Goytacaz Futebol Clube

Goytacaz Futebol Clube, or Goytacaz as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro, founded on August 20, 1912.

Goytacaz

Full name	Goytacaz Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Goyta Alvi-Anil (The Blue & White) Tribo Azul (The Blue Tribe) O Mais Querido da Cidade (The City's Most Cherished)
Founded	August 20, 1912 (1912-08-20)
Ground	Estádio Ary de Oliveira e Souza
Capacity	15,000
President	Dartagnan Fernandes
Head coach	Cleimar Rocha
Home colors Away colors

Team photo from the 2012 season

Team photo from the 2007 season

Home stadium is the Ary de Oliveira e Souza stadium, capacity 15,000. They play in blue shirts, white shorts and blue and white striped socks.

History

The club was founded on August 20, 1912, after a misunderstanding of a group of boys from Natação e Regatas Campista club. They felt depreciated because a request to use a boat to travel at Paraíba River was denied by the club. They then abandoned the practice of rowing and founded a football club at Otto Nogueira's house.

Honours

National

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  • Runners-up (1): 1985

State

• Campeonato Fluminense
  • Winners (5): 1955, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1978
• Campeonato Carioca Série A2
  • Winners (2): 1982, 2017
• Campeonato Carioca Série B1
  • Winners (1): 2011

City

• Campeonato da Cidade de Campos
  • Winners (20): 1914, 1920, 1926, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1978

Stadium

Main article: Arizão

Goytacaz plays its home matches at Ary de Oliveira e Souza stadium, usually known as Arizão, which has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.

Mascot

The club's mascot is a Native American of the Goytacazes tribe, first inhabitants of the city, which are also the source of the club's name.

Rival

Goytacaz greatest rival is Americano. The derby is known as Goyta-cano.

External links

• (in Portuguese) Official website