Friburguense Atlético Clube, or Friburguense as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from

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, founded on March 14, 1980. They currently play in 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 ...

and play their games at the Estadio Eduardo Guinle, which has a capacity for 10,000.

History

Friburguense Atlético Clube was founded on March 14, 1980 after Fluminense Atlético Clube (founded in 1921) and Serrano Futebol Clube (founded in 1934) fused. As Fluminense, the team participated in the 1979 Campeonato Carioca, and Friburguense participated in the 1980 and 1981 editions, both of the times being eliminated in the preliminary stage. In 1984, the club competed in the

First Division, but finished in the 11th place, and was relegated. The team returned in 1988, only to be relegated again. In 1997, Friburguense won its first title. The club won the Campeonato Carioca Second Division, after defeating Ceres in the final (1-0 in the first leg, and 1-1 in the second leg), and was promoted to the 1998 first division. In 2005, for the first time in the club's history, Friburguense competed in the

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, ...

. The club was eliminated in the second round by Internacional, after a 1-1 draw in

, and a 4-0 defeat in

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. In the first round, the club beat Caldense 4-1 in the first leg, and 1-2 in the second leg).

Honours

Official tournaments

Others tournaments

State

* Troféu João Ellis Filho (1):

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*Taça Corcovado (1): 2019

Runners-up

* Copa Rio (2): 2011, 2016 * Campeonato Carioca Série A2 (4): 1983, 1987, 1994, 2011

External links

* Association football clubs established in 1980 Football clubs in Rio de Janeiro (state) 1980 establishments in Brazil {{Brazil-footyclub-stub