Poços de Caldas
Full namePoços de Caldas Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Vulcão
Laranja Mecânica
Founded1 June 2007 (2007-06-01)
GroundRonaldão, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais state, Brazil
Capacity14,000

Poços de Caldas Futebol Clube, commonly known as Poços de Caldas, is a Brazilian football club based in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais state.

History

Employees of Palace Hotel founded in 1934 a club named Palace Futebol Clube, renaming it to Poços de Caldas Futebol Clube a few years later.[1] However, the club eventually folded.[1] The club was founded again on June 1, 2007.[2] In 2013, the club bankrupted and announced its shutdown from official competitions,[3] few days after its first official game of the year. It was the club's last game, a defeat against Social, for 4–1.[4]

In September 2020, Poços de Caldas returned to an active status.[5]

Stadium

Poços de Caldas Futebol Clube played their home games at Estádio Dr. Ronaldo Junqueira, nicknamed Ronaldão.[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 14,000 people.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Poços de Caldas Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Futebol Nacional. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Poços de Caldas Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). FutNet. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  3. "Módulo II - 2013". Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  4. "Após crise, Poços de Caldas anuncia encerramento das atividades".
  5. "Poços de Caldas FC inicia montagem do elenco para disputa da Segunda Divisão do Mineiro" [Poços de Caldas FC start gathering the squad for the Mineiro Segunda Divisão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. September 3, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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