:Colo Colo de Futebol e Regatas

On April 3, 1948, the club was founded by a group of sportsmen led by Airton Adami.[http://www.colocolo.org.br/historia.php Colo-Colo history at the club's official website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104222748/http://www.colocolo.org.br/historia.php |date=January 4, 2007 }}

In 1999, Colo Colo won its first title, the Campeonato Baiano Second Division, thus being promoted to the following year's first division. In the final, the club beat Fluminense de Feira.[http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/ba1999l2.htm 1999 Campeonato Baiano Second Division at RSSSF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312072818/http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/ba1999l2.htm |date=March 12, 2007 }}

In 2001, Colo Colo competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C for the first time. The club was eliminated in the first stage.[http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2001l3.htm 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113233211/http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2001l3.htm |date=November 13, 2007 }}

In 2006, Colo Colo won its most important title, the Campeonato Baiano. The club defeated Vitória in both competition's stage finals, thus avoiding a final stage. In the first stage's final first leg Colo Colo and Vitória drew 1–1, and in the second leg, Colo Colo won 1–0. In the second stage's final first leg, at home, Colo Colo beat Vitória 4–3. In the second leg, in Salvador city, Colo Colo surprisingly beat its rival 4–2.[http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/ba2006.htm 2006 Campeonato Baiano at RSSSF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716122259/http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/ba2006.htm |date=July 16, 2006 }} After the conquer of the championship, the coach and most of the team were signed to major football clubs in Bahia, like Vitória or Bahia.[http://www2.uol.com.br/aregiao/arquivo/2006/05/entry_541.html Colo Colo desmonta o time campeão – A Região newspaper (May 31, 2006)] (retrieved on August 19, 2006)

• Campeonato Baiano
• Winners (1): 2006
• Campeonato Baiano Second Division
• Winners (3): 1999, 2014, 2024

• Campeonato Ilheense
• Winners (6): 1953, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1997

Colo Colo's home stadium is Estádio Mário Pessoa.{{Cite web |url=http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/ba/colocolo.htm |title=Colo-Colo at Arquivo de Clubes |access-date=August 20, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918072516/http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/ba/colocolo.htm |archive-date=September 18, 2009 |url-status=dead }} The stadium's maximum capacity is 10,000 people.[http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/ba/Ilheus.htm Estádio Mário Pessoa at Templos do Futebol]

The club's colors are blue, yellow and white. Colo Colo is nicknamed Tigrão, meaning Big Tiger. The nickname is in the club's logo.Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003. The club's mascot is a tiger, also depicted in the logo. The club is named after the traditional Chilean club Colo-Colo, however the club's colors and home kit were chosen after the successful Argentine club Boca Juniors. In 1948, the club's director, José Haroldo de Castro traveled to Argentina, and bought a Boca Juniors strip. The kit's design was then adopted by the club.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070109103453/http://www.colocolo.org.br/ Colo-Colo official website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090918072516/http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/ba/colocolo.htm Colo-Colo at Arquivo de Clubes]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070825125120/http://www.brasilheus.com.br/colocolo_por.htm Colo-Colo presentation page (Portuguese)]

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