Karanba

Karanba was one of 18 clubs from Brazil that had teams playing during Gothia Cup 2013. They participated with one team in Girls 19. In addition to Karanba, 28 other teams from 9 different countries played in Girls 19. They were divided into 7 different groups, whereof Karanba could be found in Group 1 together with Ingelstad IK, Lyngdal IL and Sunderby SK. Karanba continued to Play off A after reaching 1:st place in Group 1. In the playoff they made it to 1/4 Final, but lost it against Kungsbacka DFF with 0-1. In the Final, Vancouver Whitecaps won over Hovås-Billdal IF /Billdals BK and became the winner of Play off A in Girls 19. Karanba comes from Rio de Janeiro which lies approximately 10000 km from Göteborg, where Gothia Cup takes place. Other than Karanba, the club Rio FC does also originate from the area around Rio de Janeiro.