Betim Esporte Clube
The Betim Esporte Clube is a football club based in Betim, a four hundred thousand inhabitants city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
From 1998 to 2012, the club Ipatinga Futebol Clube said. The club colors are red, green, blue and white, and were inspired by the colors of the city Ipatinga. The usual brazil club mascot, a tiger, was determined by public poll.
History
The history of the club began when a number of local business people in 1998 Novo Cruzeiro FC took over from the suburb of the same name and renamed in Ipatinga FC. The club logo is approximated that of the previous association.
It soon began a rapid ascent of the association. First highlight was winning the 2005 Campeonato Mineiro also mentioned State Championship of Minas Gerais. In the finals Ipatinga still retains against the two-time Copa Libertadores winners Cruzeiro EC from the state capital Belo Horizonte the upper hand. The following year, but could beat Cruzeiro at Ipatinga with a renewed encounter in the state finals. 2006 Ipatinga reached the semi-finals of the Brazilian Cup.
Between 2005 and 2007 Ipatinga managed at national level of the walkover of the Série C in the Série A, the top division in Brazil, although the club once again fell prey to a severed Table of relegation. 2010 Ipatinga dismounted in the Série C, but managed its chances of promotion. In the 2012 season, but it rose again.
For the 2013 season the club moved to the larger town of Betim and was renamed in Betim Esporte Clube. The logo of the association remained largely the same, only the lettering was changed from IFC in BETIM.
Stadium
The Ipatinga FC wore their home games in the officially mentioned by one of the main architects of the Estádio Municipal Epaminondas Mendes Brito Ipatingão. Opened in 1982, the stadium holds after its renovation was completed in 2008 and now Erweitereung 30,000 spectators. The stadium is now the third largest of Minas Gerais.
After moving to Betim, the team in Sete Lagoas and Arena do Jacaré or Nogueirão occurs at the Estádio Joaquim Henrique Nogueira at called. Built in 2006 and renovated in 2010, the stadium currently holds around 18,000 spectators.
Achievements
- State Championship of Minas Gerais: 2005 Runners-up: 2002, 2006