América Futebol Clube (AM)
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| Ground | Vivaldão (Capacity 43,000) |
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América Futebol Clube (AM), usually known simply as América (or as América-AM, América (AM), or América de Manaus), is a Brazilian football club from Manaus, Amazonas state.
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[edit] History
On August 2, 1939, América Futebol Clube was founded by the brothers Arthur and Amadeu Teixeira Alves, and named after the Rio de Janeiro club of the same name. [1] In the beginning, the club's only players were Dom Bosco School students. [2]
From 1951 to 1954, América won four state championships in a row. [3]
In 1981, América competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, which was named Taça de Bronze (Bronze Trophy) at the time. The club was eliminated in the first stage, by Izabelense of Pará state. [4]
[edit] Titles
- Campeonato Amazonense: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1994
- Torneio Início do Campeonato Amazonense: 1955, 1965, 1986 and 1996
[edit] Stadium
América's home stadium is Estádio Vivaldo Lima, usually known as Vivaldão[2], inaugurated in 1970, with a maximum capacity of 43,000 people. [5]
The club also owns a training ground, named Centro Social Urbano do Parque 10 de Novembro, sometimes called CSU. [1] América sometimes trains at the Campo do Formigão training ground. [6]
[edit] Symbols
The club's official anthem lyrics was composed by Daniel Sales, in 1998, and is named "América do meu Coração", meaning "América of my Heart". [7] América's mascot is a devil, [8] named Diabo Rubro, which means Red Devil. [9] The club is nicknamed Mequinha, which means Little América. [1]
[edit] Ultra groups
There are two ultra groups supporting the club: [10]
- Torcida Americana
- Torcida Americana do Theo
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
- ^ a b (Portuguese) América Futebol Clube (AM) at Arquivo de Clubes
- ^ Campeonato Amazonense at RSSSF
- ^ 1981 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (Taça de Bronze) at RSSSF
- ^ (Portuguese) Estádio Vivaldo Lima (Vivaldão) at Templos do Futebol
- ^ (Portuguese) América Futebol Clube (AM) profile at fansite
- ^ (Portuguese) América's anthem at América Futebol Clube (AM) fansite
- ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
- ^ (Portuguese) América Futebol Clube (AM) at Times Brasileiros
- ^ (Portuguese) América's ultra groups at club's fansite
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) América's fan website
