River Atlético Clube
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| Full name | River Atlético Clube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Albertão Lindolfinho (Capacity 60,000 (Albertão) 8,000 (Lindolfinho)) |
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| Manager | Luiz Carlos Winck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Eliminated in first stage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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River Atlético Clube, usually known simply as River, is a Brazilian football club from Teresina, Piauí state.
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[edit] History
On March 1, 1946, [1] the club was founded by Ginásio Leão XIII students, commanded by the teacher Anilthon Soares. [2] The Commendator Dionísio Brochado brought from São Paulo River Plate of Argentina kits, and then, the new club was named after the Argentine club, and adopted its colors and kits. [3]
In 1948, two years after the club was founded, River won its first state championship. [4]
In 1977, the club competed in the Brazilian Championship for the first time, finishing in the 41st place. [5]. The club competed in the championship again in 1978, finishing in the 69th place [6], in 1979, finishing in the 83th place [7], in 1981, finishing in the 39th place [8], and in 1982, finishing in the 44th place. [9]
In 2000, River competed in the Copa João Havelange, which was the competition that replaced the Brazilian Championship in that year. The club was in the yellow module (which was that season's equivalent to the second level), and was eliminated in the first stage. [10]
[edit] Titles
- Campeonato Piauiense: 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1973, 1975(1), 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007
[edit] Stadium
The club's home matches are usually played at Governador Alberto Tavares Silva stadium, nicknamed Albertão [1] which has a maximum capacity of 60,000 people.[11]
River also plays at Estádio Lindolfo Monteiro, nicknamed Lindoflinho, which has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people. [12]
[edit] Rivengo
The derby between River and Esporte Clube Flamengo is known as Rivengo. Rivengo is the truncation of the clubs' names, River and Flamengo. [13]
[edit] Club colors and mascot
River's official colors are red, black and white. [12]
The club's mascot is a rooster. [3]
[edit] Current squad
[edit] First Team
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[edit] References
- ^ a b (Portuguese) River Atlético Clube at Arquivo de Clubes
- ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
- ^ a b Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
- ^ a b List of Campeonato Piauiense champions at RSSSF
- ^ 1977 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
- ^ 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
- ^ 1979 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
- ^ 1981 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
- ^ 1982 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
- ^ 2000 Copa João Havelange at RSSSF
- ^ (Portuguese) Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva at Templos do Futebol
- ^ a b (Portuguese) River Atlético Clube at Times Brasileiros
- ^ (Portuguese) Juiz expulsa maqueiro fumante em clássico no PI - Terra Esportes (November 6, 2006)
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) River Atlético Clube at Arquivo de Clubes
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