Rio Branco Football Club

Rio Branco
Full name Rio Branco Football Club
Nickname(s) Alvirrubro (White-and-Red)
Estrelão (Big Star)
O Mais Querido (The Most Loved)
O Maior do Norte (The Bigget of the North
Founded 1919
Ground José de Melo
Arena da Floresta
(Capacity: 8,000 (José de Melo)
20,000 (Arena da Floresta))
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
2011 Série C, 9th
Home colours
Away colours

Rio Branco Football Club, usually known simply as Rio Branco, is a Brazilian football (soccer) club based in the city of Rio Branco in the Acre state of Brazil.

Contents

History

On June 8, 1919, the club was founded by the lawyer Luiz Mestrinho Filho, a relative of Governor Gilberto Mestrinho. [1]

In 1947, the club won the first state championship organized by the Acre State Football Federation. [2] From 1955 to 1957, Rio Branco won three state championships in a row. [2]

Rio Branco won the first edition of Copa Norte in 1997 [3], beating Remo of Pará state, in the final. [4] Rio Branco gained the right to compete in that year's Copa CONMEBOL. The club was eliminated in the first round of Copa CONMEBOL, by Deportes Tolima, of Colombia, after losing in the penalty shootout. [5] From 2002 to 2005, Rio Branco won four state championships in a row. [1]

Achievements

1997
1976, 1979, 1984
1947, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1992 ,1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

Season records

Season League Campeonato Brasilero Copa do Brasil
Division Format P W D L F A Pts Pos Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
1999 A (g6*,g6*)-2 10 6 1 3 19 3rd
2000 A (g6*,g6*)-2 12 8 3 0 27 1st Green
Modul
12 5 3 4 20 16 18
2001 A (g6*,g6*)-2 12 6 2 3 29 11 20 2nd
2002 A g6 10 9 0 1 27 4 27 1st
2003 A (g7*,g7*)-2 12 10 2 0 32 1st C R32
2004 A 14 9 2 3 29 1st C QF 2nd round
2005 A (g5*,g5*)-2 13 9 3 1 30 1st 1st round
2006 A Tacas 10 6 1 3 19 12 19 2nd withdrew 1st round
2007 A (g7*;g7*)-2 12 10 2 0 47 11 32 1st C 6 3 1 2 9 7 10 3rd(R16) not qualified
2008 A (g8*;g6*)-2 13 12 0 1 42 15 36 1st C 14 5 1 8 25 30 16 8th(R8) 1st round
2009 A 2g5*-4-2* 6 4 2 0 16 7 14 2nd C 10 4 2 4 18 15 14 QF 1st round
2010 A g9*-4 13 11 1 1 40 17 34 1st C 8 2 4 2 12 17 10 4th(GS) not qualified
2011 A g8-4 18 12 2 4 42 22 38 1st C 1st round

Current squad

First Team

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Acosta
GK André
GK Rafael Córdova
DF Rodrigão
DF Ananías
DF Rogério
DF Ivo
DF Luciano
DF Ley
DF Leandro Caniggia
DF Martony
DF Pedro Balú
MF Wendell
No. Position Player
MF Rossini
MF Zé Marco
MF Márcio Tinga
MF Paulo Krauss
MF Paulinho Pitbull
MF Djames
MF William
MF Ismael
MF Matías Palermo
FW Marcelo Brás
FW Araújo
FW Juliano César
FW Souza

Stadium

Rio Branco currently plays in their home stadium, the Estádio José de Melo, which has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.

The club also plays at Arena da Floresta, which has a maximum capacity of 20,000 people.

Colors

Rio Branco's official colors are red and white. Rio Branco's home kit is composed of a red shirt, red shorts and red socks. [1]

References

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