Fluminense Esporte Clube
{{Short description|Brazilian football club}}
{{Distinguish|Fluminense FC}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
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| image = Fluminense EC PI logo.png
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| fullname = Fluminense Esporte Clube
| nickname = Tricolor do Piauí
| founded = {{Start date and age|1938|1|31|df=y}}
| dissolved =
| ground = Estádio Lindolfo Monteiro
| capacity = 5,144
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = Rossini de Sousa Lima
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Marcelo Vilar
| league = {{Brazilian football updater|Fluminense-PI}}
| season = {{Brazilian football updater|Fluminense-PI2}}
| position = {{Brazilian football updater|Fluminense-PI3}}
| website = http://www.fluminenseesporteclube.com.br/
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Fluminense Esporte Clube, commonly known as Fluminense-PI or just Fluminense, is a Brazilian football club based in Teresina, Piauí. Founded in 1938, the club plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, as well as the Campeonato Piauiense.
History
Founded on 31 January 1938 as Automóvel Esporte Clube,{{cite web|url=https://mpiaui.com.br/geral/6857/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020044708/https://mpiaui.com.br/geral/6857/|title=Fluminense-PI terá sede em Água Branca na 2ª Divisão do Campeonato Piauiense|trans-title=Fluminense-PI will be based in Água Branca in the Campeonato Piauiense 2ª Divisão|publisher=MPiauí|language=pt-BR|date=12 December 2017|archivedate=20 October 2020|accessdate=18 October 2021}} the club was renamed Fluminense Esporte Clube in 1948 as the state already had a Flamengo and a Botafogo.{{cite web|url=https://jornalismoesporteclube.com.br/futebol/apos-43-anos-futebol-piauiense-volta-a-ter-o-seu-fla-flu/|title=Após 43 anos, futebol piauiense volta a ter o seu Fla-Flu|trans-title=After 43 years, the piauiense football has its own Fla-Flu|publisher=Jornalismo Esporte Clube|language=pt-BR|date=4 April 2021|accessdate=18 October 2021}} The club won the second division in 1967, and played senior football until 1977.
Fluminense returned to senior competitions in 2003, playing one second division before being again exclusive to the youth categories. The club attempted a return to the second level in 2019, but gave up from playing shortly after,{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/pi/futebol/noticia/surpreendido-com-desistencia-do-flu-pi-anibal-lemos-revela-baque-com-saida-da-serie-b-chocado.ghtml|title=Surpreendido com desistência do Flu-PI, Aníbal Lemos revela baque com saída da Série B: "Chocado"|trans-title=Surprised with Flu-PI{{'}}s withdrawal, Aníbal Lemos reveals blow with exit from the Série B: "Shocked"|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=9 July 2019|accessdate=18 October 2021}} only returning in 2020 and winning the second division.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/pi/futebol/piauiense-segunda-divisao/jogo/25-10-2020/tiradentes-pi-fluminense-pi.ghtml|title=É campeão! Fluminense-PI vence o Tiradentes na final da Série B e coroa acesso à elite com título no Piauiense|trans-title=Champions! Fluminense-PI defeat Tiradentes in the Série B final and crown promotion to the top tier with title in the Piauiense|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=25 October 2020|accessdate=18 October 2021}}
In the 2021 Campeonato Piauiense, Fluminense reached the finals but lost the title to Altos.{{cite web|url=https://maispiripiri.com.br/altos-bate-fluminense-pi-e-e-tri-campeao-do-piauiense-em-jogo-realizado-no-ytacoatiara-em-piripiri/|title=Altos bate Fluminense-PI e é campeão do Piauiense 2021 em jogo realizado no Ytacoatiara em Piripiri|trans-title=Altos defeat Fluminense-PI and is the champion of 2021 Piauiense in a match played at the Ytacoatiara in Piripiri|publisher=Mais Piripiri|language=pt-BR|date=22 May 2021|accessdate=18 October 2021}} In 2022, the club won their first ever Piauiense title, after defeating Parnahyba in the finals.
Honours
- Campeonato Piauiense
- Winners (1): 2022
- Runners-up (3): 2021, 2023, 2025
- Campeonato Piauiense Second Division
- Winners (2): 1967, 2020
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Campeonato Brasileiro Série D}}
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Category:Association football clubs established in 1938