Trem Desportivo Clube
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| Full name | Trem Desportivo Clube |
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| Nickname(s) | Locomotiva (Locomotive) |
| Founded | January 1, 1947 |
| Stadium | Zerão |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| League | - |
Current Squad: Jefferson Charles de Souza Pinto
Trem Desportivo Clube, usually known as Trem Desportivo, or simply as Trem, is a Brazilian football club from Macapá, Amapá state.
On January 1, 1947, the club was founded as Trem Desportivo Clube by Bellarmino Paraense de Barros, Benedito Malcher, the brothers Osmar and Arthur Marinho, and Walter and José Banhos, among others, at one of the most important and traditional Macapá neighborhoods.
In 1993, the club competed in the Copa do Brasil for the first time. The club was eliminated in the first stage, by Remo (first leg, at Zerão stadium, Macapá, Remo won 5–0, the second leg, at Mangueirão, Belém, Remo won again, 2–0). In 1999, due to financial difficulties, the club closed its football section. However, some years later, the club reopened it. In 2008, Trem competed again in the Copa do Brasil, but was eliminated in the first stage by Paraná.
Trem Desportivo's home stadium is Estádio Milton Corrêa, usually known as Zerão, inaugurated in 1990, with a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.
The club's colors are red and black. The club's home kit, and its logo are heavily inspired by Flamengo ones. The home kit is composed of red and black horizontal stripes, white shorts and black socks.
The club name Trem means train in Portuguese language. It was the name of the neighborhood where the club was founded. The neighborhood was founded in the 19th century.
Trem's mascot is a locomotive, simply named Locomotiva. Locomotiva is also the club's nickname.
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