Clube Esportivo Rio Branco, usually known simply as Rio Branco (or Rio Branco-RJ) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro state, founded on November 5, 1912.
| Full name | Clube Esportivo Rio Branco | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Róseo-Negro | ||
| Founded | 5 November 1912 | ||
| Ground | Milton Barbosa | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
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History
On November 5, 1912, the club was founded by youngsters after the Baron of Rio Branco, who died in the same year. The team participated on the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C once, in 2003.[1]
Honours
State
- Campeonato Fluminense
- Winners (1): 1961
- Campeonato Carioca Série B1
- Winners (2): 1984, 2001
City
- Campeonato da Cidade de Campos
- Winners (8): 1917, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1949, 1958, 1961, 1962
- Taça Cidade de Campos
- Winners (2): 1972, 1976
Stadium
The home stadium Estádio Milton Barbosa is also known as Calabouço (meaning dungeon).
Colors
References
- ^ Rio Branco at Arquivo de ClubesArchived 2012-07-28 at archive.today
External links
- (in Portuguese) Clube Esportivo Rio Branco's official website[permanent dead link]
- (in Portuguese) Rio Branco at FFERJ
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