Vila Nova Futebol Clube

In 1943 the club was founded as Vila Nova Futebol Clube. Three years later, in 1946, the club changed its name to Operário. In 1949 the club changed its name to Araguaia, then in 1950 it was renamed to Fênix Futebol Clube and in 1955 the club changed its name to its current name, Vila Nova Futebol Clube.

In 1961 Vila Nova won their first state championship. In 1977 the team debuted in Campeonato Brasileiro and finished in 55th place. From 1977 to 1980, Vila Nova was state champion in four successive seasons.

In 1996 the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Third Division without losing a single match. In 1999, Vila Nova competed for the first time in an international competition, the Copa CONMEBOL but was eliminated in the first round, becoming the first Goiás state team to play in an international competition. In 2000, the club won the Campeonato Goiano Second Division after being excluded from the league as a result of forfeiting the final match,^[1][2] and in 2001 and 2005, the club won the Campeonato Goiano. In 2006, it was relegated to the Série C, returning to the Série B in the following year. In 2011, the team was relegated again to the Série C, being promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2013. However, in 2014, it was relegated in the state championship.

Home stadiums are the Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga stadium (capacity 11,788) and Serra Dourada stadium (capacity 54,048).

As of 6 November 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   BRA Vitor Hugo 2 DF   BRA Elias (on loan from Primavera) 3 DF   BRA Vanderley 4 DF   BRA Jemmes (on loan from Capivariano) 5 MF   BRA Cristiano 6 DF   URU Alex Silva 7 FW   BRA Emerson Urso (on loan from Botafogo) 8 MF   BRA Ralf (captain) 9 FW   BRA Dení Júnior 10 MF   BRA Luciano Naninho 11 FW   BRA Alesson 13 DF   BRA Guilherme Lacerda (on loan from São Bento) 14 DF   BRA Rhuan 15 MF   BRA Du Fernandes 16 DF   BRA Fábio (on loan from Anápolis) 17 FW   BRA Everton Messias (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF   BRA Arilson 19 FW   BRA Henrique Almeida 20 MF   BRA João Lucas 21 FW   BRA Gabriel Silva 22 FW   BRA Apodi 23 FW   BRA Caíque (on loan from Tombense) 26 GK   BRA Dênis Júnior (on loan from Bahia) 27 MF   BRA Igor Henrique (on loan from Água Santa) 29 FW   BRA Júnior Todinho 31 DF   PAN Eric Davis 33 DF   BRA Dankler 36 DF   BRA Rian 99 GK   BRA Halls (on loan from Vasco da Gama) — DF   COL Juan Quintero — DF   BRA Marcondes (on loan from Água Santa) — MF   BRA João Vitor (on loan from CSP)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   BRA Breno — MF   BRA Carlos Miguel — MF   BRA Marcos Rondon

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   BRA Vitor Graziani — FW   BRA Gustavo Pajé — FW   BRA Islan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   BRA Luiz Felipe (at Fluminense until 31 December 2024) — DF   BRA Iago Mendonça (at Patrocinense until 30 April 2024) — DF   BRA Jefferson (at Vitória Guimarães B until 30 June 2024) — DF   BRA Jordan (at Zorya Luhansk until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   BRA Kayk (at Grêmio Anápolis until 31 July 2024) — MF   BRA Daniel (at CEOV until 30 November 2024) — FW   BRA Fillipi Samuel (at Grêmio Anápolis until 31 July 2024)

Like all Brazilian football teams, Vila Nova has their own group of die-hard fans who call themselves 'TEV' – Torcida Esquadrão Vilanovense (usually referring to themselves as simply 'Esquadrão'). Many members of TEV come from an area of Goiánia called Zona Leste which is notorious for its crime rate. A popular song sung by TEV at Vila games is:

Vila, Vila, Vila minha vida,

Vila, Vila minha história,

Vila, Vila meu amor!

English translation

Vila, Vila, Vila my life,

Vila, Vila my history,

Vila, Vila my love!

Vila Nova's greatest rival is Goiás, with whom there is constant argument about which club has the largest fanbase. A common view is the claim that Vila Nova has the largest fanbase in Goiânia, and Goiás has the largest fanbase in Goiás state. Some Goiás supporters claim their club has also the biggest number of fans in Goiânia. Either way Vila Nova has an estimated fanbase of about 35,000, which is pretty big for a Brazilian second tier club. In the 2011 Série B season, Vila Nova will play Goiás (after Goias were relegated from Série A in 2010) for the first time in the Série B since 1998. They also encounter each other every year during the Campeonato Goiano (state championship). During a game on May 1, 2011 at the Serra Dourada, both teams were involved in a mass brawl on and off the pitch after the Campeonato Goiano semifinal.

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
  • Winners (3): 1996, 2015, 2020

• Copa Verde
  • Runners-up (3): 2021, 2022, 2024
• Copa Centro-Oeste
  • Runners-up (3): 1999, 2000, 2001

• Campeonato Goiano
  • Winners (15): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005
• Copa Goiás
  • Winners (3): 1969, 1971, 1976
• Copa Leonino Caiado
  • Winners (2): 1975-II, 1979
• Campeonato Goiano Second Division
  • Winners (2): 2000, 2015

• Campeonato Goiano de Futebol Feminino
  • Winners (2): 2021, 2024

• Official website