América Futebol Clube, commonly known as América, was 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 ...
team based in
Vitória,
Espírito Santo state. They won the
Campeonato Capixaba
The Campeonato Capixaba is the football league of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo.
History
From 1917 to 1929, it was disputed the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória (Vitória City Championship), a competition contested only by Vitória cit ...
six times.
History
The club was founded on November 25, 1917. They won the
Campeonato Capixaba
The Campeonato Capixaba is the football league of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo.
History
From 1917 to 1929, it was disputed the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória (Vitória City Championship), a competition contested only by Vitória cit ...
in 1917, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1927, and in 1928.
América eventually folded.
Achievements
*
Campeonato Capixaba
The Campeonato Capixaba is the football league of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo.
History
From 1917 to 1929, it was disputed the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória (Vitória City Championship), a competition contested only by Vitória cit ...
:
** Winners (6): 1917, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1928
Stadium
América Futebol Clube played their home games at
Estádio Joaquim Calmon
Estádio Joaquim Calmon is a sports stadium in Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
It is the home of Linhares Futebol Clube
Linhares Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Linhares, is a Brazilian football club from Linhares, Espírito Sant ...
. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 4,000 people.
References
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Association football clubs established in 1917
Defunct football clubs in Espírito Santo
1917 establishments in Brazil