Trem Desportivo Clube
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Trem Desportivo Clube, usually known as Trem Desportivo, or simply as Trem, is a Brazilian football club from Macapá
Macapá
Macapá is a Brazilian city, capital of Amapá state. Located in the North Region, it is the only state capital that has no highway connections with other capitals...

, Amapá state
Amapá
Amapá is one of the states of Brazil, located in the extreme north, bordering French Guiana and Suriname to the north. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south and west is the Brazilian state of Pará. Perhaps one of the main features of the state is the River Oiapoque, as it was once...

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History

On January 1, 1947, the club was founded as Trem Desportivo Clube by Bellarmino Paraense de Barros, Benedito Malcher, the brothers Osmar and Arthur Marinho, and Walter and José Banhos, among others, at one of the most important and traditional Macapá
Macapá
Macapá is a Brazilian city, capital of Amapá state. Located in the North Region, it is the only state capital that has no highway connections with other capitals...

 neighborhoods.

In 1993
Copa do Brasil 1993
The Copa do Brasil 1993 was the 5th staging of the Copa do Brasil.The competition started on March 2, 1993 and concluded on June 3, 1993 with the second leg of the final, held at the Mineirão Stadium in Belo Horizonte, in which Cruzeiro lifted the trophy for the first time with a 2-1 victory over...

, the club competed in the Copa do Brasil
Copa do Brasil
The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...

 for the first time. The club was eliminated in the first stage, by Remo
Clube do Remo
Clube do Remo, or Remo, or Leão as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Belém in Pará, founded on February 5, 1905. Remo greatest rivals are Paysandu and Tuna Luso.-History:...

 (first leg, at Zerão
Zerão
Estádio Milton Corrêa, usually known as Zerão, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Macapá, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Amapá Clube, Esporte Clube Macapá, Oratório Recreativo Clube, Trem Desportivo Clube, Santos Futebol Clube , São Paulo Futebol...

 stadium, Macapá, Remo won 5-0, the second leg, at Mangueirão
Mangueirão
The Estádio Olímpico do Pará stadium, also known as Mangueirão and Estádio Estadual Jornalista Edgar Augusto Proença is a football stadium inaugurated on March 4, 1978 in Belém, Pará, with a maximum capacity of 45,007 people...

, Belém
Belém
Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...

, Remo won again, 2-0). In 1999, due to financial difficulties, the club closed its football section. However, some years later, the club reopened it. In 2008
Copa do Brasil 2008
The Copa do Brasil 2008 was the 20th staging of the Copa do Brasil, starting on February 13, 2008 and finishing on June 11, 2008. It was played by 64 teams, either qualified through their respected state championships or by the CBF Rankings . The clubs that played the Copa Libertadores 2008 didn't...

, Trem competed again in the Copa do Brasil, but was eliminated in the first stage by Paraná
Paraná Clube
Paraná Clube is a Brazilian football team. It was established on December 19, 1989, in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Its uniform is composed of a blue/red shirt, white shorts and white socks....

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Achievements

  • Campeonato Amapaense
    Campeonato Amapaense
    The Campeonato Amapaense is the football league of the state of Amapá, Brazil.-Format:First Stage*Standard round-robin, in which all teams play each other once.*Single leg playoff between the top 2 teams...

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    • Winners (5): 1952, 1984, 2007, 2010, 2011

  • Torneio de Integração da Amazônia
    Torneio de Integração da Amazônia
    The Torneio de Integração da Amazônia was a football competition organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation with the intention to integrate the Amazonian region and to develop the football in the region.-Format:...

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    • Winners (6): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

Stadium

Trem Desportivo's home stadium is Estádio Milton Corrêa
Zerão
Estádio Milton Corrêa, usually known as Zerão, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Macapá, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Amapá Clube, Esporte Clube Macapá, Oratório Recreativo Clube, Trem Desportivo Clube, Santos Futebol Clube , São Paulo Futebol...

, usually known as Zerão, inaugurated in 1990, with a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.

Club colors

The club's colors are red and black. The club's home kit, and its logo are heavily inspired by Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...

 ones. The home kit is composed of red and black horizontal stripes, white shorts and black socks.

Name and mascot

The club name Trem means train
Train
A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport cargo or passengers from one place to another place. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate...

in Portuguese language
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...

. It was the name of the neighborhood where the club was founded. The neighborhood was founded in the 19th century.

Trem's mascot is a locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...

, simply named Locomotiva. Locomotiva is also the club's nickname.

External links

Trem Desportivo Clube at Arquivo de Clubes Trem Desportivo Clube at SoccerWay
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