América Futebol Clube, commonly known as América or as América-PE, is a Brazilian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club based in Recife,

Pernambuco state Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...

. They won the

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six times.

History

The club was founded on April 12, 1914. They won the

in 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1927, and in 1944.

Stadium

América Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Ademir Cunha, nicknamed ''Cunhão''. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,000 people.

Achievements

: ** Winners (6): 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1927, 1944

References

External links

Official website
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