América de Natal Futebol Clube
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América Futebol Clube, or América (or América de Natal), as they are usually called, is a traditional Brazilian football team from Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, founded on July 14, 1915.
América's greatest rival is ABC, also from Natal.
History
The team was founded on July 14, 1915. The team name, logo and colors were inspired in América of Rio de Janeiro.The first title of the club was in 1919. The club won the Liga de Desportos Terrestres, defeating Centro and ABC.
In 2005, the club was promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Second Division, after finishing in second in the third division.
Titles
- Liga de Desportos Terrestres: 1919
- Campeonato do Nordeste: 1998
- Campeonato Potiguar: 1922, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1943, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2003
- Taça Almir: 1973
Trivia
América is the only Potiguar club that have won an interstate tournament. The team won Campeonato do Nordeste (Brazilian Northeast Championship) in 1998, defeating Esporte Clube Vitória by a 3-1 score in the final match.Stadium
América's home stadium is the Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado (Machadão) stadium, capacity 52,000, currently reduced to 28,000 for security reasons.
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