Colorado Esporte Clube Explained

Clubname:	Colorado
Nickname:	Boca Negra
Fullname:	Colorado Esporte Clube
Founded:	June 29, 1971
Dissolved:	(merged with Esporte Clube Pinheiros to form Paraná Clube)
Ground:	Durival de Brito
Capacity:	20,083
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Colorado Esporte Clube, commonly known as Colorado, was a Brazilian football club from Curitiba.^[1] They won the Campeonato Paranaense once and competed in the Série A five times.

History

Colorado Esporte Clube was founded on June 29,^[2] after the merger of Britânia Sport Club, Palestra Itália Futebol Clube and Clube Atlético Ferroviário.^[1] They competed for the first time in the Série A in 1978, when they finished in the 47th place, and were eliminated in the first stage.^[3] Colorado competed again in 1979, 1980, 1981 and in 1983 when they finished in the 31st, 19th, 20th and 15th place, making the last one in 1983 their best-ever position in the nationwide championship.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]} Colorado won its only title, which is the Campeonato Paranaense,^[8] in 1980, sharing it with Cascavel.^[9]

Colorado merged with Esporte Clube Pinheiros on December 19, 1989 to form Paraná Clube.^[1]

Honours

State

• Campeonato Paranaense
  • Winners (1): 1980
  • Runners-up (4): 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982

City

• Taça Cidade de Curitiba
  • Winners (2): 1974, 1975 (dedicated posthumously to Clemente Comandulli)^[10]

Handball

• Five times metropolitan champion, and twice state champion in handball.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colorado Esporte Clube . July 2, 2009 . May 10, 2008 . Flapédia . pt .
2. Web site: Colorado . July 2, 2009 . Times del Brasil . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007232544/http://www.timesdelbrasil.com.br/PR/colorado-pr.htm . October 7, 2009 . mdy-all .
3. Web site: IV Copa Brasil – 1978 . July 2, 2009 . June 8, 2000 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090126055432/http://rsssfbrasil.com/tables/br1978.htm . January 26, 2009 .
4. Web site: V Copa Brasil – 1979 . July 2, 2009 . November 16, 2007 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090620024218/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tables/br1979.htm . June 20, 2009 .
5. Web site: VI Copa Brasil – 1980 . July 2, 2009 . January 4, 2000 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090531135131/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tables/br1980.htm . May 31, 2009 .
6. Web site: Brazil 1981 . July 2, 2009 . June 22, 2003 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090529043438/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tables/br1981.htm . May 29, 2009 .
7. Web site: Brazil 1983 (Taça de Ouro) . July 2, 2009 . October 23, 2003 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090531220035/http://rsssfbrasil.com/tables/br1983.htm . May 31, 2009 .
8. Book: Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1 . Aretê Editorial S/A . Rio de Janeiro . 2001 . 147. 85-88651-01-7.
9. Web site: Campeonato Paranaense 1980. July 2, 2009 . October 20, 2004 . .
10. Web site: Taça Cidade de Curitiba. Campeões do Futebol. November 1, 2013. pt.