Established in March of 1924, Clube Atletico Paranaense originated from the fusion of two traditional clubs in Curitiba – America and Internacional.  From America, Atletico inherited the color red, and from Internacional, America inherited the color black. The explosive combination of red and black soon represented the passion that the people of Curitiba felt for team, their city, and their state.  In 1949, Atletico put together an unforgettable team, which destructed its opponents and conquered memorable titles. The team was considered the best in the history of the state in such a short time that the nickname “Hurricane” was placed on the team.  

In the 80’s, Atletico won many titles and was often among the best 3 clubs in all of Brazil.  In 1995, the club took a turn for the better as it modernized its emblem, demolished its old stadium, and launched a campaign that reinforced the pride of the Atletico supporters. During the late 90’s, Atletico constructed its state-of-the-art training center and started to showcase players with great ability.  Atletico also constructed “The Arena”, the most modern soccer stadium of Latin America. The stadium is also known as “The Big Cauldron”.  Now Atletico could forever be included among the largest soccer clubs of Brazil.  

Titles won since 1990: 

1990 – State Champions Serie A
1995 – Brazilian National Champions Série B
1998 – State Champions Serie A
1999 – Champions Qualifying Tournament for Copa Libertadores das Américas

2000 – State Champions Serie A
2001 – State Champions Serie A
2001 – Brazilian Cup National Champions Serie A
2002 – Super Champions of Parana State

2004 - Brazilian Cup National Vice-Champions Serie A

2004 - Qualified for the 2005 Libertadores Cup

2005 - State  Champions Serie A, Runner up in the Libertadores Cup

TALENT FACTORY 

It was from CAP’s youth categories that great names have been created such as Kleberson (World Cup 2002) and Paulo Rink (playing now in the Bundesliga).  Many U19 developmental players receive contracts from either CAP’s professional team or from professional clubs around the world. Recently, the U-19 team promoted 11 players to the professional team, including 2 players that play on the U-20 Brazilian National Team.

TRAINING CENTER

The Alfredo Gottardi Training Center is located at Clube Atletico Paranaense (CAP) in Curitiba, Brazil, home of the 2001 Brazilian National Champions. Consisting of 5000 meters of constructed area, this training center is one of the most modern and complete training centers in all of Latin America.  All parts of the center’s infrastructure will be made available for your individual or team use during the training period.   

The Training Center facility is well-equipped with the following amenities:

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Atlético Paranaense allocates a large amount of resources towards the development of their young players, since they are the future of their team. Atletico has developed and perfected its training scheme with its players for years.  As soon as players arrive at the club, they begin the intensive training regimen at the Training Center where they receive technical, tactical, physical personal training and medical assistance.  The club trains about 100 players from the ages 12 – 19 years old daily.

The majority of those players live at the Training Center where they receive room and board as well as educational classes. This work brings excellent results, as many of their youth players have been called to the Brazilian National Team.  CAP youth teams have won titles such as: 

Metropolitan City Champions – 1995, 1997 (U17)
Belo Horizonte Cup Champions – 1996 (U17)

State Champions - 1997

Copa Tribuna Champions - 1997

Copa Tribuna Runner-Ups - 1998 (U19)

Dallas Cup Super Group Champions - 2003 (U19)

Parana State Champions - 2004 (U19)

Dallas Cup Champions-2005

State Champions-2005

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CLUB HISTORY

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was founded on January 2, 1921, by the Italian immigrants who came to Belo Horizonte. The club's first name was Societa Esportiva Palestra Italia and it's colors were white, green, and red representing the Italian flag. Up until 1924, only Italian immigrants were allowed to play on the team. The club's social members largely consisted of working class people who came to Brazil to help construct the capital city of Minas Gerais. In January of 1942, at the height of WWII, the Brazilian Federal government prohibited any club from associating with any country that was an ally to Germany, which forced the team to change its name and colors.  In October 1942, Cruziero Esporte Clube was born under the celestial five star constellation bearing the colors of blue and white. Since its inception Cruzeiro has developed into one of the largest Brazilian clubs not only in terms of structure but also in terms of worldwide championships. Cruzeiro has the biggest fan base in the state of Minas Gerais and is one of the top ranking clubs in the country. 

Titles won since 1990: 

1990 – State Champions Serie A

1991 - Super Libertadores Cup Champions

1992 - State Champions Serie A, Super Libertadores Cup Champions

1993 - Brazilian Cup Champions

1994 - State Champion Serie A

1995 - Gold Cup Champion

1996 - State Champions Serie A, Brazilian Cup Champions, Runner Up Copa  

           Libertadores

1997 - State Champions Serie A, South America Libertadores Cup Champions,  

           Runner Up Japan Toyota Cup

1998 – State Champions Serie A
1999 – Recopa South American Champion

2000 – Brazilian Cup Champions    

2001 – Sul Minas Cup Champion
2002 – Sul Minas Cup Champion  

2003 - State Champion Serie A, Brazilian Cup Champion, Brazilian National 

          Champion

2004 - State Champion Serie A

TALENT FACTORY 

It was from Cruzeiro's youth categories that great names have been created such as Ronaldo, now with Real Madrid; Belletti, now with Barcelona (Spain); Maicon, now with Monaco (France); Gomes, now with PSV Eindhoven (Holland); Luisão, now with Benfica (Portugal); and Ricardinho, now with Kashiwa Reysol (Japan). 

TRAINING CENTER

The Toca da Raposa I Training Center is located at Cruzeiro Esporte Clube in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Toca da Raposa I is among the best youth training centers in Brazil consisting of 90.000 meters squared.

The Training Center facility is well-equipped with the following amenities:

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The youth program at Cruzeiro was established on January 2, 1921 making it a pioneer in the area of youth development. The first championship won by Cruzeiro's Under 19 team took place in 1943 where they were undefeated in the Minas Gerais Junior Tournament. Cruzeiro continues to win prestigious international and national tournaments and championships.

Here is a list of tournaments that the U19 team has been successful in the last 10 years:

State Cup Champions- 1999, 2000, 2001
State Cup Runner Up- 1995, 1996
Sao Paulo Cup Runner-Up- 1996, 2002
Future Cup (Terborg, Holland) Runner Up- 2000, 2003
City Tournament Champions- 1999, 2000, 2001
Nereo Rocco (Gradisca, Italy) Champions- 1999, 2002
Belo Horizonte Cup Champions- 1993, 1995, 2001, 2004
19th SBS Cup (Japan) Champions- 1998
Junior World Cup of Clubs (Chile) Champions- 1997
Integracao Cup Champion- 2004
Nova Lima Cup- 2004

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