O Esporte Clube Água Verde foi um clube de Curitiba, fundado em 1914, campeão paranaense em 1967 e antecessor do Esporte Clube Pinheiros, que em 1989 se fundiu ao Colorado para formar o Paraná Clube.
Água Verde Sports Club
Água Verde Sports Club was a traditional club from Curitiba, founded on December 17, 1914 in the neighborhood that gave it its name. It won the Paraná State Championship in 1967 and is part of the lineage that originated Pinheiros Sports Club and, later, Paraná Clube.
History
Água Verde Sports Club was founded on December 17, 1914, in the neighborhood of the same name, in Curitiba. Over the first decades, it became one of the traditional clubs in Paraná football, undergoing mergers with other capital clubs, such as Savóia. In 1967, Água Verde won the Paraná State Championship, the main title of its trajectory. In 1971, the club became known as Pinheiros Sports Club, name under which it was Paraná state champion in 1984 and 1987. In 1989, Pinheiros merged with Colorado Sports Club, giving rise to Paraná Clube. Therefore, Água Verde's history is an important part of the roots of professional football in Curitiba.