Soccer club
Foz Cataratas Futebol Clube , commonly known as Foz Cataratas , is a Brazilian women's football (soccer) club, based in the city of Foz do Iguaçu , Paraná state , Brazil . They won the 2011 Copa do Brasil , which was the most important competition of Brazilian women's football at the time, and reached the final of the 2012 Copa Libertadores .
History
The club was founded in March 2010 by the businessman and former football announcer Luciano do Valle , and physical education teacher Aleksandro Foagnoli.[ 1] Their first game ever was played on March 6 of that year, against Paraguayan team Universidad Autnóma , in Foz do Iguaçu .[ 2] Foz Cataratas won the Campeonato Paranaense in 2010 and in 2011 and finished in the second position in the 2011 Torneio Internacional Interclubes de Futebol Feminino , when they were defeated by Santos in the final.[ 1] They won the Copa do Brasil in 2011 , after they beat Vitória-PE in the final[ 3] [ 4] Foz Cataratas competed in the 2012 Copa Libertadores .[ 5]
Honours
Stadium
Foz Cataratas Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Pedro Basso .[ 6]
References
^ a b "Conheça as adversárias do Viana na semifinal da Copa do Brasil" . Imirante (in Portuguese). Globo. October 11, 2011. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2011 .
^ Fabíola Wurmeister (March 28, 2011). "Foz monta supertime com ambição olímpica" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. Retrieved November 28, 2011 .
^ "Foz Cataratas é campeão da Copa do Brasil e conquista vaga para Libertadores" (in Portuguese). A Voz da Vitória. November 27, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2011 .
^ "Foz Cataratas/PR é campeão da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). CBF . March 28, 2011. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011 .
^ "Foz Cataratas é campeão da Copa do Brasil e conquista vaga para Libertadores" [Foz Cataratas win 2011 Brazil Cup and qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores] (in Portuguese). avozdavitoria.com. November 27, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2012 .
^ "Foz monta supertime com ambição olímpica" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011 .