Social Futebol Clube
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Social Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Social, is a Brazilian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club from Coronel Fabriciano
Coronel Fabriciano
Coronel Fabriciano is a Brazilian city of the Vale do Aço metropolitan area in the State of Minas Gerais....

 founded in 1944.

Their home stadium is Louis Ensch Stadium, capacity 6,000. The club competed in the Brazilian Championship Third Level
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

 in 1997.

History

The club was founded on October 1, 1944, more than four years before Coronel Fabriciano's emancipation from Antônio Dias. The name Comercial was cogitated to the new club, because of the influence of businessman from Antônio Dias
Antônio Dias
Antônio Dias is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2006 is estimated to be 10,245 people living in a total area of 877.844 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Vale do Rio Doce and to the microregion of Ipatinga.-See also:* List of...

 city. But the name Social was chosen to make the team represent all social classes of the town. In Portuguese
Portuguese language
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, the word social has the same meaning as in English
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, but has a different pronounciation.

In the first years of the club's history the players were usually workers of Belgo Mineira Siderurgic and the supporters were mostly Fabriciano's downtown population, from varied social classes. The club's first professional game was played in 1981.

In 1997, Social competed in the Brazilian Championship Third Level
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

, reaching the second stage of the competition, after being defeated by Juventus of São Paulo
Clube Atlético Juventus
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.

Professional Titles

  • Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II da Primeira Divisão
    Campeonato Mineiro (lower levels)
    The Campeonato Mineiro lower levels are the football tournaments for the Minas Gerais clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Mineiro First Division. The competitions are organized by the Minas Gerais Football Federation...

    : 2007
  • Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II da Primeira Divisão: 1996
  • Campeonato Mineiro da Segunda Divisão
    Campeonato Mineiro (lower levels)
    The Campeonato Mineiro lower levels are the football tournaments for the Minas Gerais clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Mineiro First Division. The competitions are organized by the Minas Gerais Football Federation...

    :
    1995

Runner-up in Professional Championships

  • Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II da Primeira Divisão
    Campeonato Mineiro (lower levels)
    The Campeonato Mineiro lower levels are the football tournaments for the Minas Gerais clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Mineiro First Division. The competitions are organized by the Minas Gerais Football Federation...

     runner-up: 2002

  • Campeonato Mineiro
    Campeonato Mineiro
    Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF ....

     do Interior runner-up: 1997


Champion

  • Amavaço Cup: 2005, 2008
  • 6 times Cel Fabriciano's Champion (record
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    ).
  • Torneio do Asfalto (Tournament in João Monlevade
    João Monlevade
    João Monlevade is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Itabira.-See also:* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais...

    ): 1957
  • Troféu Rubem Maia: 1956

Stadium

The club's home matches are usually played at Louis Ensch
Estádio Louis Ensch
Estádio Louis Ensch is the football stadium of the Brazilian football club Social Futebol Clube. It is in the city of Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais.-History:...

 stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 6,000 people. When needing a larger capacity, the club usually play at Ipatingão
Ipatingão
Estádio Municipal Epaminondas Mendes Brito, usually known as Ipatingão, is a multi-purpose stadium in Ipatinga, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. Ipatinga Futebol Clube and Ideal futebol Clube usually play their home matches at the stadium...

.
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