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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 asutati 1912. aastal ja see on mänginud mitmes Brasiilia jalgpalliliigas, sealhulgas Série A-s, Brasiilia kõrgeimas astmes. Klubi on võitnud Minas Geraisi osariigi meistrivõistlused viis korda (1931, 1932, 1934, 1935 ja 1955).
Tupi kodustaadion on Estádio Mário Helênio, mis mahutab 31 813 pealtvaatajat. Klubi värvid on roheline ja valge.