Barra Mansa Futebol Clube, commonly known as Barra Mansa, is a Brazilian

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club based in

Barra Mansa Barra Mansa is a Brazilian municipality located in the south of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is in the microregion of the Paraíba Valley, within the mesoregion of the South Fluminense. It is located at latitude 22º32'39 "south, longitude 44 ...

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. They competed in the Série C once.

History

The club was founded on November 15, 1908. Barra Mansa won the

Campeonato Fluminense The Campeonato Fluminense was the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the period when the Guanabara state and the Rio de Janeiro state where two separated states. Until 1960, Rio de Janeiro city was the Brazilian capital ...

in 1953, and the special edition of that competition in the same year. They won the Campeonato Carioca Second level in 1995. Barra Mansa competed in the Série C in

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, when they were eliminated in the First Stage.

Achievements

: ** Winners (2): 1953, 1953 special competition *

Campeonato Carioca Série A2 The Campeonato Carioca Série A2 is the football second level of the First Division annual competition among clubs in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Usually, the champion of the level is promoted in the next season to the Campeonato Cario ...

: ** Winners (2): 1995, 2014

Stadium

Barra Mansa Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Leão do Sul. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,000 people.

References

External links

Official website
{{Campeonato Carioca Association football clubs established in 1908 Football clubs in Rio de Janeiro (state) 1908 establishments in Brazil