Full name | Vera Cruz Futebol Clube | ||
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Nickname(s) | Tricolor do Povo Galo das Tabocas Galo do Maués Galo da Zona da Mata | ||
Founded | 3 February 1960 | ||
Ground | Carneirão, Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco state, Brazil | ||
Capacity | 8,000 | ||
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Vera Cruz Futebol Clube, commonly known as Vera Cruz, is a Brazilian football club based in Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco state. They competed in the Série C once.
The club was founded on 3 February 1960.[1] Vera Cruz won the Campeonato Pernambucano Third Level in 2002, and the Campeonato Pernambucano Second Level in 2006 and in 2009. They competed in the Série C in 2007, when they were eliminated in the First Stage of the competition.
Vera Cruz Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Municipal Severino Cândido Carneiro, nicknamed Carneirão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.[2]