Esporte Clube Tigres do Brasil is a Brazilian football team from the city of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Rio de Janeiro state

Rio de Janeiro (state)

Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...

, founded on January 19, 2004.

History

The club was founded on January 19, 2004 as Esporte Clube Poland do Brasil due to a partnership with Poland Química, which is a chemical company. Esporte Clube Poland do Brasil was renamed to is current name, Esporte Clube Tigres do Brasil during the final months of 2004. The club, managed by Flávio Silva, won its first title in 2005, which was the Copa Rio

Copa Rio (National)

The Copa Rio , was created in 1991 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation to decide one of the Rio de Janeiro's Copa do Brasil representatives of the following year...

. Tigres do Brasil competed in the Campeonato Carioca 2009

Campeonato Carioca 2009

The 2009 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 24th and ended on May 3rd, 2009. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ The 2009 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 24th and ended on May 3rd, 2009. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ The...

 season.

Stadium

Tigres do Brasil's home stadium is Estádio De Los Larios

Estádio De Los Larios

Estádio De Los Larios is a football stadium located in Xerém, a district of Duque de Caxias, Brazil. The stadium is owned by Tigres do Brasil. It has a maximum capacity of 11,000 people. The stadium is named after the club's founders, the Larios family....

, inaugurated in 2009 and located in Xerém

Xerém (Duque de Caxias)

Xerém is a neighborhood of Xerém District in the municipality of Duque de Caxias in the state of Rio de Janeiro, about 50 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro.Xerém lies on the slopes of the Serra Fluminense, near Petrópolis...

 district, Duque de Caxias

Duque de Caxias

Duque de Caxias is a city in southeast Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, bordered by Rio de Janeiro to the south. Its population was 842,890 and its area is 465 km². Its current Mayor is José Camilo Zito...

. It has a maximum capacity of 11,000 people. The club previously played at Estádio Giulite Coutinho

Estádio Giulite Coutinho

Estádio Giulite Coutinho, also known as Estádio Édson Passos, is a multi-use stadium located in Mesquita city, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of América Football Club, Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube and Esporte Clube Tigres do Brasil...

, also known as Estádio Édson Passos, inaugurated in 2000, with a maximum capacity of 16,000 people.