Sul América Esporte Clube, commonly known as Sul América, is a Brazilian

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club based in

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, Amazonas. They won the

Campeonato Amazonense The Campeonato Amazonense de Futebol, also commonly known as the Barezão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that r ...

two times and competed in the

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once.

History

The club was founded on May 1, 1932. They won the

in 1992 and in 1993. Sul América competed in the

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, when they were eliminated in the First Stage by Rio Branco.

Stadium

Sul América Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Roberto Simonsen, commonly known as ''SESI''. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. Until July 2010, the club played their home games at

Vivaldão Estádio Vivaldo Lima, usually known by its nickname Vivaldão, was a multi-purpose stadium in Manaus, Brazil. It was formerly used mostly for association football, football matches. The stadium held 36,000, with 31,000 seats. It was built betwe ...

. Vivaldão had a maximum capacity of 31,000 people.

Honours

State

** Winners (2): 1992, 1993 *

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** Winners (2): 1975, 1977 * Taça Estado do Amazonas ** Winners (1): 1993 * Taça Cidade de Manaus ** Winners (2): 1992, 1993 * Torneio Início do Amazonas ** Winners (5): 1961, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1993

Women's Football

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** Winners (1): 1990 * Campeonato Amazonense Feminino ** Winners (2): 1984, 1986

References

External links

Official website
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