Capital Clube de Futebol, known in English as Capital CF, is a Brazilian football club based in Paranoá, Distrito Federal. The club was formerly known as Sociedade Esportiva Maringá and Capital/Cristalina.
Full name | Capital Clube de Futebol | ||
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Nickname(s) | Corujão | ||
Founded | 5 July 2005 | ||
Ground | Estádio JK, Paranoá, Distrito Federal, Brazil | ||
Capacity | 10000 | ||
League | campeonato brasiliense 1⁰ divisão | ||
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The club was founded on July 5, 2005 [1] as Sociedade Esportiva Maringá.[2] They won the Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level in 2005, after they defeated Ceilandense in the final.[2] Capital won the Campeonato Brasiliense Third Level in 2009, after they defeated Bosque Formosa in the final.[3] Capital joined a partnership with Goiás state club Cristalina Futebol Clube in August 2011, and adopted the name Capital/Cristalina. They changed the name back to Capital CF in the end of the year.
Between 2017 and 2019, the team had a partnership with Clube Desportivo Futebol Universidade de Brasília and used the name Capital/UNB.[4]
Capital Clube de Futebol play some home games at Estádio Nacional de Brasília, commonly known as Estádio Mané Garrincha.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 72,200 people.[5] They also play home games at JK Stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.[6]