Desportiva Ferroviaria
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- Brazílie - Campeonato Capixaba 61 Brazílie - Zápasy 15 Brazílie - Serie D 8 Copa do Brasil 3 Amerika - Přátelská utkání 1
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- Desportiva Ferroviaria U20
Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce, usually known as Desportiva Ferroviária, or simply as Desportiva (or as Desportiva-ES), is a traditional Brazilian football club from Cariacica, Espírito Santo state.
Desportiva is currently ranked eighth among Espírito Santo teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 222nd place overall.
History
On July 7, 1963, the club was founded as Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce, after Vale do Rio Doce, Ferroviário-ES, Cauê, Guarany-ES, Valeriodoce-ES and Cruzeiro-ES fused. These clubs were formed by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce railway employees. Companhia Vale do Rio Doce encouraged the clubs' fusion.
In 1964, the club won its first professional title, the Campeonato Capixaba.
In 1974, Desportiva competed in the Série A for the first time. The club finished in the 34th position.
In 1980, the club competed again in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, finishing in the 15th place. That was the club's all-time best campaign in the competition.
In 1993, Desportiva competed in the Série A for the last time. The club finished in the 29th position.
On April 19, 1999, the club became a private company, and changed its name to Desportiva Capixaba. The senior partner was Frannel Distribuidora de Combustível, later replaced by Grupo Villa-Forte due to Frannel's bankruptcy.
In November 2010, former soccer player Robson Santana was elected by club members as president and a new direction was established in the club.
On April 8, 2011, the club was renamed back to Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce.
In 2013, Desportiva Capixaba won its last title, the Campeonato Capixaba, after beating Aracruz in the final.
Klub má bohatou historii a je jedním z nejúspěšnějších v Espírito Santo. Celkem 17krát vyhrál místní ligu Campeonato Capixaba, což je druhý nejvyšší počet titulů v historii soutěže. Kromě toho se klub několikrát zúčastnil brazilského poháru a jednou Copa Libertadores, ačkoli v těchto soutěžích nedosáhl výraznějších úspěchů.
V posledních letech Desportiva Ferroviária bojuje o návrat do druhé ligy, kde hrála naposledy v roce 2017. Klub má silnou základnu fanoušků a hraje své domácí zápasy na stadionu Kleber Andrade. Hlavním rivalem klubu je Vilavelhense.