The América Futebol Clube, also referred to as América (AM) or América de Manaus, was an

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club based in Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas.

History

The club was founded as The América Futebol Clube on August 2, 1939, by the brothers Arthur and Amadeu Teixeira Alves, and named after the

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club of the same name.''Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil'', São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003. In the beginning, the club's only players were Dom Bosco School students.América Futebol Clube (AM) at Arquivo de Clubes
The América won four

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s in a row from 1951 to 1954.Campeonato Amazonense at RSSSF
The América competed in 1981 in the

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, which was named Taça de Bronze (Bronze Trophy) at the time. The club was eliminated in the first stage, by the Izabelense of

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state. On May 14, 2010, the club name was changed to the Manaos Futebol Clube, in order to popularize it amongst the people of Amazonas. The colors were changed from red and white to green (representing the Amazon Forest) and black (representing the Rio Negro (Black River)). On June 21, 2010, the board of directors, motivated by the lack of financial investments expected with the identity change, changed the name back to the América. Later, this same board of investors founded the current Manaus Futebol Clube. They finished as the

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Série D runners-up after being defeated in the final by the

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. However, the club lost 6 points for fielding an ineligible player, and its spot in the 2011 Série C was awarded to the

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. The club closed its activities in 2012. Amadeu Teixeira is also the longest-serving manager in history, with 53 years ahead América's head coaching.

Achievements

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: ** Winners (6): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1994, 2009 * Torneio Início do Campeonato Amazonense: ** Winners (4): 1955, 1965, 1986, 1996 * Série D: ** Runners-up (1):

Stadium

The América's home stadium is Estádio Vivaldo Lima, usually known as Vivaldão, and was inaugurated in 1970 with a maximum capacity of 43,000 people.Estádio Vivaldo Lima (Vivaldão) at Templos do Futebol
/ref> The club also owns a training ground, named Centro Social Urbano do Parque 10 de Novembro, sometimes called CSU. The América sometimes trains at the Campo do Formigão training ground.
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Symbols

The club's official anthem was composed by Daniel Sales in 1998 and is named "América do meu Coração" (América of my Heart).
2009-10-25. The América's mascot is a

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''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001. named ''Diabo Rubro'' (Red Devil).América Futebol Clube (AM) at Times Brasileiros
The club is nicknamed ''Mequinha'', which means ''Little América''.

References

External links

Official website
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