Rio Branco Futebol Clube
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| Full name | Rio Branco Futebol Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Tricolor Serrano (Tricolor of the Mountain Range) | ||
| Founded | 29 June 1945 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Olímpio Perim | ||
| Capacity | 2,100 | ||
| President | Erivelton Uliana | ||
| Head coach | Mauro Soares | ||
| League | Campeonato Capixaba | ||
| 2020 | 1st | ||
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Rio Branco Futebol Clube, known as Rio Branco, Rio Branco-VN or Rio Branco de Venda Nova, is a Brazilian football team based in Venda Nova do Imigrante, in the state of Espírito Santo. Founded in 1945, the club plays in the Campeonato Capixaba and in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, holding home matches at the Estádio Olímpio Perim, with a capacity of 2,100 people.
Rio Branco-VN is currently ranked third among Espírito Santo teams in CBF's national club ranking at 131st place overall. They are the best placed team in the state from outside of Vitória.[1]
History[edit]
Founded on 29 June 1945 by a group of friends, Rio Branco only started to play professionally in 1993, winning the second division of the Campeonato Capixaba. In 1995, in their second season in the first division, the club reached the finals but lost to Linhares.[2]
In 1999, after suffering relegation, Rio Branco ceased first team activities, but kept their youth categories; the main squad only returned to the competitions in 2016, in the second division.[3] In 2017, the club returned to the first division after 19 years, after finishing second in the second level.[4]
In their return to the first division, Rio Branco was knocked out in the semifinals in 2018 and in the quarterfinals in 2019, before lifting the trophy for the first time in 2020. They also qualified for the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, 2021 Copa Verde and the 2021 Copa do Brasil.[5]
Honours[edit]
- Campeonato Capixaba: 2020
- Campeonato Capixaba Série B: 1993
References[edit]
- ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF. 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Com 75 anos de história, Rio Branco VN busca o seu primeiro título na elite do futebol capixaba" [With 75 years of history, Rio Branco VN seek their first title in the top tier of the Capixaba football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Rio Branco de Venda Nova ensaia retorno ao futebol profissional em 2016" [Rio Branco de Venda Nova think about returning to professional football in 2016] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Rio Branco de Venda Nova do Imigrante retorna ao Capixabão após 19 anos" [Rio Branco de Venda Nova do Imigrante return to the Capixabão after 19 years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Montanhas Capixabas. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Rio Branco VN marca no início, segura a pressão do Rio Branco-ES e conquista o título capixaba em 2020" [Rio Branco VN score in the beginning, withhold the pressure of Rio Branco-ES and win the capixaba title in 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
External links[edit]
- Futebol Capixaba team profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- Soccerway team profile