Tupynambas
Wikipedia - Tupynambás Futebol Clube
Tupynambás Futebol Clube, commonly known as Tupynambás, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Mineiro, the top tier of the Minas Gerais state football league.
History
The club was founded on August 15, 1911, being named after the Tupinambás, a Native Brazilian nation. The club won the Campeonato Citadino de Juiz de Fora in 1919, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1946, 1961, and 1966. They competed in the Campeonato Mineiro in 1969, but closed their football department soon after that due to financial problems. Tupynambás competed in the Campeonato Mineiro Second Level in 1983, but after a bad performance, the team, commanded by head coach Augusto Clemente, again closed its football department. The club reopened its football department in 2007 when they reached the Second Stage of the Campeonato Mineiro Third Level. Tupynambás' Renato Santiago was the competition's top goal scorer, with 12 goals, but once again ceased football operations.
In 2016, Tupynambás returned to professional football after receiving a percentage fee from Danilo's sale to Real Madrid.
Tupynambas deltar i en rekke nasjonale og internasjonale turneringer, blant annet i Copa América Indígena (Copa América for urfolk). Laget har vunnet flere titler, blant annet Copa América Indígena i 2017 og 2018. Tupynambas spiller i tradisjonelle urfolksfarger og -symboler, og de bruker fotball som en plattform for å promotere urfolksrettigheter og -kultur.
I 2021 ble Tupynambas invitert til å delta i FIFA Club World Cup i Qatar. De ble det første urfolkslaget fra Brasil som deltok i turneringen. Tupynambas tapte sine to kamper i turneringen, men de gjorde et stort inntrykk med sitt spill og sin historie. Laget har inspirert mange urfolk over hele verden, og det fortsetter å være et symbol på urfolks stolthet og motstand.