ABC Futebol Clube
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| Full name | ABC Futebol Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) | O Mais Querido | |||
| Founded | June 29, 1915 | |||
| Ground | Frasqueirão, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil | |||
| Capacity | 18,000 | |||
| President | Rubens Dantas | |||
| Head coach | Márcio Goiano | |||
| League | Série B | |||
| 2011 | Série B, 10th | |||
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ABC Futebol Clube, or ABC, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, founded on June 29, 1915. ABC is the oldest club of Rio Grande do Norte state. The club won the Série C in 2010.
ABC greatest rival is América.
History
The team was founded on June 29, 1915, on avenida Rio Branco, at Colonel Avelino Alves Freire home, president of Associação Comercial do Rio Grande do Norte (Commerce Association of Rio Grande do Norte). At that meeting was decided by the founders that the club colors will be black and white. It was also decided that the team shirt will be composed of black & white vertical stripes. The team was named ABC, which means Argentina, Brazil, Chile.
The team only acquired juridical personality on December 13, 1927, when the Potiguar Football League registered the club statute.
ABC's first interstate match was in 1917. The match was against Santa Cruz of Recife, Pernambuco. ABC beat Santa Cruz by 2-1.
In 1979, Rivelino played for ABC in a friendly match. The match was against Vasco da Gama and ended in a 1-1 draw. In the same year ABC played against the Olympic team of Brazil, and was defeated by 1-0.
The club won the Série C in 2010 after beating Ituiutuba in the final.[1]
Achievements
- 1920, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
First team
As of July 30, 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
Stadium
ABC's home stadium is the Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, nicknamed Machadão, which has a maximum capacity of 30,000.
The club also owns Estádio Maria Lamas Farache, nicknamed Frasqueirão, which has a maximum capacity of 18,000.[2]
References
- ^ "Brazil 2010 - Third Level (Série C)" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brasil. November 20, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
- Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
External links
- Unofficial sites