ABC Futebol Clube
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| Full name | ABC Futebol Clube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | O Mais Querido | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Frasqueirão, Natal, Brazil (Capacity 14,000) |
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| Chairman | Judas Tadeu Gurgel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Ferdinando Teixeira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, 4th (promoted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ABC Futebol Clube, or ABC, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, founded on June 29, 1915. ABC is the oldest club of Rio Grande do Norte state.
ABC greatest rival is América.
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[edit] History
The team was founded on June 29, 1915, on avenida Rio Branco, at Colonel Avelino Alves Freire home, president of Associação Comercial do Rio Grande do Norte (Commerce Association of Rio Grande do Norte). At that meeting was decided by the founders that the club colors will be black and white. It was also decided that the team shirt will be composed of black & white vertical stripes. The team was named ABC, which means Argentina, Brazil, Chile.
The team only acquired juridical personality on December 13, 1927, when the Potiguar Football League registered the club statute.
ABC's first interstate match was in 1917. The match was against Santa Cruz of Recife, Pernambuco. ABC beat Santa Cruz by 2-1.
In 1979, Rivelino played for ABC in a friendly match. The match was against Vasco da Gama and ended in a 1-1 draw. In the same year ABC played against the Olympic team of Brazil, and was defeated by 1-0.
[edit] Achievements
- Campeonato Potiguar:
- Winners (50): 1920, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008
[edit] Noted players
- Alberi
- Anderson Lobão
- Badico
- César Romero
- Da Cunha
- Marcão
- Marinho Apolônio
- Marinho Chagas
- Nonato
- Palmielli
- Sandro
- Sérgio Alves
- Silva
- Wallyson
- Márcio
[edit] First Team
As of April 14 2008
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[edit] Stadium
ABC's home stadium is the Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado (Machadão) stadium, capacity 52,000, currently reduced to 23,000 for security reasons.
The club also owns Estádio Maria Lamas Farache (Frasqueirão) stadium, capacity 14,000.
[edit] References
- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
- Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
[edit] External links
- Unofficial sites
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