Pouso Alegre Futebol Clube
Pouso Alegre Futebol Clube, known as Pouso Alegre, is a Brazilian football club based in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais state. Founded in 1913, the club plays in the Campeonato Mineiro. History. Founded on 15 November 1913 as "Pouso Alegre Football Club", the club only played their first match in 1928. After a period of inactivity, the club became professional in 1967, playing in the Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão but being knocked out after a judicial decision. In 1983, Pouso Alegre won the Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol Amador, after previously winning the Copa Sul Mineira earlier in  the year. In the following season, the club returned to a professional status, and won promotion to the Campeonato Mineiro in 1988 after a court intervention. In 1990, Pouso Alegre finished fifth in the year's Mineiro, the club's best-ever position in the tournament. Relegated to the Módulo II in 1992, the club played in that division until 1998 when they went into inactivity. Back in 2009, Pouso Alegre played one season in the Segunda Divisão (third level) before returning to inactivity. The club announced their return to the activities in 2017, and returned to a senior competition  in the following year after finishing seventh in the Segunda Divisão. Pouso Alegre won the Segunda Divisão in 2019, and achieved a second consecutive promotion in 2020 after winning the Módulo II. In the 2021 Campeonato Mineiro, the club finished sixth and assured a place in the 2022 Série D, the club's first-ever national competition.