Santos Futebol Clube (PB)

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Santos da Paraíba
Full nameSantos Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Santos de Tereré
Tigre de Jampa
FoundedSeptember 9, 1949
GroundAlmeidão, João Pessoa, Paraíba state, Brazil
Capacity40,000
Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho

Santos Futebol Clube, commonly known as Santos da Paraíba, is a Brazilian football club based in João Pessoa, Paraíba state. Its colors are the same as those of its famous homonym (black and white).

History[edit]

The club was founded on September 9, 1949.[1] Santos won the Campeonato Paraibano Second Level in 2010.

Achievements[edit]

Stadium[edit]

Santos Futebol Clube play their home games at Almeidão.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 40,000 people.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 61.
  2. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2011.