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| Full name | Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Ubirajara de Almeida Reis (Capacity 3,000) |
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Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube, also known simply as Casimiro de Abreu, or by the acronym CAEC, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Casimiro de Abreu, Rio de Janeiro state, founded on May 30, 1975. [1].
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History
Eleven athletes, dissatisfied with Independente Esporte Clube, left their club and founded an amateur club called Onze Tufões (meaning Eleven Hurricanes). [2] On May 30, 1975, with the help of Casimiro de Abreu's city hall, Casimiro de Abreu Esporte Clube was founded by the eleven athletes. [2] In 2000, Casimiro de Abreu professionalized its football section. [2] In 2002, the club won its first title, the Campeonato Carioca Módulo Especial, beating Artsul of Nova Iguaçu city in the final. [3] In 2003, CAEC signed a partnership with Grupo FMK. [2]
Titles
Stadium
The home stadium Ubirajara de Almeida Reis [1], named after one of the club founders, has a capacity of 3,000 people. [4] The stadium is nicknamed Caecão, which is the augmentative form of the club's acronym CAEC. [5]
Idols
- Eduardo, former Fluminense player. [4]
Colors
The official colors are yellow, blue and red. [1]
Club kits
The home kit is all yellow, with details in red and blue in the shirt and in the shorts. The away kit is all blue. [1]
Mascot
The team's mascot is called Poetinha (Little Poet) in reference to the famous poet that the city is named after, Casimiro de Abreu. [4]
