Esporte Clube Democrata

For other uses, see Democrata (disambiguation).

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.

Democrata

Full name	Esporte Clube Democrata
Nickname(s)	Pantera (Panther)
Founded	13 February 1932; 93 years ago (1932-02-13)
Ground	Estádio José Mammoud Abbas
Capacity	8,678
President	Edvaldo Filho
Head Coach	Paulo César Catanoce
League	Campeonato Mineiro
2024	Mineiro, 10th of 12
Home colours Away colours

History

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]

Honours

• Campeonato Mineiro
  • Runners-up (1): 1991
• Taça Minas Gerais
  • Winners (1): 1981
• Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II
  • Winners (2): 2005, 2016
• Campeonato Mineiro do Interior
  • Winners (4): 1991, 1993, 1994, 2007
• Troféu Inconfidência
  • Winners (1): 2022

Current squad

First Team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA Luiz Fernando — GK  BRA Alex — GK  BRA Lucas — DF  BRA Riso — DF  BRA Eliézio — DF  BRA Weldes — DF  BRA Pablo — DF  BRA Geison — DF  BRA Peterson — DF  BRA Fabiano — MF  BRA Saulo

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  URU Luis Oyarbide — MF  BRA Sandro — MF  URU Jorge García — MF  BRA Zé Maria — MF  BRA Marquinhos — MF  BRA Robson — MF  BRA Hugo — MF  BRA Marcelo Lima — FW  ARG Luis Acuña — FW  BRA Allan — FW  BRA André Luis

Stadium

Democrata's stadium is Estádio José Mammoud Abbas, usually known as Mamudão, inaugurated in 1964, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.^[4]