Penarol Atlético Clube, commonly known as Penarol, is a Brazilian
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
club based in
Itacoatiara
Itacoatiara is one of the 48 official neighborhoods into which the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is divided.
Beach
Itacoatiara beach is located about 30 minutes east of downtown Niterói by car, or one hour by bus.
Itacoatiara ...
,
Amazonas.
Penarol is currently ranked third among Amazonas teams in
CBF's national club ranking at 130th place overall. They are the best placed team in the state from outside of
Greater Manaus
Greater Manaus (Grande Manaus, officially Região Metropolitana de Manaus, in Portuguese) is a large metropolitan area located in Amazonas state in Brazil. It consists of 13 municipalities, including the capital, Manaus.
Economy
Its GDP is estim ...
.
History
The club was founded on August 8, 1947 by Luiz Calheiros Gama, Marcos Esteves, Sebastião Mestrinho, Simões Sales de Souza, Laureano Seixas and Antônio Gesta Filho.
Penarol won the
Campeonato Amazonense
The Campeonato Amazonense de Futebol, also commonly known as the Barezão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that r ...
in 2010 and in 2011. The club will compete in the
2011 Série D.
Current squad
Honours
*
Campeonato Amazonense
The Campeonato Amazonense de Futebol, also commonly known as the Barezão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that r ...
** Winners (3): 2010, 2011, 2020
*
Taça Estado do Amazonas
** Winners (1): 2011
*
Taça Cidade de Manaus
** Winners (1): 2010
* Torneio Início do Amazonas
** Winners (1): 1988
References
External links
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Official website
Football clubs in Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Association football clubs established in 1947
Itacoatiara, Amazonas
1947 establishments in Brazil