América Futebol Clube (RN)
América Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as América de Natal, is a Brazilian professional club based in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte founded on 14 July 1915. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Potiguar, the top flight of the Rio Grande do Norte state football league. América won Campeonato do Nordeste (Brazilian Northeast Championship) in 1998, defeating Esporte Clube Vitória by a 3–1 score in the final match. It is the only Football Team in Rio Grande do Norte to obtain titles outside the state as in 1973, became the undefeated winner of Taça Almir de Albuquerque, which involved teams from North-Northeast of Brazil and is the only club from Rio Grande do Norte to participate in an international championship, the Copa Conmebol in 1998. América's greatest rival is ABC, also from Natal. América is the second-best-ranked team from Rio Grande do Norte in CBF's national club ranking, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arena Das Dunas
The Arena das Dunas ("Dunes Arena") is a Soccer-specific stadium, football stadium in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil. It has a capacity of 31,375 spectators, and was designed by sports architect Christopher Lee of Populous (architects), Populous. The stadium hosted Association football, football matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil. During the tournament, it had a seating capacity of 42,000. It was built in place of the Machadão, which was demolished in 2011. This project replaced an old project called "''Estádio Estrela dos Reis Magos''" that would have been located in the neighbouring municipality of Parnamirim. In the new project, a shopping centre and commercial buildings, hotels of international standard and an artificial lake around the stadium will be built. The stadium is located by the Senador Salgado Filho Avenue (BR-101 highway), a multi-lane road already served by the Complexo Viário do Quarto Centenário (Fourth Centennial Complex road ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest Association football, football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football league system, Brazilian football, and the Campeonato Carioca, the State football leagues in Brazil, state league of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. The word "''Fluminense (gentilic), fluminense''" is the gentilic given to people born in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. Fluminense have won numerous titles throughout its history, including the Copa Libertadores in 2023 Copa Libertadores, 2023 and the Recopa Sudamericana in 2024 Recopa Sudamericana, 2024. The club has also claimed four Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazilian championships (1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1970, 1984 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1984, 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Séri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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America Football Club (Rio De Janeiro)
America Football Club, usually abbreviated to America-RJ or simply America, is a List of football clubs in Brazil, Brazilian football team based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the northern neighborhood of Tijuca. The team competes in Campeonato Carioca Série A2, the second tier of the Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro State football leagues in Brazil, state football league. Founded on 18 September 1904, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times, winning the Campeonato Carioca, state championship seven times. The club's home stadium is the Estádio Giulite Coutinho, which has a capacity of 16,000. They play in red shirts, white shorts and red socks. The football anthem composer Lamartine Babo was a supporter of America. America's mascot is a devil. America also sponsors a beach American football team, the America Red Lions. History On 18 September 1904, Alberto Koltzbucher, Alfredo Guilherme Koehler, Alfredo Mohrsted, Gustavo Bruno ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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O Grande Clássico
O, or o, is the fifteenth letter and the fourth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''o'' (pronounced ), plural ''oes''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the "long O" sound, pronounced . In most other languages, its name matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History Its graphic form has remained fairly constant from Phoenician times until today. The name of the Phoenician letter was '' ʿeyn'', meaning "eye", and its shape originates simply as a drawing of a human eye (possibly inspired by the corresponding Egyptian hieroglyph, Proto-Sinaitic script). Its original sound value was that of a consonant, probably , the sound represented by the cognate Arabic letter ع ''ʿayn''. The use of this Phoenician letter for a vowel sound is due to the early Greek alphabets, which adopted the letter "omicron" to represe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Machadão
Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, usually known as Machadão, was a multi-purpose stadium in the Brazilian city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. It was mostly used for football matches. Estádio Machadão was owned by the Natal City Hall. The stadium was named after João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, who was the president of the Rio Grande do Norte Football Federation and a sports broadcaster. Estádio Machadão (along with the Ginasio do Machadindo) was demolished at the end of 2011 to make room for the construction of the Arena das Dunas for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Capacity The stadium had an initial maximum capacity of 55,000 people. This was reduced to 51,000 for security reasons, then to 42,000, when renovated in 2007. History In 1972, the works on Machadão were completed. The inaugural match was played on July 4 of that year, when ABC beat América de Natal 1–0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by ABC's Willian. The stadium's attendance recor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paraná Clube
Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ..., Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football league. Established on 19 December 1989, in the Vila Capanema district, it is one of several Brazilian clubs called ''Tricolor da Vila'' ("tricolored of the town") by its fans because it has three team colors. Paraná's three colors are red, white and blue. Apart from football, other sports sponsored at the club are bowling, futsal, martial arts, tennis, volleyball and olympic weightlifting, weight-lifting. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 51st edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on May 12, 2007, and ended on December 2, 2007. Format The format was identical to the 2006 edition. 20 teams competed, each team playing the other 19 twice in a double round-robin format (one home game, one away). At the season finale, São Paulo were the champions. Calendar Several teams had their attentions divided between other tournaments over the same duration: * Copa do Brasil 2007 - Fluminense defeated Figueirense in the finals. 2-1 Aggregate Score. * Copa Libertadores 2007 - Grêmio defeated by Boca Juniors-ARG in the finals. 5-0 Aggregate Score. * Copa Sudamericana 2007 - São Paulo, Vasco da Gama; Botafogo; Goiás, Figueirense, Atlético Paranaense, Cruzeiro and Corinthians were eliminated. Standings Results table Top goalscorers Stadia Doping case On 8 July, Botafogo's player Dodô was caught on a doping exam. On 24 July, it was confirmed that he ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mineirão
Mineirão (; , named after its large structure), officially known as Governador Magalhães Pinto Stadium (, ; , named after Magalhães Pinto), is an association football stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Owned by the state of Minas Gerais, it is used by Clube Atlético Mineiro and by Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. It served as a venue in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. It also hosted some matches of the football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The stadium has a seating capacity of 66,658 spectators. History Background The project to construct the Mineirão predated the stadium's opening by more than 25 years. In the 1940s, a modest movement began, involving managers, entrepreneurs, athletes and journalists. The idea was to build a field in Belo Horizonte to that matched the evolution of Minas Gerais' football up to that point. The top three teams in the state capital had their stadiums, but they were cramped and uncomfortable, and no longer s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Clube Atlético Mineiro
The Clube Atlético Mineiro (), commonly known as Atlético Mineiro and colloquially as the Galo (, "Rooster"), is a professional association football club in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais. They compete in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the Brazilian football league system, first level of Brazilian football. The Clube Atlético Mineiro was founded on 25 March 1908 by twenty-two students from Belo Horizonte. Despite having upper-class founders, the club immediately opened its doors to players of every social class.The club's mascot, the rooster, has been strongly associated with Atlético since its introduction in the 1930s. Over the years, the word ''Galo'' (Portuguese language, Portuguese for "rooster") became a common nickname for the club itself. The team's regular home Kit (association football), kit comprises black-and-white striped shirts, black shorts and white socks. Atlético has won the C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jose Ivanaldo De Souza
José Ivanaldo de Souza (born 6 June 1975 in Itajá), or simply Souza, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. .... Honours Club *Rio Grande do Norte State League: 1991, 1992 *Bandeirantes Cup: 1994 *São Paulo State League: 1995, 2000, 2002 *Brazilian Cup: 1995, 2006 *Ramon de Carranza Trophy: 1996 *Brazilian League: 2001 *Tournament Rio – São Paulo: 2001 *São Paulo State Superleague: 2002 International *Pre-Olympic Tournament: 1996 External links atletico.com.br * CBF 1975 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers América Futebol Clube (RN) players Rio Branco Esporte Clube players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players São Paulo FC ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, commonly known as the Série C or the Brazilian Série C to distinguish it from the Italian Serie C, is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances. Thus, the tournament is organized in regional groups and the table prevents teams from distant states from playing each other in the initial rounds. Beginning in 2009, the Série C was reduced from 64 teams to 20 and the new Campeonato Brasileiro Série D is the qualifier for Brazilian league football. In its current format the first phase was then played in a single round, with 19 matches. The top eight teams qualify for a knock out stage and the four semi-finalists are Promotion and relegation, promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. The four lowest-placed teams are relegated to the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |