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América Futebol Clube (SP)

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América-SP
America FC-SJ (A1) - SP.svg
Full nameAmérica Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Diabo (Devil)
Founded28 January 1946; 76 years ago (1946-01-28)
GroundTeixeirão
Capacity32,936[1]
LeagueCampeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão
2022Paulistão 2ª Divisão, 29th of 36
For other clubs with similar names, see América Football Club.

América Futebol Clube (SP), also known as América de Rio Preto or simply América, is a Brazilian football team based in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo. Founded in 1946, it plays in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.

It was named after America from Rio de Janeiro, even copying their team badge.

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Football in Brazil

Football in Brazil

Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country’s national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil and Germany are the only teams to succeed in qualifying for all the World Cups for which they entered the qualifiers; Brazil is the only team to participate in every World Cup competition ever held. Brazil has also won an Olympic gold medal, at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Football team

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A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all-star team or even selected as a hypothetical team and never play an actual match.

São José do Rio Preto

São José do Rio Preto

São José do Rio Preto is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is located at the northwest portion of the state, 440 km (273 mi) from the city of São Paulo and 700 km (435 mi) from Brasília. As of the 2021 census, the population of the city was 469,173 inhabitants making it the 11th largest city in the state of São Paulo and the 36th largest city in Brazil.

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo (state)

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Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão

Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão

Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, also known as Campeonato Paulista Série B1, is the fourth level of the São Paulo state professional football tournaments that determines one of the several Brazilian states championships. The two best teams are promoted to Série A3.

History

On January 28, 1946, at Hotel São Paulo, Antônio Tavares Pereira Lima, an Estrada de Ferro Araraquarense (EFA, Araraquara city Railroad) engineer, Vitor Buongermino and 53 local sportsmen and columnists of two local newspapers (A Folha de Rio Preto and A Notícia) founded the club to rival the city's only team at the time, Bancários. The club was named América Futebol Clube. The other suggested names were Dínamo and Flamengo.[2]

On March 17, 1946, América played its first match. América beat Ferroviária of Araraquara 3–1. América's first goal ever was scored by Quirino. América's starting eleven were Bob, Hugo and Edgar, De Lúcia, Quirino and Miguelzinho, Morgero, Dema, Pereira Lima, Fordinho and Birigui. Nelsinho substituted Pereira Lima during the match.[2]

In 1957, the club won its first title, the Campeonato Paulista Second Level, finishing ahead of São Bento. The club was promoted to the following year's first level.[3]

In 1978, América competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time, finishing in 38th position.[4]

In 1980, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the second time, finishing in the 32nd position.[5]

In 2006, América won the Copa São Paulo de Juniores, beating Comercial of Ribeirão Preto in the final.[6]

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Araraquara

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Campeonato Paulista Série A2

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Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista

The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and typically lasts from January to April. Rivalries amongst four of the best-known Brazilian teams have marked the history of the competition. The Campeonato Paulista is the oldest established league in Brazil, being held since 1902 and professionally since 1933.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, commonly referred to as the Brasileirão, and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Brazilian professional league for men's football clubs. At the top of the Brazilian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2021 the competition was chosen by the IFFHS as the strongest national league in South America as well as the strongest in the world.

Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto)

Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto)

Comercial Futebol Clube (SP), commonly referred to as Comercial de Ribeirão Preto or simply as Comercial, is a professional association football club based in the city of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. The team participates in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo state football league.

Current squad (selected)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Brazil BRA Wágner
— DF Brazil BRA Giba
— MF Brazil BRA Everton
— MF Brazil BRA Rodrigo Costa
— MF Brazil BRA Marquinhos
— MF Brazil BRA Tiago Gaúcho
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Roberto
— FW Brazil BRA Manoel
— FW Brazil BRA Michel
— FW Brazil BRA Romário

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FIFA eligibility rules

FIFA eligibility rules

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Brazilian Football Confederation

Brazilian Football Confederation

The Brazilian Football Confederation is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on Monday, 8 June 1914, as Federação Brasileira de Sports, and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other sports associations on 24 September 1979. Between 1914 and 1979 it was the governing body, or at least the international reference, for other olympic sports, such as tennis, athletics, handball, swimming and waterpolo. It currently has the most wins on FIFA world cups, with a total of five.

Defender (association football)

Defender (association football)

In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.

Midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively right back role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments.

Tiago Gaúcho

Tiago Gaúcho

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Forward (association football)

Forward (association football)

Forwards are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack.

Achievements

Stadium

Main article: Teixeirão

América's home stadium is Estádio Benedito Teixeira, usually known as Teixeirão,[7] inaugurated in 1996, with a maximum capacity of 36,426 people.[8]

The club also owns a training ground, named Centro de Treinamento Sami Gorayb, and nicknamed Toca do Rubro (meaning Red's Burrow).[9]

Club colors

América's official club colors are red and white. The club's home kit is composed of a red shirt, white short and red socks.[7]

Anthem

The club's official anthem lyrics was composed by Walter Benfatti and the music's author was Roberto Farath. There is another anthem, created to celebrate the club's 50th anniversary. This anthem lyrics was composed by José Celso Colturato Barbeiro and the music by Edson Crepaldi and Fernando Marques Alves .[10]

Mascot

América's mascot is a red devil, called Diabo.[11]

Source: "América Futebol Clube (SP)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, October 24th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/América_Futebol_Clube_(SP).

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References
  1. ^ "Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). CBF. 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b (in Portuguese) Club history at América Futebol Clube (SP) official website Archived January 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 1957 Campeonato Paulista Second Level at RSSSF
  4. ^ 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF Archived December 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 1980 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF Archived May 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ 2006 Copa São Paulo de Juniores at RSSSF Archived December 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b (in Portuguese) América (SP) at Arquivo de Clubes Archived January 17, 2013, at archive.today
  8. ^ www.america-sp.com.br Archived March 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
  10. ^ (in Portuguese) América's official anthem at the club's official website Archived November 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
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