Associação Atlética XI de Agosto
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The Associação Atética XI de Agosto (Athletic Association XI of August), is a Brazil
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ian amateur
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 football club
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 of Tatuí
Tatuí
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 city
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. It is one of the oldest clubs in the city, and it was officially founded on August 11, 1929, even though it had existed since May 14, 1916.

History

The team
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 was born from an impromptu match among young residents of the city. These young people met to talk one day decided to form two teams for a game
Game
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, and to this end, the match between Martha and Leontina,ended with a score of 1 to 0 and resulted in the teams merging to become the Associação Atlética XI de Agosto. The name was a tribute to the anniversary
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 of the city.

It is the only club in town to compete for the Paulista Championship between the decades of 50 and 70.

Club

Although football is the main sport practiced by Associação Atlética XI de Agosto, in recent years it has been participating in other sports such as basketball
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 and futsal
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, which had its stage in making technical Malwee of the Jaraguá do Sul in Santa Catarina
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, staff ace Falcão, and his team have always competed in junior regional championships, and state championship.

Ground

The Stadium DR. Gualter Nunes began as a floodplain. In June 1930 the field was closed with boards, in order for a grandstand to be built. The first game was on August 11 that year against Pindorama Athletic Association, but its official inauguration took place exactly 5 years later, on 11, August 1935 against Palestra Itália
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 which resulted in a 1 to 1 tie.

Mascot

The Red Mare
Mare
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, was a history of at least curious, the XI who disputed the Amateur Championship of the State of São Paulo, 1957, was about to board for another game in another city, their fans were in a local bar were surprised to realize an abnormal excitement in the city. Once a hiker shouted the red mare s dead, in fact had hit a horse of red color in the city center, the fans opponents were taking the situation "The red mare's XI will die," playing with the color of the uniform of the XI . The XI would win the match and championship, and their fans in celebration screamed "The Red Mare Will Never Die" and since then the fans and the club began to take the mare as mascot.

Titles

  • Tricampeão of LITAFU Amateur in 1940, 1941 and 1942;
  • Bicampeão Amateur Championship of the State of São Paulo in 1957 and 1958;
  • Champion's Cup Football Hall Varzeano in 2003;
  • Champion Football Sub-18 of Tatuí in 2006;
  • Winner of the Under-21 Football Tatuí in 2006;
  • Winner of the category of superveteraníssima News Radio Cup Football Master 2008;
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