América Futebol Clube, usually known simply as América, or as América de Três Rios, América-TR or América (TR), is a Brazilian football club from

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History

On May 14, 1929, América Futebol Clube was founded.Club info
2009-10-25. The club was named after

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. In 1989, América de Três Rios won the Campeonato Carioca Segunda Divisão, and thus was promoted to the following year's first level.Campeonato Carioca lower levels at RSSSF
In 1990, the club disputed the

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 Br ...

for the first time. The club finished in the 8th position.1990 Campeonato Carioca at RSSSF
In 1991, América de Três Rios disputed again the Rio de Janeiro state championship. In

Taça Guanabara The Taça Guanabara ( English: Guanabara Cup) is an annual football tournament attached to the Campeonato Carioca, the state football league in the Rio de Janeiro state. It has been organized since 1965 by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Fe ...

, the club finished in the 10th position, and in

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, the club finished in the 7th position.1991 Campeonato Carioca at RSSSF
In 1992, the club disputed again the Campeonato Carioca. It was the club's all-time best campaign, finishing in the 4th position, ahead of

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, and only behind the other three Rio de Janeiro big teams,

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Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

and

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.1992 Campeonato Carioca at RSSSF
In 1993, América de Três Rios disputed the state championship for the last time. The club was relegated to the second level after finishing in the last position in the competition. In Taça Guanabara, the club lost 10 points due to the utilization of an ineligible player named Juarez, finishing the competition with -7 points.
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Honours

Campeonato Carioca Série A2 The Campeonato Carioca Série A2 is the second tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is run by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ). List of champions Following is the li ...

** Winners (1): 1989 *

Campeonato Carioca Série B1 The Campeonato Carioca Série B1 is the third tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is run by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation (FERJ). List of champions Following is the list ...

** Winners (1): 1988

Stadium

América de Três Rios 's home stadium is Estádio Arthur Sebastião de Toledo Ribas, nicknamed Tievão,América de Três Rios at Times Brasileiros
with a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.
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Adílio

In 1994, Adílio, better known as the

1981 Intercontinental Cup The 1981 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Flamengo of Brazil on 13 December 1981 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The annual Intercontinental Cup was contested between the winners o ...

champion defending Flamengo, played for the club.Memória do Futebol - Adílio - Zico na Rede

Club colors

The club colors are red and white. The home kit is composed of red shirts, white shorts and white socks, and the away kit is composed of white shirts, red shorts and red socks.

Other sports

América de Três Rios

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team is still active, disputing mostly state championships.América, de Três Rios, mostra força e derrota o Central em grande jogo - FBERJ (Rio de Janeiro State Basketball Federation

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:America Futebol Clube Tres Rios Association football clubs established in 1929 Football clubs in Rio de Janeiro (state) 1929 establishments in Brazil Inactive football clubs in Brazil