Barcelona Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Barcelona-RO (), or simply Barcelona, 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

Vilhena Vilhena is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 102,211 (IBGE-2020) and its area is 11,519 km2. – IBGE It is the fifth-largest city in Rondônia and has the best HDI in the state (0,771 – ...

Rondônia Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, ...

. As of 2022, Barcelona is the fourth-best ranked team from Rondônia in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 157th overall.

History

Initially a club from Vitória da União,

Corumbiara Corumbiara is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population in 2020 was 7,220 and its area is 3,060 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estat ...

, Barcelona started playing in amateur competitions in 1995. In 2012, the club moved to

, and turned professional on 7 October 2016. Barcelona played its first professional competition (

Campeonato Rondoniense The Campeonato Rondoniense is the football league of the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Between 1945 and 1990, the league was an amateur competition. The professional league started in 1991. Format First Division *First stage: double round-ro ...

) in 2017, and finished second after losing the finals to Real Ariquemes; the club also qualified to the following year's

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 ...

Achievements and Honours

**Runners-up 2x: 2017, 2018 * Série D: **Participation 2x: 2018, 2019

References

External links

Série D team profile

Ogol team profile
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