Resende Futebol Clube, commonly known as Resende, is a
Brazilian professional football club in
Resende,
Rio de Janeiro
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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, B ...
, the top tier of the
Rio de Janeiro
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state football league.
History
On June 6, 1909, the club was founded.
In 2007, Resende beat
Mesquita Mesquita may refer to:
People
* Mesquita (surname)
* Mesquita Machado (), Portuguese politician
Places in Brazil
* Mesquita, Minas Gerais, a municipality in Minas Gerais
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1–0, thus winning the
Campeonato Carioca Second Level, and being promoted to the following year's
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, B ...
.
On January 20, 2008, the club played its first Campeonato Carioca match, against
Botafogo
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. Botafogo beat Resende 2–0.
In 2009, the club finished as
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 o ...
's runners-up, after being defeated 3–0 by Botafogo.
Stadium
Resende's home stadium is
Municipal do Trabalhador, inaugurated on October 1, 1992,
with a maximum capacity of 7,400 people.
Current squad
Achievements
*
Campeonato Carioca Second Level:
** Winners (1): 2007
*
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 o ...
:
** Runners-up (1): 2009
*
Copa Rio:
** Winners (2): 2014, 2015
References
External links
Official Site
{{Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Association football clubs established in 1909
Football clubs in Rio de Janeiro (state)
1909 establishments in Brazil