Manaus Futebol Clube

Manaus Futebol Clube, or simply Manaus, is a Brazilian football club based in Manaus, Amazonas state.

Manaus
Full nameManaus Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Verdão da Capital
Gavião do Norte (Village Cock)
FoundedMay 5, 2013 (2013-05-05)
GroundArena da Amazônia
Capacity44,300
PresidentGeovane Silva
Head coachJoão Carlos
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série C
Campeonato Amazonense
2019
2019
Série D, 2nd (promoted)
Amazonense, 1st
WebsiteClub website

History

The club emerged as a project of the city councilman of Manaus, Luís Mitoso, after he left the board of Nacional for private matters. Mitoso retired from Nacional in March 2013, when he was vice president of the club, after four years leading the club as president, in the company of Giovane Alves.[1]

Manaus was officially founded on May 5, 2013. In the same year, it won the second division of Campeonato Amazonense. After being usually 5th or 6th in 2014 to 2016, in 2017, the club won the title of the main division of the Campeonato Amazonense after defeating Nacional in the final.

In 2018, Manaus once again won the main division of the Campeonato Amazonense by defeating Fast Clube in the final. They also played Série D later that year. They were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Imperatriz-MA on penalties, denying them a spot in Série C for 2019.

In 2019, Manaus won for the third time straight the Campeonato Amazonense, against Fast again. In Série D, Manaus easily qualified to the knockout phase as the best team in overall standings. They gained promotion to 2020's Série C after defeating Caxias 3–0 on the second leg of the quarter-finals after losing 1-0 in Caxias' home.

Stadium

Manaus play their home games at Estádio da Colina. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,400 people. They also tend to play in Arena da Amazônia on big games.

Honours

Winners (3): 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Campeonato Amazonense Second Division
Winners (1): 2013

References

  1. "History of Manaus Futebol Clube". Manaus Futebol Clube. Retrieved 19 February 2018.


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