which is now João Pessoa street. Antônio Fernandes Bioca introduced football to Paraíba, after bringing the first football to the state.[citation needed]

First team and First game

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In 1925, Treze's first team was José Rodolfo, José Casado, Alberto Santos, Zacarias Ribeiro "Cotó" and Plácido Veras "Guiné", Eurico, Zacarias do Ó, José Eloy, Olívio Barreto, Osmundo Lima and José de Castro.

Treze's first official match was played on 1 May 1926, at Campo dos Currais, which is now the site of a public market. Treze beat Palmeiras, an established team from the state capital João Pessoa, 1-0. Plácido Veras (known as Guiné), one of the thirteen founders of the club, scored the goal, to become the scorer of the first official Treze goal.[5]

Garrincha

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Garrincha played for Treze Futebol Clube in 1968.

In the year 1968, when Treze faced the Argentina U-20 national team and lost 3-2, shortly after the match on February 8, 1968, at Presidente Vargas Stadium, Garrincha donned the Treze Futebol Clube jersey in a friendly against the Romania national team, which was qualified for the 1970 World Cup. He was substituted in the second half, and Treze suffered a 2-1 defeat. Leduar scored the goal for Galo. Treze's lineup featured: Elias; Janca, Antonino, and Leduar; Mané and Nilton; Mané Garrincha, Lima, Chicletes, Pedrinho, and Zé Luiz.

State Championship

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In 1939, Treze became the first team from outside the metropolitan region of João Pessoa to enter the Campeonato Paraibano.[6] They won their first title in 1940[7] and have a total of 15 championship titles.

In 1966, Treze won the Campeonato Paraibabo undefeated, recording 12 victories and 2 draws, and conceding only 5 goals[8]

National Competition

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Treze have competed in the top tier of the Brazilian football league system a total of 9 times, including the combined tournaments held in 1986, 1987 and 2000.[9] They have competed a further 7 times in the second tier, 12 times in the third tier and 5 times in the fourth tier. They have gained promotion twice from Série D, in 2011, when a 5th-placed finish meant they replaced Rio Branco-AC who were excluded from the competition[10] and in 2018.

In 1999, Treze were the first Paraíba State team to progress beyond the first stage of the Copa do Brasil, beating Santa Cruz. Treze lost the first leg 2-3 in Campina Grande, but then won the second leg 4-2 in Recife.[11]

Current squad

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As of 25 January 2024, registered for 2024 Campeonato Paraibano.[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   BRA Igor Rayan
GK   BRA Nayan
GK   BRA Weyde
DF   BRA Higor
DF   BRA Luiz Fernando
DF   BRA Rubens
DF   BRA Bruno Ferreira
DF   BRA Lucena
DF   BRA Jan Pietter
DF   BRA Pedro Henrique
DF   BRA Rafael Castro
DF   BRA Saimon
DF   BRA Paulo Júnior
MF   BRA Roberto
MF   BRA Gabriel
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   BRA Edmundo
MF   BRA Erivan
MF   BRA Matheus
MF   BRA Rickelme
MF   BRA Leo Cereja
MF   BRA Pedro
MF   BRA Alex Sandre
FW   BRA Adailson
FW   BRA Jeferson
FW   BRA Will
FW   BRA Jonatha Souza
FW   BRA Vitor Hugo
FW   BRA Lucas
FW   BRA Xandy

Honours

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National

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Inter-state

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State

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  • Campeonato Paraibano
    • Winners (17): 1940, 1941, 1950, 1966, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2020, 2023
  • Copa Paraíba
    • Winners (1): 2009

Seasons in National League divisions

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Season Position Notes
1976 53rd/54
1977 55th/62
1979 61st/94
1982 28th/44
1983 44th/44
1984 29th/41
1986 24th/48 Qualified via parallel Série B tournament
2000 92nd/115 Single parallel tournament for all levels
Season Position Notes
1980 58th/64
1981 37th/48
1985 7th/24
1986 3rd/36 Parallel tournament, qualified for Série A 2nd phase
1987 9th/16 Copa João Havelange Group Yellow
1988 22nd/24
1989 12th/96
1990 24th/24
1991 45th/64
Season Position Notes
1992 29th/31
1998 48th/66
2001 12th/65
2002 17th/61
2003 44th/93
2004 5th/60
2005 5th/63
2006 8th/64
2008 60th/63
2012 13th/20
2013 5th/21
2014 18th/20 Relegated to Série D
2019 16th/20
2020 17th/20 Relegated to Série D
Season Position Notes
2009 25/39
2010 13/40
2011 5/40 Promoted to Série C to replace Rio Branco-AC
2015 17/40
2018 2/68 Promoted to Série C
2021 47/68

Team colors

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Treze's colors are black and white. They usually play in black and white vertical stripes, black shorts and black socks. Its away kit is almost all-white, with the exception being its black socks.[citation needed]

Club name and mascot

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The name Treze translates Thirteen in English, the number of the founders of the club. The mascot is a rooster as it represents the number 13 in Jogo do Bicho (an illicit gambling game in Brazil).[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "De volta à presidência do Treze, Olavo Rodrigues prega foco no futuro: "Não olharemos para trás"" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Laudo de Segurance Pres Vargas (Page 22)" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Federação Paraibana de Futebol. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF. 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ "A pesquisa indicates that Treze has the largest fan base in Paraíba". ge.globo.com.
  5. ^ "TREZE FUTEBOL CLUBE" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Paraíba State League - Composition of the championships 1919-2014". RSSF Brasil. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Paraíba State League 1940". RSSF Brasil. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Paraíba State League 1966". RSSF Brasil. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Treze Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  10. ^ "Em nova liminar, Justiça da PB manda a CBF excluir o Rio Branco da Série C" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.com. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Brazil Cup 1999". RSSF Brasil. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Conheça o elenco do Treze para 2024" (in Portuguese). Jornal da Paraíba. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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