América Football Club

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Full name América Football Club
Nickname(s) Diabo (Devil),
Mecão and Rubro Carioca
Founded 1904
Ground Giulite Coutinho,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(Capacity 16,000)
Chairman Flag of Brazil Reginaldo Mathias dos Santos
Manager Flag of Brazil Gaúcho
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
2007 Eliminated in third stage
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América Football Club, or América as it is usually called, is a traditional Brazilian football team from Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro state, founded on September 18, 1904. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times and won the state championship seven times.

Its home stadium is the Giulite Coutinho stadium, capacity 16,000. They play in red shirts, white shorts and red socks.

Famous football anthem composer Lamartine Babo was a supporter of América. [1] América's mascot is a devil.

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[edit] History

On September 18, 1904, Alberto Koltzbucher, Alfredo Guilherme Koehler, Alfredo Mohrsted, Gustavo Bruno Mohrsted, Henrique Mohrsted, Jayme Faria Machado and Oswaldo Mohrsted founded América Football Club.[2]

In 1905, América, together with Bangu, Botafogo, Petrópolis, Fluminense and Futebol Atlético Clube founded Liga de Football do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro Football League), which was the first football federation of Rio de Janeiro.[2] In 1913, the club won the state championship for the first time.[3]

In 1971, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A's first edition, finishing in the 11th place.[4]

In 2006, América was the runner-up of Taça Guanabara. América played the final against Botafogo.[5]

[edit] Achievements

  • Tournament of the Champions:
    • Winners (1): 1982
  • Taça Ioduran (Rio-São Paulo):
    • Winners (1): 1917
  • Torneio Extra:
    • Winners (1): 1938
  • Torneio Extra Carlos Martins da Rocha:
    • Winners (1): 1952
  • 3rd phase of Campeonato Carioca:
    • Winners (1): 1955
  • Torneio Ary Barroso:
    • Winners (1): 1965
  • Torneio Jayme de Carvalho:
    • Winners (1): 1976

[edit] Noted players

[edit] Top Goalscores

  1. Luisinho Lemos : 311 goals .
  2. Edu : 212 goals .
  3. Maneco : 187 goals .
  4. Plácido: 167 goals .
  5. Carola : 158 goals .
  6. Chiquinho : 102 goals .

[edit] Best Attendances

  1. América - Fluminense, 0-2, 141,689 (120.178 people seated), June 9, 1968
  2. América - Flamengo, 1-4, 139,599, April 4, 1956
  3. América - Vasco, 1-2, 121,765, January 28, 1951
  4. América - Flamengo, 1-0, 104,532, April 25, 1976
  5. América - Flamengo, 5-1, 100,000, April 1, 1956
  6. América - Fluminense, 2-1 98,099, December 18, 1960
  7. América - Fluminense, 1-0, 97,681, September 22, 1974
  8. América - Fluminense, 0-1, 96,035, April 27, 1975
  9. América - Flamengo, 1-1, 93,393, May 19, 1969
  10. América - Fluminense, 2-0, 92,516, March 17, 1956

[edit] Mascot

One controversial aspect about the club is the official mascot: the Diabo (devil), depicted as a red demon complete with horns, pointy beard, curled moustache, a long fat arrow-pointed tail, hooved feet and a black cape. The club's old stadium was nicknamed Caldeirão do Diabo ("Devil's Cauldron"). As of 2006 some of the club's fans, supported by the Evangelical Christian then-manager Jorginho, tried to replace the devil with the bald eagle, claiming that the devil was unlucky. But, since the devil is a traditional part of the club's life, it is not yet certain whether the old mascot will actually be ousted.[6]

[edit] Clubs named after América

América is one of the Brazilian teams with more clubs named after it, copying even its symbols. Some of its clones are: América of Natal, América of São José do Rio Preto, América of Três Rios, América of Amazonas, América of Ceará, among others are named after América Football Club.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ E-Biografias
  2. ^ a b (Portuguese) América Football Club. Campeões do Futebol. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  3. ^ (Portuguese) Rio de Janeiro Championship 1913. RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  4. ^ (Portuguese) Brazil 1971 Championship - Primeiro Campeonato Nacional de Clubes. RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  5. ^ (Portuguese) Rio de Janeiro State League 2006. RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  6. ^ (Portuguese) Sou crente mas não sou bobo. Atletas de Cristo do Brasil. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  7. ^ (2001) Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, pp. 120. ISBN 8588651017. 

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