São Raimundo Esporte Clube (AM)
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| Full name | São Raimundo Esporte Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Tufão (Tropical Cyclone) Tufão da Colina (Colina's Tropical Cyclone) Mundico Alviceleste da Colina (White and Sky Blue from Colina) | ||
| Founded | 18 November 1918 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Ismael Benigno | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| President | Francisco Nonato Boary | ||
| Head coach | Sérgio Duarte | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Amazonense | ||
| Amazonense, 2nd of 9 | |||
| Website | Club website | ||
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São Raimundo Esporte Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Manaus, Amazonas. It competes in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Amazonense, the top flight of the Amazonas state football league.
The club is named after their neighborhood, which is named after Saint Raymond. Saint Raymond is also the patron saint of the neighborhood of São Raimundo.
History[]
In 1915, Risópolis Clube Recreativo was founded by Francisco Rebelo and Professor Assis. On November 18, 1918, the club changed its name to Risófoli Clube Recreativo. In December of the same year the club changed its name to São Raimundo Esporte Clube.
In 1956, São Raimundo played for the first time in Campeonato Amazonense First Division. In 1961, the club won their first state championship. From 1999 to 2001, the club won three Copa Norte titles in a row. These were the club's first regional competition titles.
In 1999, after finishing second in the Brazilian Série C, São Raimundo earned promotion to the Série B, the second division of Brazilian football. It stayed there until 2006, when São Raimundo were relegated to the Série C following a poor campaign in which the club finished 19th out of 20 clubs.
Stadium[]
São Raimundo's stadium is Estádio Ismael Benigno, inaugurated in 1961, with a maximum capacity of 16,000 people.
Rivals[]
São Raimundo's greatest rivals are Nacional, Rio Negro and Sul América.
Anthem[]
The club's anthem was composed by Francisco da Silva, in 1997, and it is called just São Raimundo.
Honours[]
- Winners (7): 1961, 1966, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006
- Winners (2): 1946, 2017
External links[]
- São Raimundo Esporte Clube (AM)
- Association football clubs established in 1918
- Football clubs in Amazonas (Brazilian state)
- 1918 establishments in Brazil
- Copa Norte winners