América Futebol Clube (MG)
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| Full name | América Futebol Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Coelho (Rabbit) | |||
| Founded | 1912 | |||
| Ground | Independência, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Capacity: 18,000) |
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| Chairman | Antônio Baltazar | |||
| Manager | Flávio Lopes | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C | |||
| 2008 | Eliminated in second stage | |||
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América Futebol Clube, or América (or América Mineiro), as they are usually called, is a traditional Brazilian football team from Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais, founded on April 30, 1912.
Their home stadium is the Independência stadium, capacity 18,000.
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[edit] History
On April 30, 1912, a group of young men who played football purely for the love of the game, decided to turn their team into a football club.[1] In the first meeting, the founders decided that the name of the club would be América Foot-Ball Club,[2] and the colors would be green and white.[1] The first matches were played on the mayor's field.[1] In 1913, América and Minas Gerais Futebol Clube fused, and the club changed its colors to green, white and black.[3] Between 1916 and 1925, the team won ten state championships in a row.[3]
In 1933, as a protest to the professionalization of Brazilian football, the club changed its colors to red and white.[1] In 1943, the club professionalized its football division, and returned to its previous colors, which are green, black and white.[1] In 1948, América won its first state championship as a professional club.[3]
In 1997, América won the Campeonato Brasileiro Second Division for the first time,[4] and in 2000, the club won the Copa Sul-Minas first edition, beating Cruzeiro in the final.[5] In 2004, after a poor performance in the Série B, América was relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C,[6] and in 2007, the club finished in Campeonato Mineiro's last position, and was relegated to the following year's Campeonato Mineiro Second Division.[7]
[edit] Achievements
- Brazilian Second Division
- Winners (1): 1997
- Copa Sul-Minas (South-Minas Cup)
- Winners (1): 2000
- Campeonato Mineiro (Minas Gerais State Championship)
- Winners (15): 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1948, 1957, 1971, 1993, 2001
- Runners-up (13): 1915, 1930, 1931, 1942, 1948, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1973, 1992, 1995, 1999
- Copa São Paulo de Juniores (São Paulo Youth Cup)
- Winners (1): 1996
- Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores (Belo Horizonte Youth Cup)
- Winners (1): 2000
- Runners-up (1): 1995
- Taça Minas Gerais (Minas Gerais State Cup)
- Winners (1): 2005
- Runners-up (3): 1977, 1980, 1984
[edit] Stadiums
The first América's stadium was inaugurated in 1922, where now is placed the municipal market.[8] In the 1970s, América's stadium at the time, Estádio Otacílio Negrão de Lima, was demolished.[9] América's current stadium, Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, usually called Estádio Independência, was inaugurated on June 29, 1950 and managed by América since 1989.[10]
[edit] Squads 2009
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[edit] Noted players
- Claudinei
- Britto
- Euller
- Fred
- Gilberto Silva
- Jair Bala
- Juca Show
- Milagres
- Palhinha
- Satyro Tabuada
- Tostão
- Álvaro Santos
- Zinha
[edit] Derbies
América's greatest rivals are Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro.[11] The derby between América and Atlético Mineiro is known as O Clássico das Multidões (The Derby of the Masses),[2] and was first played on November 15, 1913, in a friendly game that ended in a 1–1 draw.[12]
[edit] Symbols
The club's official anthem was composed by Vicente Motta. There are also two other anthems. The unofficial anthem, which was composed by Fernando Brant and Tavinho Moura, and the supporters anthem, whose lyrics were composed by Márcio Dias Vianna and it was sung by Fernando Ângelo.[13] América's mascot, was created by the cartoonist Fernando Pierucetti, and is a red-eyed white cartoon rabbit with clearly protruding teeth.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "América Mineiro" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/mg/americamg.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
- ^ a b "América x Atlético" (in Portuguese). Clássicos do Futebol Brasileiro. http://classicoeclassico.sites.uol.com.br/mg/amexatl.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
- ^ a b c d Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 118. ISBN 8588651017.
- ^ "Brazil 1997 Championship - Second Level (Série B)" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. 2000-02-18. http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1997l2.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
- ^ "Copa Sul-Minas 2000" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. 2008-08-25. http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/smg2000.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
- ^ "Brazil 2004 Championship - Second Level (Série B)" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. 2004-12-05. http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2004l2.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
- ^ "Minas Gerais State Championship 2007" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. 2007-05-30. http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/mg2007.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
- ^ "História" (in Portuguese). AméricaNet. http://america-mg.vilabol.uol.com.br/historia.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
- ^ "Alameda" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/mg/BH5.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
- ^ "Independência será reformado" (in Portuguese). O Tempo. 2007-11-10. http://www.otempo.com.br/otempo/noticias/?IdNoticia=61550. Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
- ^ "De férias, Alex Mineiro pode voltar ao futebol brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Último Segundo iG. 2006-12-15. http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/materias/esportes/2628501-2629000/2628745/2628745_1.xml. Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
- ^ "América x Atlético - Resultadoa" (in Portuguese). Clássicos do Futebol Brasileiro. http://classicoeclassico.sites.uol.com.br/mg/amexatl_resultados.htm. Retrieved on 2008-10-06.
- ^ "Hinos do América" (in Portuguese). América Futebol Clube (MG) official website. http://www.americamineiro.com.br/area_torcedor/multimidia. Retrieved on 2008-08-28.
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) Official website
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