Horizonte Futebol Clube

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Horizonte
Full nameHorizonte Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Galo do Tabuleiro
FoundedMarch 27, 2004
GroundDomingão, Horizonte, Ceará state, Brazil
Capacity10,500
PresidentPaulo Wagner

Horizonte Futebol Clube, commonly known as Horizonte, is a Brazilian football men's and women's team based in Horizonte, Ceará state. The men's team competed in the Série C and in the Copa do Brasil once, while the women's team competed in the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino once.

History[edit]

Foundation[edit]

The club was founded on March 27, 2004.[1]

Men's team[edit]

Horizonte won the Campeonato Cearense Second Division in 2007. They competed in the Série C in 2008, when they were eliminated in the First Stage of the competition. Horizonte will compete in the Copa do Brasil in 2011.

Women's team[edit]

The club competed in the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino in 2007, when they were eliminated in the First Stage by Tiradentes.

Achievements[edit]

Stadium[edit]

Horizonte Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio José Domingos Neto, nicknamed Domingão.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Placar Guia 2011 (1350-C): 81. January 2011. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)