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América Futebol Clube (MG) (women)
América Futebol Clube, commonly known as América Mineiro or Spartanas, is a Brazilian women's Association football club, based in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. It is the women's section of América Mineiro. They won the Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol Feminino three times. History After having a women's football section in 1983, president Alencar da Silveira Júnior returned the team to an active status in 2015, and presented the squad in July. The club won the Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol Feminino for three consecutive seasons in 2016, 2017 and 2018. América played in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 since its creation in 2017, and achieved promotion to the Série A1 in June 2023. Players Current squad Honours Official tournaments See also * América Futebol Clube (MG) América Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as simply América Mineiro, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Belo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arena Independência
Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, more commonly known as Arena Independência (Independence Arena), is an association football stadium located in the Horto neighborhood of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was built in 1950 for the FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil. Initially its capacity was 30,000 people, but after the reconstruction between 2010 and 2012, the capacity is approximately 23,000 people. It belonged to the defunct , which is why the stadium is called "Independence" (the name of the team, September 7, is Brazil's Independence Day). The stadium is currently property of América Futebol Clube, but has been leased to the Minas Gerais state government for 20 years, as a counterpart to the injection of public resources to demolish the old stadium and build the new one. Arena Independência is one of the most important stadiums in Belo Horizonte. Its formal name honors Raimundo Sampaio, a former chairman of Sete de Setembro. América plays their home games here. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |