Coritiba Crocodiles

The Coritiba Crocodiles are an Brazilian american football based in Curitiba, Paraná.

History
In 2003, Crocodiles was founded when a friend group decide to pratice american football. This young friends, through a simple game in Barigui park, founded a team who be today one of the best of Brazil. In Barigui park has a legendary crocodile who lived in park and to celebrate the birthplace who born the team was made the first name of team: Barigui Crocodiles.

Since his creation Crocodiles was the pioneer and is the best in American Footbal in brazilian lands. In 2008, Crocodiles was the first brazilian team to play a international match against "Emperadores" of Uruguay.

In 2009, Crocodiles dispute the "Pantanal Bowl" (a tournament with a many state team) and he was second.

Today, he was in AFAB (Brazilian American Football Association) which is actual state champion, beyond to dispute American Football Brazilian Tournament.

In January 21, 2011 was made a partnership between old Barigui Crocodiles and Coritiba Foot Ball Club to "Coritiba Crocodiles".

In December 10, 2011 Coritiba Crocodiles was in national tournament finals, losing the match for 14 to 7 in last five minutes of match against Fluminense Imperadores, who was champion.

The positive of this act, was Coritiba Crocodiles was played in stadium "Major Antônio Couto Pereira" (match place) had a more of 7,000 people, reach this the fans record of national american football.

Name
The first name of team was "Barigui Crocodiles", but in January 2011, in partnership with Coritiba and Barigui Crocodiles was "Coritiba Crocodiles".

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National

 * 🇧🇷 American Football Brazilian League:
 * Highlights: 2° place in 2010, 2011 and 2012.


 * 🇧🇷 Blue Division LBFA: 2 times
 * 2010, 2011

Regionals

 * Touchdown Tournament - South Division: 1 time
 * 2009


 * South Conferecence: 2 times
 * 2010, 2011

States

 * Paraná American Football League: 4 times
 * 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Notes and references

 * Coritiba Crocodiles Official Website


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