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Alecrim Futebol Clube, also known as Alecrim (), are a Brazilian football team from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. They competed in the Série A in 1986.
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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 Potiguar Second Division | ||
| 2021 | 7th of 8 | ||
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History
editAlecrim 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 seven 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
editAlecrim 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
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
edit- Campeonato Potiguar
- Winners (7): 1924, 1925, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1985, 1986
- Runners-up (5): 1960, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1982
- Campeonato Potiguar Second Division
- Winners (1): 2022
References
edit- ^ a b Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 117. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- ^ 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
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