America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro)

For other uses, see América Football Club (disambiguation).

America
Full nameAmerica Football Club
NicknamesAFC
Mecão
Diabo (Devil)
Rubro Carioca (Rio's Reds)
Sangue (Blood)
Founded18 September 1904 (1904-09-18)
GroundEstádio Giulite Coutinho
Capacity13,544
PresidentRomário
Head coachLeandrão
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série D
Campeonato Carioca Série A2
2025Carioca Série A2, 6th of 12
Websitewww.americario.com.br
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America Football Club, usually abbreviated to America-RJ or simply America, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the northern neighborhood of Tijuca. The team competes in Campeonato Carioca Série A2, the second tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league.

Founded on 18 September 1904, the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times, winning the state championship seven times. The club's home stadium is the Estádio Giulite Coutinho, which has a capacity of 16,000. They play in red shirts, white shorts and red socks.

The football anthem composer Lamartine Babo was a supporter of America. America's mascot is a devil. America also sponsors a beach American football team, the America Red Lions.

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