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Rio Branco
File:Rio Branco Football Club.png
Full nameRio Branco Football Club
Nickname(s)Alvirrubro (White-and-Red)
Estrelão (Big Star)
O Mais Querido (The Most Loved)
O Maior do Norte (The Biggest of the North
FoundedJune 8, 1919
GroundJosé de Melo
Arena da Floresta
Capacity8,000 (José de Melo)
20,000 (Arena da Floresta)
ChairmanLorival Marques
Head coachArtur Oliveira
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série D
2013Série C, 21st (relegated)
Arena da Floresta
José de Melo – ground setting
Club memorials

Rio Branco Football Club, usually known simply as Rio Branco, is a Brazilian football club based in the city of Rio Branco in the Acre state of Brazil.

History

On June 8, 1919, the club was founded by the lawyer Luiz Mestrinho Filho, a relative of Governor Gilberto Mestrinho.[1]

In 1947, the club won the first state championship organized by the Acre State Football Federation.[2] From 1955 to 1957, Rio Branco won three state championships in a row.[2]

Rio Branco won the first edition of Copa Norte in 1997,[3] beating Remo of Pará state, in the final.[4] Rio Branco gained the right to compete in that year's Copa CONMEBOL. The club was eliminated in the first round of Copa CONMEBOL, by Deportes Tolima, of Colombia, after losing in the penalty shootout.[5] From 2002 to 2005, Rio Branco won four state championships in a row.[1]

Honours

1997
1919, 1921, 1928, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
1976, 1979, 1984

Season records

Season League Campeonato Brasileiro Copa do Brasil
Division Format P W D L F A Pts Pos Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
1999 A (g6*,g6*)-2 10 6 1 3 19 3rd
2000 A (g6*,g6*)-2 12 8 3 0 27 1st Green
Modul		 12 5 3 4 20 16 18
2001 A (g6*,g6*)-2 12 6 2 3 29 11 20 2nd
2002 A g6 10 9 0 1 27 4 27 1st
2003 A (g7*,g7*)-2 12 10 2 0 32 1st C R32
2004 A 14 9 2 3 29 1st C QF 2nd round
2005 A (g5*,g5*)-2 13 9 3 1 30 1st 1st round
2006 A Tacas 10 6 1 3 19 12 19 2nd withdrew 1st round
2007 A (g7*;g7*)-2 12 10 2 0 47 11 32 1st C 6 3 1 2 9 7 10 3rd(R16) not qualified
2008 A (g8*;g6*)-2 13 12 0 1 42 15 36 1st C 14 5 1 8 25 30 16 8th(R8) 1st round
2009 A 2g5*-4-2* 6 4 2 0 16 7 14 2nd C 10 4 2 4 18 15 14 QF 1st round
2010 A g9*-4 13 11 1 1 40 17 34 1st C 8 2 4 2 12 17 10 4th(GS) not qualified
2011 A g8-4 18 12 2 4 42 22 38 1st C 1st round

Current squad

First Team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Brazil BRA André
— GK Brazil BRA Alencar Baú
— GK Brazil BRA Babau
— GK Brazil BRA Vanderlei
— DF Brazil BRA Rodrigão
— DF Brazil BRA Ananías
— DF Brazil BRA Léo Paulista
— DF Brazil BRA Rubran
— DF Brazil BRA Alfredo
— DF Brazil BRA Guilherme Henrique
— DF Brazil BRA Xaro
— MF Brazil BRA Zé Marco
— MF Brazil BRA Ednei
— MF Brazil BRA Testinha
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Paulinho Pitbull
— MF Brazil BRA Jose Neném (on loan from Botev Vratsa)
— MF Brazil BRA Diego Silva
— MF Brazil BRA Rafael Lopes
— MF Brazil BRA Ismael
— MF Brazil BRA Kléber
— MF Brazil BRA Araújo
— MF Brazil BRA Radamis
— FW Brazil BRA Antonio Araújo
— FW Brazil BRA Juliano César
— FW Brazil BRA Nilton Goiano
— FW Brazil BRA Douglas
— FW Brazil BRA Kleyr

Stadium

Main articles: Estádio José de Melo and Arena da Floresta

Rio Branco currently plays in their home stadium, the Estádio José de Melo, which has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.

The club also plays at Arena da Floresta, which has a maximum capacity of 20,000 people.

Colors

Rio Branco's official colors are red and white. Rio Branco's home kit is composed of a red shirt, red shorts and red socks.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rio Branco Football Club". Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Acre State League – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
  3. ^ "Competições da Região Norte do Brasil". RSSSF. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
  4. ^ "Brazil – Copa Norte 1997". RSSSF. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
  5. ^ "Copa Conmebol 1997". RSSSF. Retrieved June 30, 2007.

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