Palmas FR
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- Brasilien - Campeonato Tocantinense 45 Brasilien - Serie D 34 Copa do Brasil 3 Brasilien - Copa Verde 1
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Wikipedia - Palmas Futebol e Regatas
Palmas Futebol e Regatas, or Palmas, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Palmas in Tocantins, founded on 31 January 1997. It competes in the Campeonato Tocantinense, the top flight of the Tocantins state football league.
Palmas is the top ranked team from Tocantins in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 88th overall.
History
Palmas Futebol e Regatas was founded on January 31, 1997, after borrowing Canelas documentation, which was already regularized at Tocantins Football Federation, thus, becoming the first professional club of the city. Tocantins Governor Siqueira Campos was the first person to sign the club's foundation minute.
On March 30, 1997, at Estádio General Sampaio, Porto Nacional, Belziran José de Souza scored the club's first goal. However, Palmas was beaten by Interporto 2–1.
In 1997, Palmas competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C for the first time. The club was eliminated in the first stage.
On February 21, 2001, Palmas played its 100th match, against Gama, at Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília. Gama beat Palmas 1–0.
In 2004, the club was eliminated in Copa do Brasil quarterfinals, by 15 de Novembro. That was the club's best participation in the competition.
On January 24, 2021, Palmas' special plane crashed on the way to Goiânia, killing the president of the club Lucas Meira, four footballers and the pilot.
Klubbens största framgång kom 2004 när de vann Campeonato Tocantinense, delstatsmästerskapet i Tocantins. De har också deltagit i Copa do Brasil, den brasilianska cupen, vid fem tillfällen, med den bästa prestationen 2014 när de nådde andra omgången.
Palmas FR:s färger är grönt, vitt och rött, och deras smeknamn är Verdão da Capital (De gröna från huvudstaden). Klubbens maskot är en papegoja.
Några av de mest kända spelarna som har spelat för Palmas FR är:
* Maxuell (tidigare Brasilien)
* Reinaldo (tidigare Brasilien)
* Marcelinho Paraíba (tidigare Brasilien)
* Ricardo Oliveira (tidigare Brasilien)
Palmas FR är en av de mest populära fotbollsklubbarna i delstaten Tocantins, och de har en stor och passionerad supporterskara.