Associação Carlos Barbosa de Futsal

Carlos Barbosa
Full name Associação Carlos Barbosa de Futsal
Founded March 1, 1976
Stadium Centro Municipal de Eventos,
Carlos Barbosa, Brazil
Capacity 6,500
League Liga Futsal
2009 Liga Futsal, champions

The Associação Carlos Barbosa de Futsal, usually known as Carlos Barbosa or by the acronym ACBF, is a Brazilian futsal club from Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul state. Founded on March 1, 1973, it is one of the most successful clubs of the sport in Brazil.

History

Associação Carlos Barbosa de Futsal was founded on March 1, 1973, after two local Carlos Barbosa city clubs, Real and River, fused. The club color, orange, was chose after the 1974 FIFA World Cup Netherlands national football team.

In 1996, the club won the state championship. Five years later, Carlos Barbosa won for the first time both the Taça Brasil de Futsal and the Liga Futsal.

In 2002 and in 2003, Carlos Barbosa won both the South American Club Futsal Championship and the Recopa de América.

In 2004, the club won the first Intercontinental Futsal Cup organized by FIFA, which took place in Barcelona, Spain. Carlos Barbosa beat Playas de Castellón FS of Spain 6-3 in the final.

Titles

National

International

Home arena

Carlos Barbosa's home arena is Centro Municipal de Eventos, inaugurated on December 17, 2000, which has a maximum capacity of 6,500 people. The Centro Municipal de Eventos replaced the club's previous stadium, Ginásio da Tramontina, which has a maximum capacity of 3,000 people.

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Bilica
2 Brazil GK Samuel
3 Brazil DF Goda
4 Brazil DF Pedro
5 Brazil DF Rodrigo
6 Brazil MF Daniel
7 Brazil FW Flávio
8 Brazil DF Vinícius
9 Brazil MF Tostão
No. Position Player
10 Brazil FW Sinoê
11 Brazil FW
12 Brazil MF Dionizio
13 Brazil MF Duda
14 Brazil FW Lucas
15 Brazil DF Rafael
16 Brazil MF Waguinho
17 Brazil MF Leandrinho
18 Brazil GK Danilo

Rivals

Carlos Barbosa rivals are Associação Farroupilhense de Futsal, based in the neighborhood municipality of Farroupilha, and Malwee/Jaraguá, of Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina.

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