Alecrim Futebol Clube
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Full name | Alecrim Futebol Clube | ||
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Nickname(s) | Verdão Verdão Maravilha Periquito Time mais simpático do RN | ||
Founded | August 15, 1915 | ||
Ground | Machadão, Natal, Brazil | ||
Capacity | 45,000 | ||
President | Anthony Armstrong Emery | ||
Head coach | Edson Alves | ||
League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D | ||
2011 | Série D, 28th | ||
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Alecrim Futebol Clube, also known as Alecrim (pt-BR pronunciation), are a Brazilian football team from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. They competed in the Série A in 1986.
History[]
Alecrim Futebol Clube were founded on August 15, 1915, by a group of boys that included the future Brazilian President, Café Filho.[1] They won the Campeonato Potiguar six times.[2] Alecrim competed in the Série A in 1986 when they were eliminated in the first stage of the competition.[3]
On February 4, 1968, the famous player Garrincha played a game for Alecrim against Sport.[1] In 2012, Alecrim appointed Englishman Anthony Armstrong-Emery, as the first foreign President of a Brazilian club.
Stadium[]
Alecrim played their home games at Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, commonly known as Machadão.[2] The stadium had a maximum capacity of 45,000 people.[4] At the end of 2013, Alecrim moved to a new 10,500 capacity stadium, which has the potential for expansion to 25,000. The new stadium will also host an academy.[5]
Players with current contract[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Achievements[]
- 1925, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1985, 1986
- 4th (2009,promoted)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 117. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Alecrim Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
- ^ "Brazil 1986 Championship". RSSSF. February 4, 2000. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
- ^ "Machadão" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
- ^ "New Natal football stadium".
External links[]
Media related to Alecrim Futebol Clube at Wikimedia Commons
- Association football clubs established in 1915
- Football clubs in Rio Grande do Norte
- 1915 establishments in Brazil