Rio Branco Football Club

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Rio Branco
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Full nameRio Branco Football Club
Nickname(s)Estrelão (Big Star)
Alvirrubro (White and Red)
O Mais Querido (The Most Beloved)
Founded8 June 1919;104 years ago (1919-06-08)
Ground Arena da Floresta
Capacity20,000
PresidentValdemar Neto
League Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Campeonato Acreano
2023 Acreano, 1st of 11 (champions)

Rio Branco Football Club, commonly referred to as Rio Branco, is a Brazilian professional club based in Rio Branco, Acre founded on 8 June 1919. It competes in the Campeonato Acreano, the top flight of the Acre state football league.

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It is the most successful club in Acre, having won a record 47 state titles, 31 of those being won in the amateur era. Rio Branco also took part in the national league in 21 seasons, the most of any club from the state. It is also the first Northern Brazil and the only club from Acre to play in a continental cup, featuring in the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL after winning the Copa Norte in the same year.

Rio Branco's highest national league finish was achieved in 1989, when they finished 16th in the Brazilian Série B. The club's home colours are red and white and the team mascot is the Altaneira star, a symbol from the Acre state flag.

Rio Branco is currently ranked third among Acre teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 98th place overall. [1]

History

On June 8, 1919, the club was founded by the lawyer Luiz Mestrinho Filho, a relative of Governor Gilberto Mestrinho. [2]

In 1947, the club won the first state championship organized by the Acre State Football Federation. [3] From 1955 to 1957, Rio Branco won three state championships in a row. [3]

Rio Branco won the first edition of Copa Norte in 1997, [4] beating Remo of Pará state, in the final. [5] 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. [6] From 2002 to 2005, Rio Branco won four state championships in a row. [2]

Season records

SeasonLeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Copa do Brasil
DivisionFormatPWDLFAPtsPosDivisionPWDLFAPtsPos
1999A(g6*,g6*)-210613193rd
2000A(g6*,g6*)-212830271st Green
Modul		12534201618
2001A(g6*,g6*)-2126232911202nd
2002Ag610901274271st
2003A(g7*,g7*)-2121020321stCR32
2004A14923291stCQF2nd round
2005A(g5*,g5*)-213931301st1st round
2006ATacas106131912192ndwithdrew1st round
2007A(g7*;g7*)-21210204711321stC631297103rd(R16)not qualified
2008A(g8*;g6*)-21312014215361stC145182530168th(R8)1st round
2009A2g5*-4-2*6420167142ndC10424181514QF1st round
2010Ag9*-41311114017341stC82421217104th(GS)not qualified
2011Ag8-41812244222381stC1st round

Stadium

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. [2]

Notable players

Honours

Regional

Winners (1): 1997
Winners (3): 1976, 1979, 1984

State

Winners (49): 1919, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962 (Territorial), [7] 1964, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023

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References

  1. ↑ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF . 16 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rio Branco Football Club". Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  3. 1 2 "Acre State League – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  4. ↑ "Competições da Região Norte do Brasil". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 December 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  5. ↑ "Brazil – Copa Norte 1997". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
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