América Futebol Clube (Teófilo Otoni)

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América
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Full nameAmérica Futebol Clube - Teófilo Otoni
Nickname(s)Mecão
Mecão Maravilha
Maior do Interior
América de Tchó Tchó
Founded12 May 1936
GroundEstádio Nassri Mattar (Arena do Dragão)  [pt],
Teófilo Otoni, Brazil
Capacity5,000
ChairmanJoão Gabriel Prates
Head coachGilmar Estevam
LeagueCampeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão - Campeonato Mineiro Módulo III
2022Mineiro Módulo III,

América Futebol Clube, or simply América, is a Brazilian football team from Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais.[1][2] Founded on May 12, 1936, since 2004 they continuously competed in Campeonato Mineiro. In 2009, they were promoted to the top-tier of Campeonato Mineiro for the first time.

Achievements[edit]

Season Records[edit]

Season Campeonato Mineiro Copa MG Campeonato Brasileiro Copa do Brasil
Division Format Stage Position Position Division Stage Position
2004 C g3-2 First Stage 2nd advance
2g4-2 Final Group Stage 4th
2005 C g6 Final Round 6th 1st stage
2006 C g5-2 First Stage 5th eliminated
2007 - - - - -
2008 C g6-2p Final Stage Runners-up
2009 B g12-3p Round Robin 3rd
2010 A g12*-8 First Stage 9th
2011 A g12*-4 Semifinals Elim. 4th D withdrew
2022 C g6-2 Semifinals Elim. 4th D withdrew

Stadium[edit]

Their home stadium is the Nassri Mattar stadium, capacity 5,000.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "América Futebol Clube - Página Principal". www.americafc.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  2. ^ "América-MG Futebol - Notícias, Resultados, Estatísticas, Rumores e Mais sobre América-MG". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-08-29.