America-RJ
Est. 1904 · Brazil
About America-RJ
America Football Club from Rio de Janeiro are one of Brazil's oldest clubs, founded on 18 September 1904 in the Tijuca neighbourhood of Rio and playing a foundational role in the early development of Brazilian football. Among the founders of the Rio de Janeiro Football League in 1905, America-RJ have seven Campeonato Carioca titles to their name and a history stretching back to the very origins of the game in Brazil. They wear red and are a beloved institution in Rio, even if in recent decades the club has spent time outside the top tier of Brazilian football.
Founded: 18 September 1904. Stadium: Estadio Giulite Coutinho, Rio de Janeiro. League: Campeonato Carioca, Brazil. Honours: Seven Campeonato Carioca titles, founding members of the Rio de Janeiro Football League 1905. Nicknames: Americano, Coelho (The Rabbit).
America-RJ's red kits carry well over a century of Rio de Janeiro football history. Their strips from the 1980s, when the club competed at the highest levels of Brazilian football, are the most significant pieces from a collector's perspective. As one of the foundational clubs of the game in Brazil, the America-RJ shirt represents something important in the history of South American football, a reminder that the beautiful game in Brazil did not begin with the superclubs.
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