Brasília Futebol Clube, also known as Brasília, are a Brazilian football team from Brasília

Brasília

Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...

, Distrito Federal

Brazilian Federal District

The Federal District is set apart for Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Located in a region called Planalto Central, or Central Plateau, the Federal District is divided in 29 administrative regions. Brasilia - place where the three branches of the Federal Government are located - is the main...

. They competed in the Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 several times. They are Brasília city's oldest professional football club.

History

They were founded on June 2, 1975 as Brasília Esporte Clube by the entrepreneurs José da Silva Neto and Vicente de Paula Rodrigues. The club won the Campeonato Brasiliense

Campeonato Brasiliense

The Campeonato Brasiliense, also known as Campeonato Metropolitano de Brasília or Campeonato Candango, is the football league of the Distrito Federal, Brazil....

 eight times, the last time being in 1987. Brasília were Torneio Centro-Oeste's runner-up in 1984, after being defeated by Guará

Clube de Regatas Guará

Clube de Regatas Guará, commonly known as Guará, are a Brazilian football team from Guará. They won the Campeonato Brasiliense once and competed in the Série A once.-History:...

 in the final. The club's football department was bought in 1999 by Brasília Promoções e Participações Desportivas S/A, which is a company owned by eight members (in Portuguese sócio) of the club, and the club was renamed to Brasília Futebol Clube, adopting a new logo, and changing its colors from red to yellow and blue. The club reverted to play in red in 2002. They competed in the Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 several times, the last time being in 2000

Copa João Havelange

Copa João Havelange was the 30th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Due to legal complications, the championship was organized by Clube dos 13 instead of CBF, and was contested by 116 teams divided in modules, equivalent to their division -...

.

Current squad (selected)

Stadium

Brasília play their home games at Estádio Antônio Otoni Filho, commonly known as CAVE. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.

Achievements

• Torneio Centro-Oeste: 0

Runners-up (1): 1984

• Campeonato Brasiliense
  Campeonato Brasiliense
  The Campeonato Brasiliense, also known as Campeonato Metropolitano de Brasília or Campeonato Candango, is the football league of the Distrito Federal, Brazil....
  
  : 8

1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987

Runners-up (4): 1979, 1995, 1997, 2009

• Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level: 2

2001, 2008