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Wikipedia - Tupi Football Club
Tupi Football Club, commonly referred to as Tupi, is a Brazilian professional club based in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais founded on 26 May 1912. It competes in the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II, the second tier of the Minas Gerais state football league.
History
On May 16, 1912, Antônio Maria Júnior, João Baptista Georg and four other people founded Tupi Football Club.
In 2001, Tupi won its first title, which was the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II, finishing ahead of Nacional de Uberaba in the final stage, which was a group stage competed by six clubs. In 2008, Tupi won the Taça Minas Gerais. In the final, they beat América Futebol Clube (MG) (América Mineiro) in a 4−3 aggregate result.
They won the Série D in 2011, after they beat Santa Cruz in the final.
In 2015 the club finished 3rd in the Campeonato Brasileiro - Série C (third tier), qualifying for the Campeonato Brasileiro - Série B (second tier) in 2016.
Tupi je jedním z nejtradičnějších klubů ve státě Minas Gerais a má dlouhou a bohatou historii. Klub vyhrál Campeonato Mineiro ve čtyřech případech v letech 1931, 1932, 1935 a 2003. Tupi také hrál v brazilské Série A šestkrát v letech 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1986 a 1988.
Mezi nejznámější hráče klubu patří bývalý brazilský obránce Muricy Ramalho a bývalý útočník Reinaldo.
Domácím hřištěm klubu je Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio, které má kapacitu 31 863 diváků.