América Futebol Clube (RN)
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| Full name | América Futebol Clube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Mecão and Dragão | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Machadão, Natal, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 52,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Dep. Gustavo de Carvalho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Estevam Soares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Brazilian Série A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Brazilian Série B, 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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América Futebol Clube, or América (or América de Natal), as they are usually called, is a traditional Brazilian football team from Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, founded on July 14, 1915.
América's greatest rival is ABC, also from Natal.
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[edit] History
The team was founded on July 14, 1915.
The first title of the club was in 1919. The club won the Liga de Desportos Terrestres, defeating Centro and ABC.
In 2005, the club was promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Second Division, after finishing in second in the third division.
In 2006, the club was promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro First Division, after finishing in fourth in the Campeonato Brasileiro Second Division.
[edit] Titles
- Campeonato do Nordeste: 1998
- Campeonato Potiguar: 1919, 1920, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2003
- Taça Almir/Norte-Nordeste: 1973
- Copa RN: 2006
[edit] Trivia
- América is the only Potiguar club that have won an interstate tournament. The team won Campeonato do Nordeste (Brazilian Northeast Championship) in 1998, defeating Esporte Clube Vitória by a 3-1 score in the final match.
- In 2006 América became the first Brazilian team to be promoted from the third to the first division of the Campeonato Brasileiro (Brazilian championship) in two straight years.
- The team name, logo and colors were inspired in América of Rio de Janeiro.
- The first official match played in the state of Rio Grande do Norte was América 3 x 0 ABC, in June 22, 1919 valid for the first Campeonato Potiguar de Futebol, organized at that time by the Liga de Desportos Terrestres.
- In that same year of 1919, América won the championship becoming the first champion of the Campeonato Potiguar.
- The forward Nilo, whom played the 1919 championship at the age of 15 also played at Fluminense-RJ, Botafogo-RJ and Seleção Brasileira. He even played the World Cup in 1930.
- América had been licenced of the Federação Norteriograndense de Futebol (FNF) for 5 years, between 1960 and 1965, thus the team did not participate in official competitions. Instead, the team committed to the construction of its official building at Rodrigues Alves street, bourough of Tirol.
- In 1974 América was the undeafeated state champion, playing 20 matches with 12 wins and 8 ties.
- Between 1987 and 1992, América won 5 state championships, only losing in 1990.
- In 1996, the team from Rio Grande do Norte was vice-champion of the Second Division of Brazilian National Football Championship and became eligible to participate in the First Division in the following year. In its return to the main division, América ended in 17th place, ahead of powerful teams, such as Corinthians and Fluminense. In 1998, however, the club failed to remain the in the First Division.
- América is the only Football Team in Rio Grande do Norte to obtain titles outside the state:
- In 1973, became the undefeatable winner of Taça Almir de Albuquerque, which involved teams from North-Northeast of Brazil.
- In 1975, América was the champion of Torneio Norte-Nordeste.
- In 1998, América managed to achieve its greatest glory, becoming champion of Copa do Nordeste, defeating in the final match on July 4th, Vitória-BA at the score of 3x1, with goals of Biro-Biro, Paulinho Kobayashi and Carioca. América's team at that time had the following players: Gabriel; Gilson, Paulo Roberto (André), Lima e Rogerinho; Montanha, Carioca, Biro-Biro e Moura; Paulinho Kobayashi e Leonardo (Vanderlei).
- In national championships, organized by CBF, América participated on:
1 Taça Brasil (1968); 14 Brazilian Championships Série A (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1997, 1998 e 2007); 17 Campeonatos Brasileiros da Série B (1972, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 e 2006); 4 Brazilian Championships Série C (1987, 1988, 1990 e 2005); 13 Copas do Brasil (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 e 2007).
- América only did not participate in a Brazilian Championship in 1971 and 1992.
- América is the best ranked team of Rio Grande do Norte, according to CBF's Ranking Nacional de Clubes, currently at the 33rd Position with 571 points;
- In 2005, América had the best forward of Brazilian Championship - Série C, Paulinho Marília, scoring 10 goals.
- On October 3rd, 2003 the city counselor Hermano Morais published in the Diário Oficial do Município, the Law n° 5.493, recognizing América Futebol Clube, as an instrument of the City's Public Utility. On November 7, 1928, through Law 707 the club was the first to be recognized as a State Public Utility instrument.
- On June 10, 2006, América defeated by 3 x 1, its greatest rival, ABC Futebol Clube, in the first classic match played at ABC's own stadium.
- América is the only club from Rio Grande do Norte to participate in an International championship, the Copa Conmebol in 1998.
- On November 25th, 2006, América once again managed to qualify for the First Division of Brazilian National Champion, after a 2 x 2 tie with champion Atlético-MG, at Mineirão, with a record public of 74.694 (largest public of the year in Brazil), after start losing by the score of 2 x 0. At the end of the game, América crossed the statium applauded by Atlético's fans.
- América was the first team to obtain two consecutive accesses in the Brazilian Championship. In 2005, América qualified to série B and in 2006, América qualified for série A.
[edit] Stadium
América's home stadium is the Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado (Machadão) stadium, capacity 52,000, currently reduced to 28,000 for security reasons.
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