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America Football Club, usually abbreviated to America-RJ or simply America, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
, in the northern neighborhood of
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. The team compete in
Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Bra ...
, the top tier of the
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
state football league. Founded on 18 September 1904, the club competed in the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...
several times, winning the state championship seven times. The club's home stadium is the
Estádio Giulite Coutinho Estádio Giulite Coutinho, also known as Estádio Édson Passos, is a multi-use stadium located in the city of Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Fluminense, America Fo ...
, which has a capacity of 16,000. They play in red shirts, white shorts and red socks. The football anthem composer Lamartine Babo was a supporter of America. America's mascot is a devil. America also sponsors a beach American football team, the America Red Lions.


History

On 18 September 1904, Alberto Koltzbucher, Alfredo Guilherme Koehler, Alfredo Mohrsted, Gustavo Bruno Mohrsted, Henrique Mohrsted, Jayme Faria Machado and Oswaldo Mohrsted founded America Football Club. In 1905, America, together with Bangu,
Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...
,
Petrópolis Petrópolis (; ), also known as The Imperial City, is a municipality in the Southeast Region of Brazil. It is located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, northeast of the city of Rio de Janeiro. According to the 2010 National Brazilian Census, Petr ...
,
Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
and Futebol Atlético Clube founded Liga de Football do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro Football League), which was the first football federation of Rio de Janeiro. In 1913, the club won the state championship for the first time. For the 1971 season, the club competed in the
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's
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, finishing in 11th place. The yellow star just above their emblem represents their win in the Tournament of the Champions (Torneio dos Campeões) in 1982, which was a tournament organized by CBF to serve as a preview to the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...
tournament. Flamengo declined the invitation so America, the team with the best record after the selected teams, was invited to fill the spot. America won the tournament by beating Guarani in overtime at
Maracanã stadium Maracanã Stadium ( pt, Estádio do Maracanã, standard Brazilian Portuguese: , local pronunciation: ), officially named Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (), is an association football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stadium is par ...
. In 2006, America was the runner-up of
Taça Guanabara The Taça Guanabara, or Guanabara Cup, is a football tournament organized annually since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. In its first four editions (1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968), the Taça Guanabara was a tournament in its ...
. America played the final against
Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...
. In 2008, America suffered a major blow by being relegated to the Second Division of the
Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Bra ...
. However, they won the Second Division in 2009, thus being promoted to the first level in 2010. However, the club were relegated again in 2011 and continues playing the Second Division in 2015, returns to the elite of the
Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Bra ...
after five years vying for the Serie B, after beating the Americano.


Honors


Other state titles

* Third Stage of the Campeonato Carioca: 1955 * Taça Jayme de Carvalho: 1976 * Rio de Janeiro Extra Tournmanent: 1938 and
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* Torneio Relâmpago: 1945 * Taça Eficiência: 1936 * Taça Disciplina: 1947, 1949, 1965, 1969, 1970 and 1983 * Taça Fernando Loretti Jr. de Aspirantes: 1944 * Torneio Ary Barroso (mixed teams): 1965*.


International tournaments

* Imprensa Peruana: : (1955) * Quadrangular Sultana Del Valle: : (1961) * Quadrangular de Medellín: : (1961) * International Soccer League II : (1962) * Torneio Internacional Negrão de Lima: : (1967) * Taça TAP: : (1973) * Torneio Costa Dourada – Terragona: : (1983)


National tournaments

* Torneio Quadrangular Presidente Costa e Silva: 1 : (1968) * Torneio Luís Viana Filho: 1 : (1968)


Youth teams

*
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de 2° Quadro: 6 times (1919, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930 and 1932) * Amateur
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: 2 times (1936 and 1940) *
Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Bra ...
Carioca de Aspirantes: 1968 *
Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Bra ...
de Juniores: 6 times (1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1940 and 1941) * Campeonato Estadual de Juniores da Série B: (2012) * Torneio Início de Juniores: 1953 *
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Carioca de Infanto-Juvenis: 2 times (1969 and 1979) *
Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Bra ...
Carioca de Infantil: 1981 *
Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Bra ...
Carioca Especial de Infantil (under-15): 2012 *
Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Bra ...
Carioca de Juvenis: 1991 * Copa do Brasil de Juniores runners-up: 2001 ; Women's team * Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino runners-up: 2007


Current squad

According to the CBF registe


Top goalscorers

#Luisinho Lemos : 311 #Edu : 212 #Maneco : 187 #Plácido: 167 #Carola : 158 #Chiquinho : 102


Highest attendances

#America 1–4 Flamengo, 147.661(139,599 people seated), April 4, 1956 #America 0–2 Fluminense, 141,689 (120,178 people seated), June 9, 1968 #America 1–2 Vasco, 121,765 (104,775 people seated), January 28, 1951 #America 1–0 Flamengo, 104,532, April 25, 1976 #America 5–1 Flamengo, 102,002 (94,516 people seated), April 1, 1956 #America 2–1 Bonsucesso, 101.363, July 25, 1973 #America 2–0 Fluminense, 100,635 (92,516 people seated), March 17, 1956 #America 2–1 Fluminense, 98,099, December 18, 1960 #America 1–0 Fluminense, 97,681, September 22, 1974 #America 0–1 Fluminense, 96,035, April 27, 1975 #America 4–2 Benfica (POR), 94,642 (87,686 people seated), July 3, 1955 #America 1–1 Flamengo, 93,393, May 19, 1969


Mascot

One controversial aspect of the club is the official mascot: the Diabo (
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), depicted as a red demon complete with horns, pointy beard, curled moustache, a long fat arrow-pointed tail, hooved feet and a black cape. The club's old stadium was nicknamed ''Caldeirão do Diabo'' ("Devil's Cauldron"). In 2006 some of the club's fans, supported by then-manager Jorginho who is an
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, attempted to replace the diabo with a
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, claiming that the devil was "unlucky". However, as the "diabo" is a traditional part of the club's story and with the original mascot the club conquered its greatest achievements and there was no change in the club's fortunes with the new mascot, the replacement was abandoned and it was considered that Jorginho's opinion was motivated by "religious fanaticism".


Clubs named after America

America is the Brazilian club with the largest number of other clubs named after it. It has homonyms in Natal,
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 ...
,
Três Rios Três Rios (, ) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. As of 2020 its population was an estimated 82,142 inhabitants, and its area is around . The current mayor of Três Rios is Joacir Barbaglio Pereira (known as Joa ...
,
Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the st ...
,
Teófilo Otoni Teófilo Otoni is a municipality in northeast Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The population of the municipality was 140,937 in 2020 and the area is 3,242.818 km2. Origin of the name The city is named after (Vila do Príncipe, 27 January 1807 - ...
and
Fortaleza Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the tw ...
.


References


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