Ipatinga Futebol Clube

Ipatinga
Full nameIpatinga Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Tigrão (Big Tiger)
Quadricolor (Quadracolor)
Founded21 May 1998; 26 years ago (1998-05-21)
GroundIpatingão
Capacity25,000
OwnerMarcos Ferraz
PresidentNicanor Pires
Head coachJosé Ângelo
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série D
Campeonato Mineiro
2023Mineiro, 9th of 12

Ipatinga Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club based in Ipatinga, state of Minas Gerais, founded on 21 May 1998. During the 2013 season, the club played in Betim, shortly after returned to Ipatinga in 2015.

On 22 May 2022, the club was acquired by businessman Marcos Ferraz, through his conglomerate Kraken Holding, Inc, who took over management immediately, transforming the club into SAF (anonymous football company) and registered its squad to participate. of the championship of the same year.[1]

  1. ^ Superesportes; Superesportes (22 April 2022). "Perto de fechar as portas, Ipatinga celebra acordo para pr-venda da SAF". Superesportes (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2022.