American football team
Vila Nova
Club · Brazil · Serie B
«Big Tiger»
370
Matches
145
wins
124
draws
101
losses
437–358
Goals
+79
Difference
1.2
Scored per game
Form
W
20 Aug · Home Ponte Preta · 6:0
D
23 Aug · Away Operário-PR · 0:0
W
30 Aug · Home Ceará · 2:0
L
5 Sep · Away Athletic Club · 0:5
W
10 Sep · Home Goiás · 2:0
D
15 Sep · Away Avaí · 1:1
The club itself grew out of something unrelated to football: a priest, Padre José Balestiere, had founded the Associação Mariana in 1938 to bring Catholic parish groups together, and it was a group led by Major Francisco Ferraz de Lima who later split off to put a football team on the pitch for the Vila Nova neighbourhood. Money trouble then took the name away for almost a decade — the club played as Operário, then Araguaia, then Fênix — before Vila Nova Futebol Clube was restored in 1955, twelve years after the original founding in 1943.
What the name has stood for since is Goiás state football.
None of that carries the weight, in the city, of the Derby do Cerrado.
Latest results
All matches| 15 Sep | Serie B |
Avaí
A
|
1:1 | D |
| 10 Sep | Serie B |
Goiás
H
|
2:0 | W |
| 5 Sep | Serie B |
Athletic Club
A
|
0:5 | L |
| 30 Aug | Serie B |
Ceará
H
|
2:0 | W |
| 23 Aug | Serie B |
Operário-PR
A
|
0:0 | D |
| 20 Aug | Serie B |
Ponte Preta
H
|
6:0 | W |
Standing
Serie B| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Juventude
|
27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 30:15 | 50 |
| 2 |
 Novorizontino
|
27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 47:24 | 49 |
| 3 |
Vila Nova
|
27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 39:30 | 47 |
| 4 |
 Fortaleza
|
27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 30:22 | 47 |
| 5 |
 Criciúma
|
27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 28:21 | 47 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 370
370
Matches
145
wins
124
draws
101
losses
437–358
Goals
+79
Difference
1.2
Scored per game
wins
draws
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 370 | 188 | 182 |
| Scored | 437 | 263 | 174 |
| Conceded | 358 | 134 | 224 |
| Scored per game | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Conceded per game | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +79 | +129 | −50 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
Janderson
Midfielder
19 Matches
Hayner William Monjardim Cordeiro
Defender
19 Matches
João Vieira
Midfielder
18 Matches
Dalberson
Goalkeeper
18 Matches
Willian Formiga
Defender
18 Matches
Marquinhos Gabriel
Midfielder
18 Matches
Nathan Camargo
Midfielder
18 Matches
Tiago Pagnussat
Defender
17 Matches
Squad of Vila Nova
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | |
Janderson |
Midfielder | 27 | 19 |
| 22 | |
Hayner William Monjardim Cordeiro |
Defender | 30 | 19 |
| 5 | |
João Vieira |
Midfielder | 28 | 18 |
| 29 | |
Dalberson |
Goalkeeper | 29 | 18 |
| 13 | Willian Formiga |
Defender | 18 | ||
| 10 | |
Marquinhos Gabriel |
Midfielder | 36 | 18 |
| 20 | |
Nathan Camargo |
Midfielder | 21 | 18 |
| 3 | |
Tiago Pagnussat |
Defender | 36 | 17 |
| 18 | |
 Enzo |
Midfielder | 23 | 16 |
| 1 | |
 Helton Brant Aleixo Leite |
Goalkeeper | 35 | 16 |
| 15 | |
 Eduardo dos Santos |
Midfielder | 24 | 15 |
| 70 | |
 Emerson Lima Freitas |
Forward | 25 | 15 |
| 9 | |
 Gustavo Puskás |
Forward | 18 | 14 |
| 8 |  Willian Marlon Ferreira Moraes |
Midfielder | 14 | ||
| 7 | |
 André Luís da Costa Alfredo |
Forward | 29 | 13 |
| 33 |  Bruno Cesar Xavier Sislo |
Midfielder | 12 | ||
| 31 | |
 Dodo |
Midfielder | 32 | 12 |
| 11 |  Ryan Lima |
Midfielder | 11 | ||
| 6 | |
 Higor |
Defender | 21 | 11 |
| 49 | |
 Dellatorre |
Forward | 34 | 11 |
| 21 | |
 Higor Matheus Meritão |
Midfielder | 32 | 10 |
| 16 | |
 Igor Aquino da Silva |
Defender | 33 | 10 |
| 17 | |
 Everton Galdino |
Forward | 29 | 8 |
| 23 | |
 Breno |
Defender | 24 | 8 |
| 31 |  Raphael Guimarães de Paula |
Midfielder | 7 | ||
| 9 |  Rafael da Silva |
Forward | 7 | ||
| 38 | |
 Caio Marcelo Pinheiro da Silva |
Defender | 28 | 6 |
| 4 | |
 Pedro Romano |
Defender | 25 | 5 |
| 6 |  Igor |
Defender | 5 | ||
| 4 | |
 Douglas Mendes |
Defender | 22 | 4 |
| 14 |  Anderson |
Defender | 4 | ||
| 2 | |
 Elias |
Defender | 27 | 4 |
| 8 |  Kerlon |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 23 | |
 Weverton |
Defender | 23 | 3 |
| 19 |  Caique de Jesus da Silva |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 4 |  Samuel Lucas |
Defender | 2 | ||
| 23 |  Jonathan Costa |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 11 |  Ryan |
Forward | 1 | ||
| 30 |  Gabriel Atila |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 14 |  Samuel Frota Nunes |
Midfielder | 1 |
Fixtures of Vila Nova
-
15 Sep
Avaí
A
1:1
D
-
10 Sep
Goiás
H
2:0
W
-
5 Sep
Athletic Club
A
0:5
L
-
30 Aug
Ceará
H
2:0
W
-
23 Aug
Operário-PR
A
0:0
D
-
20 Aug
Ponte Preta
H
6:0
W
-
15 Aug
Atlético Goianiense
A
2:0
W
-
8 Aug
Sport Recife
H
0:1
L
Honours of Vila Nova
- Campeonato Goiano 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2015, 2020, 2025 31
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 1996, 2015, 2020 3
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 1994 1
- Copa Goiás