Alecrim Futebol Clube, also known as Alecrim (), are a Brazilian

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team from

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. They competed in the Série A in 1986.

History

Alecrim Futebol Clube were founded on August 15, 1915, by a group of boys that included the future Brazilian President,

Café Filho João Fernandes Campos Café Filho (; 3 February 1899 – 20 February 1970) was a Brazilian politician who served as the 18th president of Brazil, taking office upon the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas. He was the first Protestant to occupy ...

. They won the

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seven times. Alecrim competed in the Série A in

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when they were eliminated in the first stage of the competition. On February 4, 1968, the famous player

Garrincha Manuel Francisco dos Santos (28 October 1933 – 20 January 1983), nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha (, "little bird"), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger. He is widely regarded as one of ...

played a game for Alecrim against

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. In 2012, Alecrim appointed Englishman Anthony Armstrong-Emery, as the first foreign President of a Brazilian club.

Stadium

Alecrim played their home games at Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, commonly known as Machadão. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 45,000 people. At the end of 2013, Alecrim moved to a new 10,500 capacity stadium, which has the potential for expansion to 25,000. The new stadium will also host an academy.

Players with current contract

Achievements

: 7 ::1924, 1925, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1985, 1986 *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D) is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and was announced by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on April 9, 2008. The Campeonato Brasileir ...

::4th (2009,promoted)

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