Academia de Futebol Pérolas Negras
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| Full name | Academia de Futebol Pérolas Negras | ||
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| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Ground | Estádio do Trabalhador | ||
| Capacity | 7,400 | ||
| President | Rubem Cesar[1] | ||
| Head Coach | Gilmar Estevam | ||
| League | Carioca Série B1 | ||
| 2020 | Carioca Série B2, 1st of 17 (champions) | ||
| Website | http://academiaperolasnegras.org/ | ||
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Academia de Futebol Pérolas Negras, known as Pérolas Negras, is a Brazilian football club based in Resende, Rio de Janeiro state. Founded in 2009, the club plays in the Campeonato Carioca Série B2.
History
Founded in 2009 in Haiti by non-governmental organization Viva Rio as a peace mission, the club expanded to Brazil in 2014.[2] They played amateur tournaments until joining the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and winning the 2017 Campeonato Carioca Série C.[3]
Pérolas won finished fourth and third in the 2018 and 2019 editions of the Campeonato Carioca Série B2, respectively, missing out promotion in both occasions. In 2020, the club won the tournament,[4] but remained in a third tier (now called Campeonato Carioca Série B1) after a change in the league structure.
In November 2021, Pérolas Negras won the year's Copa Rio, winning a spot in the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[5]
Honours
- Copa Rio: 2021
- Campeonato Carioca Série B1: 2020
- Campeonato Carioca Série B2: 2017
References
- ^ "Rivais em campo e objetivos alinhados: conheça o Pérolas Negras, adversário do tricolor na estreia do Carioca Feminino de 2021" [Rivals on the field and aligned goals: know Pérolas Negras, opponent of the tricolor in the debut of the 2021 Carioca Feminino] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Saudações Tricolores. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Quem Somos" [Who are us] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Academia de Futebol Pérolas Negras. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Pérolas Negras é campeão da Série C do Campeonato Carioca" [Pérolas Negras is the champion of the Campeonato Carioca Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Viva Rio. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Pérolas Negras vence 7 de Abril nos pênaltis e conquista Série B2 do Carioca" [Pérolas Negras defeat 7 de Abril on penalties and win the Carioca Série B2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Confirmado! Campeão da Copa Rio, Pérolas Negras escolhe disputar a Série D do Brasileiro" [Confirmed! Champions of the Copa Rio, Pérolas Negras choose to play the Brasileiro Série D] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Brazilian Portuguese)