Vila Nova Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Goiânia in Goiás, founded on July 29, 1943. They play in red shirts, shorts and socks. Their nickname is 'The Tigers' (or in Portuguese "Tigrão" which roughly translates "Big Tiger"). The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 1996. Vila Nova's greatest rival is Goiás. In 2010 Vila narrowly avoided being relegated to Série C by virtue of goal difference ahead of regional rivals Brasiliense, despite the two clubs finishing with the same number of points.
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