Vilhenense Esportivo Clube

Vilhenense
Full nameVilhenense Esportivo Clube
Nickname(s)Leão do Norte
Leão de Vilhena
Leão de Rondônia
Founded10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)
Dissolved25 October 2023; 14 months ago (2023-10-25)
GroundPortal da Amazônia
Capacity2,500[1]
ChairmanWaldir Kurtz
ManagerFelipe Romário
LeagueCampeonato Rondoniense Série A
2022Rondoniense Série B, 1st of 3 (champions)

Vilhenense Esportivo Clube, commonly referred to as Vilhenense (Brazilian Portuguese: [viʎeˈnẽjsi]), was a Brazilian football club based in Vilhena, Rondônia. The club competed in the Campeonato Rondoniense Série A, in the Rondônia state football league system.

As of 2022, Vilhenense is the third-best ranked team from Rondônia in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 151st overall.[2]

History

In October 2017, Vilhenense was founded by businessman Valdir Kurtz, with the intention of playing in the ensuing Campeonato Rondoniense.[3] The club made their debut in the 2018 Rondoniense, finishing first in the first round but ending fourth overall; it also qualified for the 2019 Copa Verde, but refused to play in the competition.

In the 2019 Rondoniense, Vilhenense lifted the trophy after a 2–1 aggregate win over Ji-Paraná.

On 25 October 2023, the owner of club Waldir Kurtz, announced the definitive closure of the club's activity.[4]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). CBF. 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Vilhenense Esportivo Clube é apresentado como mais novo clube de RO" [Vilhenense Esportivo Clube is presented as the newest club of RO] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Vilhenense encerra atividades após seis anos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 25 October 2023.