Football team
Vila Nova
Club · Brazil · Serie B
«Big Tiger»
373
Matches
148
wins
124
draws
101
losses
441–358
Goals
+83
Difference
1.2
Scored per game
Form
L
5 Sep · Away Athletic Club · 0:5
W
10 Sep · Home Goiás · 2:0
D
15 Sep · Away Avaí · 1:1
W
18 Sep · Home América Mineiro · 1:0
W
26 Sep · Home Londrina · 2:0
W
3 Oct · Away Botafogo SP · 1:0
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
Fixtures and results| 8 Oct | Serie B |
Cuiabá
H
|
||
| 3 Oct | Serie B |
Botafogo SP
A
|
1:0 | W |
| 26 Sep | Serie B |
Londrina
H
|
2:0 | W |
| 18 Sep | Serie B |
América Mineiro
H
|
1:0 | W |
| 15 Sep | Serie B |
Avaí
A
|
1:1 | D |
| 10 Sep | Serie B |
Goiás
H
|
2:0 | W |
Standing
Serie B| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Juventude
|
31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 35:19 | 56 |
| 2 |
 Vila Nova
|
30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 43:31 | 54 |
| 3 |
 Novorizontino
|
31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 52:27 | 54 |
| 4 |
 Criciúma
|
31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 33:27 | 53 |
| 5 |
 Fortaleza
|
31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 36:27 | 53 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 373
373
Matches
148
wins
124
draws
101
losses
441–358
Goals
+83
Difference
1.2
Scored per game
wins
draws
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 373 | 190 | 183 |
| Scored | 441 | 266 | 175 |
| Conceded | 358 | 134 | 224 |
| Scored per game | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Conceded per game | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +83 | +132 | −49 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
Janderson
Midfielder
22 Matches
Dalberson
Goalkeeper
21 Matches
Nathan Camargo
Midfielder
21 Matches
Willian Formiga
Defender
21 Matches
Hayner William Monjardim Cordeiro
Defender
21 Matches
João Vieira
Midfielder
21 Matches
Marquinhos Gabriel
Midfielder
21 Matches
Helton Brant Aleixo Leite
Goalkeeper
19 Matches
Squad of Vila Nova
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | |
Janderson |
Midfielder | 27 | 22 |
| 29 | |
Dalberson |
Goalkeeper | 29 | 21 |
| 20 | |
Nathan Camargo |
Midfielder | 21 | 21 |
| 13 | Willian Formiga |
Defender | 21 | ||
| 22 | |
 Hayner William Monjardim Cordeiro |
Defender | 31 | 21 |
| 5 | |
 João Vieira |
Midfielder | 28 | 21 |
| 10 | |
 Marquinhos Gabriel |
Midfielder | 36 | 21 |
| 1 | |
Helton Brant Aleixo Leite |
Goalkeeper | 35 | 19 |
| 18 | |
 Enzo |
Midfielder | 23 | 19 |
| 3 | |
 Tiago Pagnussat |
Defender | 36 | 19 |
| 70 | |
 Emerson Lima Freitas |
Forward | 25 | 18 |
| 15 | |
 Eduardo dos Santos |
Midfielder | 24 | 18 |
| 8 |  Willian Marlon Ferreira Moraes |
Midfielder | 17 | ||
| 7 | |
 André Luís da Costa Alfredo |
Forward | 29 | 16 |
| 9 | |
 Gustavo Puskás |
Forward | 18 | 16 |
| 33 |  Bruno Cesar Xavier Sislo |
Midfielder | 15 | ||
| 16 | |
 Igor Aquino da Silva |
Defender | 33 | 13 |
| 6 | |
 Higor |
Defender | 21 | 13 |
| 21 | |
 Higor Matheus Meritão |
Midfielder | 32 | 13 |
| 11 |  Ryan Lima |
Forward | 13 | ||
| 31 | |
 Dodo |
Midfielder | 32 | 12 |
| 17 | |
 Everton Galdino |
Midfielder | 29 | 11 |
| 49 | |
 Dellatorre |
Forward | 34 | 11 |
| 31 |  Raphael Guimarães de Paula |
Midfielder | 10 | ||
| 23 | |
 Breno |
Defender | 24 | 8 |
| 4 | |
 Douglas Mendes |
Defender | 22 | 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 | ||
| 23 |  Jonathan Costa |
Defender | 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 | ||
| 9 |  Lincoln |
Forward | 1 | ||
| 11 |  Ryan |
Forward | 1 | ||
| 30 |  Gabriel Atila |
Goalkeeper | 1 |
Fixtures of Vila Nova
-
8 Oct
Cuiabá
H
-
3 Oct
Botafogo SP
A
1:0
W
-
26 Sep
Londrina
H
2:0
W
-
18 Sep
América Mineiro
H
1:0
W
-
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
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