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| Full name | Villa Nova Atlético Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Leão do Bonfim | ||
| Founded | 28 June 1908 | ||
| Ground | Castor Cifuentes, Nova Lima, Brazil | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Nélio Aurélio | ||
| Manager | Emerson Ávila | ||
| League | Campeonato Mineiro | ||
| 2022 | Mineiro, 6th of 12 | ||
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Villa Nova Atlético Clube, commonly known as Villa Nova, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Nova Lima, Minas Gerais. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Mineiro, the top tier of the Minas Gerais state football league.
Founded on 1908, Their home stadium is the Castor Cifuentes, whose capacity is 15,000. They play in red and white striped shirts, red shorts and red socks.
History
Villa Nova was founded on 28 June 1908, in Nova Lima, by English factory workers and miners of Mineração Morro Velho S.A.. Villa Nova was the first club of Minas Gerais to have players called up to the Brazil national football team. In 1932, the club won its first state title. the following year, they won it again, and added a third consecutive title in 1934.
Martim Francisco, coach of the club in 1951, was pointed out as the inventor of 4-2-4. This fact was highlighted in the book 'Inverting Pyramid' by Jonathan Wilson (considered the Bible of the history of tactics in football)
In 1971, Villa Nova won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B first edition after beating Remo in the final.
Stadium
Villa Nova's stadium is Estádio Castor Cifuentes, built in 1989, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.
Achievements
National
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1
- 1971
State
- Campeonato Mineiro: 5
- 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1951
- Taça Minas Gerais: 2
- 1977, 2006
- Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II: 2
- 1995, 2021
Mascot
The club's mascot is a lion.