Paraná Clube is the team of Brazil (and probably of the world) with most mergings and renamings along its history:
19?? - Foundation of Leão FC 19?? - Foundation of Tigre FC
1914 - Leão FC and Tigre FC merged into Britânia SC 1914 - Foundation of Savóia FC
1915 - Foundation of SC Água Verde
1920 - Savóia FC absorbs EC Água Verde and becomes Savóia-Água Verde 1920 - Foundation of Palestra Itália
1921 - Savóia-Água Verde renamed again to Savóia FC
1930 - Foundation of CA Ferroviário
World War II - Palestra Itália renamed to Paranaense World War II - Paranaense renamed to Comercial World War II - Comercial renamed to Palmeiras
1942 - Savóia renamed to EC Brasil
End of World War II - Palmeiras renamed to Palestra Itália End of World War II - EC Brasil renamed to EC Água Verde
1971 - Britânia, Palestra Itália and CA Ferroviário merged into Colorado EC 1971 - EC Água Verde renamed to EC Pinheiros
1989 - Colorado EC and EC Pinheiros merged into Paraná Clube.
Graphically:
Leão FC Tigre FC
\-----+-----/
|
Britânia SC Savóia FC
| | SC Água Verde
| \-----+-----/
| |
| Palestra Itália Savóia-Água Verde
| | |
| | Savóia FC
| | CA Ferroviário |
| Paranaense | |
| | | |
| Comercial | |
| | | |
| Palmeiras | EC Brasil
| | | |
| Palestra Itália | EC Água Verde
\-----------+----------------/ |
| |
Colorado EC EC Pinheiros
\---------------+-------------/
|
Paraná Clube
Prepared and maintained by Marcelo Leme de Arruda for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation and RSSSF Brazil
Author: Marcelo Leme de Arruda (marcelo.leme.arruda@gmail.com)
Last updated: 15 Apr 2014
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