Americano Futebol Clube
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| Full name | Americano Futebol Clube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Cano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Godofredo Cruz, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Luíz César Gama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Valter Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Brazilian Série C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Brazilian Série C, eliminated in the first stage |
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Americano Futebol Clube, or Americano as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro, founded on June 1, 1914.
Americano greatest rival is Goytacaz.
They play in black and white stripes, black shorts and socks.
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[edit] History
The club was founded on June 1, 1914 by the Uruguayan Bertoni brothers, after watching a match between América and a Campos combined team, won by 3-1 by the former.
In 2002, Americano won both the Taça Guanabara and the Taça Rio, but was defeated by Fluminense in both legs (2-0 and 3-1) of the Campeonato Carioca final.
In 2004, Americano reached the final four of the Brazilian Série C, but finished in the third position, after União Barbarense and Gama, and was not promoted to the Série B.
[edit] Titles
- Brazilian Third Division (Blue module) :1987
- Taça Guanabara: 2002
- Taça Rio: 2002
- Campeonato Fluminense de Futebol (Fluminense Football Championship): 1954, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1975
- Campeonato da Cidade de Campos (Campos City Championship): 1915, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977.
[edit] Stadium
Americano's stadium is Estádio Godofredo Cruz, with a maximum capacity of 25,000 people.
[edit] Trivia
The club was originally planned to be named América Football Club, after América of Rio de Janeiro.
[edit] Logo
The nine red stars on Americano's logo represent the nine consecutive Campeonato da Cidade de Campos titles. The golden star represents the 1987 Brazilian Third Division title.
[edit] Anthem
The club's official anthem was composed by Pereira Júnior.
