Associação Atlética Anapolina

Brazilian football club

Football club

Anapolina

Full name

Associação Atlética Anapolina

Nickname(s)

Rubra
Xata

Founded

January 1, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-01-01)

Ground

Jonas Duarte, Anápolis, Brazil

Capacity

20,000

Chairman

Nélio Carneiro

Manager

Waldemar Lemos

League

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

2011

Série D, 7th

Home colours

Away colours

Associação Atlética Anapolina, or Anapolina as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Anápolis in Goiás, founded on January 1, 1948.

Anapolina greatest rival is Anápolis.

Home stadium is the Jonas Duarte stadium, capacity 19,000. They play in red shirts, shorts and socks.

History

The team was founded after a club called Anápolis Sport had gone bankrupt. On April 18, 1948, Anapolina played its first match, against Ferroviário of Araguari. Anapolina won by 3–2. On March 11, 1949, Anapolina played its first interstate match, against Bangu of Rio de Janeiro city, in Anápolis. The match was won by Bangu, and the score was 4–2.