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Maricá (footballer)
Sérgio Silva de Souza Júnior (born 24 September 1979), better known as Maricá, is a Brazilian former professional footballer, who played as a right back. Career Player of the under-17 team at the 1995 World Cup, he had a meteoric rise at Vasco, standing out mainly in the 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro campaign. He played for several years at Vasco, accumulating titles, but after being sold to AEK Athens, he was unable to repeat his previous achievements, moving from club to club over the years. Honours ;Vasco da Gama * Campeonato Brasileiro: 1997, 2000 *Copa Libertadores: 1998 *Campeonato Carioca: 1998 * Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1999 *Copa Mercosur: 2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ... References External linksMaricáat ogol.com.br {{DEFAULTSORT:Marica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independência Futebol Clube
Independência Futebol Clube, commonly known as Independência, is a Brazilian association football club based in Rio Branco, Acre. The club currently competes in Campenato Acreano, the top division of the Acre state football league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. They play their home matches at the 10,000-capacity Estádio Antônio Aquino Lopes. Independência's home kit is a shirt with green, white and red vertical stripes, white shorts and white socks, similar to Fluminense from Rio de Janeiro, who is also the inspiration for their crest. They also possess the nickname ''Timão'' (The Great Team), more commonly attributed to São Paulo-based side Corinthians. History Independência Futebol Clube was founded on August 2, 1946 by a group of entrepreneurs from Rio Branco. Honours * Campeonato Acreano ** Winners (13): 1954, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1985, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Torneio Rio-São Paulo
The 1999 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 23rd edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 23 January to 3 March 1999. Participants Format The clubs were separated in two groups: Group A and Group B, playing a double round-robin in each group, with the two best clubs advanced to semifinals. The winners of semifinals, advanced to the finals. Tournament Following is the summary of the 1999 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament: Group A Note: The match Fluminense vs. Vasco da Gama it was not held because the clubs could not reach an agreement on the stadium where the match would take place. Group B Semifinals Finals ---- Top scorers References {{Torneio Rio-São Paulo Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Campeonato Carioca
The 1998 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on January 25, 1998 and ended on May 17, 1998. It is the official tournament organized by FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Only clubs based in the Rio de Janeiro State are allowed to play. Twelve teams contested this edition. Vasco da Gama won the title for the 21st time. no teams were relegated. System The tournament was divided in four stages: * Preliminary tournament: The five teams that had been eliminated in the First and second phases of 1997's championship joined Friburguense, champions of the 1997 Second Level. The teams all played against each other in a double round-robin format, with the best two teams qualifying into the main tournament. * Taça Guanabara: The teams that had participated in 1997's third phase earned a bye directly to this phase: the 8 clubs all played in single round-robin format against each other. * Taça Rio: The 8 clubs all p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is run by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ). The first season of the ''Campeonato Carioca'' was played in 1906. It was predated by the Campeonato Paulista of São Paulo and the Campeonato Baiano of Bahia. Flamengo leads the title count with 38 championships, followed by Fluminense (33), Vasco da Gama (24), Botafogo (21), America (7), Bangu (2), São Cristóvão, and Paysandu (1 each). Rivalries amongst four of the most prestigious Brazilian teams ( Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama) have marked the history of the competition. The oldest clubs from Rio de Janeiro ( America, Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, São Cristóvão, Vasco da Gama) had inspired the creation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Copa Libertadores
The 1998 edition of the Copa Libertadores was the 39th in the tournament's history. It was held between February 25 and August 26. Mexican clubs participated in Copa Libertadores for the first time. Vasco da Gama won the cup for the first time in the tournament's history, after defeating Barcelona of Ecuador in the final. Pre-Libertadores Group stage Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Knockout stages Bracket Round of 16 First leg matches were played on April 15, April 22 and April 23. Second leg matches were on April 29, April 30, May 2 and May 7. Quarterfinals First leg matches were played on May 3, May 13 and May 20. Second leg matches were played on May 6 and May 27. Semi-finals First leg matches were played on July 16. Second leg matches were played on July 22. Finals First leg match was played on August 12. Second leg match was played on August 26. Broadcasting rights Americas * Latin America: Sportsnet, TSN, TVC Sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournament is named after the '' Libertadores'' (Spanish and Portuguese for ''liberators''), the leaders of the Spanish American wars of independence and Brazilian Independence, so a literal translation of its former name into English is "''Liberators of America Cup''". The competition has had several formats over its lifetime. Initially, only the champions of the South American leagues participated. In 1966, the runners-up of the South American leagues began to join. In 1998, Mexican teams were invited to compete and contested regularly from 2000 until 2016. In 2000 the tournament was expanded from 20 to 32 teams. Today at least four clubs per country compete in the tournament, with Argentina and Brazil having the most representatives (six and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A ...
The 1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 41st edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It was competed for by 26 teams, and Vasco da Gama won the title. First phase Second phase Final ---- ---- Vasco da Gama were declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions because the club had scored more points than Palmeiras throughout the year. Final standings Top scorers References External links Results by round at bolanarea.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 1997 1 1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the Italian Serie A), is a professional association football league in Brazil and the highest level of the Brazilian football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2021, the competition was chosen by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, IFFHS as the strongest national league in South America as well as the strongest in the world. Due to historical peculiarities and the large geographical size of the country, Brazil has a relatively short history of nationwide football competitions. The main and most prestigious competitions were the State football leagues in Brazil, state championships, run in each of the Brazilian states, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship was the sixth edition of the FIFA U-17 World Championship which was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador from 3 to 20 August 1995. Players born after 1 August 1978 could participate in this tournament. Ecuador was originally to have hosted the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship but due to an outbreak of cholera, that tournament was moved to Italy. It was the first time Ecuador hosted a FIFA tournament. Venues Qualified teams Squads For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see '' 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads'' Referees Asia * Hossein Asgari * Ahmad Haji Yaakub Africa * Pierre Mounguengui * Said Belqola * Fethi Barkallah CONCACAF * Antonio Marrufo * Ramesh Ramdhan South America * Roger Zambrano * Epifanio González * José Luis da Rosa Europe * Fritz Stuchlik * Hartmut Strampe * Leslie Irvine * Vasyl Melnychuk Oceania * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
