Football club
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| Full name | América Futebol Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Mequinha Campeão do Centenário (Champion of the Century) Alvi-Verde da Estrada do Arraial (Arraial Road's Green & White) Verdão do Arraial (Arraial's Big Green) Periquito (Parakeet) | |||
| Founded | April 12, 1914 (110 years ago) (1914-04-12) | |||
| Ground | Cunhão, Paulista, Pernambuco state, Brazil | |||
| Capacity | 12,000 | |||
| President | João Antônio Moreira | |||
| Head Coach | Emilio Cugnier | |||
| Website | www | |||
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América Futebol Clube, commonly known as América or as América-PE, is a Brazilian football club based in Recife, Pernambuco state. They won the Campeonato Pernambucano six times.
History
The club was founded on April 12, 1914. They won the Campeonato Pernambucano in 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1927, and 1944.
Stadium
América Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Ademir Cunha, nicknamed Cunhão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,000 people.
Honours
Regional
- Troféu Nordeste
- Winners (1): 1923
State
- Campeonato Pernambucano
- Winners (6): 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1927, 1944
- Runners-up (9): 1923, 1924, 1930, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952
- Campeonato Pernambucano Série A3
- Winners (1): 2024
- Torneio Incentivo
- Winners (1): 1976
- Torneio Início de Pernambuco
- Winners (11): 1921, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1970
References
- Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 65.
- Placar Guia 2011 (1350-C): 64. January 2011.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Placar Guia 2011 (1350-C): 67. January 2011.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
External links
- (in Portuguese) Official website