Clubname: | Democrata |
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Fullname: | Esporte Clube Democrata |
Ground: | Estádio José Mammoud Abbas |
Capacity: | 8,678 |
Manager: | Paulo César Catanoce |
Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
Nickname: | Pantera (Panther) |
Chairman: | Edvaldo Filho |
Chrtitle: | President |
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Esporte Clube Democrata, usually known simply as Democrata de Governador Valadares, Democrata-GV, or just Democrata, is a traditional Brazilian football club from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais state.
Dissatisfied supporters of Flamengo of Figueira do Rio Doce (old name of Governador Valadares city) founded a new club, named São Domingos de Figueira do Rio Doce on 13 February 1932.[1] Soon later the club was renamed to its current name, Esporte Clube Democrata.[2] Democrata won in 1981 its first title, the Minas Gerais Cup.[3]
Democrata's stadium is Estádio José Mammoud Abbas, usually known as Mamudão, inaugurated in 1964, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.[4]