Nacional Futebol Clube

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Nacional
Full nameNacional Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Naça
Leão da Vila Municipal (Municipal Village Lion)
Clube da Estrela Azul (Blue Star Club)
Leão do Amazonas (Amazonas' Lion)
Founded13 January 1913; 111 years ago (1913-01-13)
GroundArena da Amazônia
Capacity44,000
PresidentAugusto Ferraz
Head coachWellington Fajardo
LeagueCampeonato Amazonense
2023
2023		Série D, 9th of 64
Amazonense, 4th of 9
WebsiteClub website

Nacional Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Nacional, is a Brazilian professional club based in Manaus, Amazonas founded on 13 January 1913. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Amazonense, the top flight of the Amazonas state football league.

History

On January 13, 1913, Nacional Futebol Clube was founded. The club was initially named Eleven Nacional.[1]

On February 8, 1914, Nacional played the first Campeonato Amazonense match, against Manaós Sporting.[2]

On July 8, 1930,[3] Nacional Futebol Clube former members who were dissatisfied with the club founded Nacional Fast Clube.[4]

In 1975, Nacional finished in

Santos.[5] In 1984, during a trip to Morocco, in North Africa, Nacional won the King of Morocco Cup, in Rabat.[2]

In 1985, Nacional competed for the last time the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The club finished in the 18th position, ahead of clubs like

São Paulo.[6] The club competed in 1992 in Copa do Brasil for the first time, being eliminated by Vasco da Gama in the first round. The first leg, in Manaus, ended in a 1–1 draw. In the second leg, in Rio de Janeiro, Vasco beat Nacional 5–0.[7]

Honours

  • Campeonato Amazonense
    • Winners (43): 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1957, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015
  • Copa Amazonas
    • Winners (10): 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1999, 2000

Stadium

Main article: Arena da Amazônia

Nacional's home stadium is the

Vivaldao, which was demolished in order to construct a new stadium for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
.

Only one training ground is owned by the club. Campo de Treinamento Barbosa Filho is located in Manaus.[8]

Rivals

Nacional's biggest rivals are Rio Negro and São Raimundo (AM).[9]

The derby against Rio Negro is called Rio-Nal, and is a traditional city derby, considered one of the biggest derbies of the city.[9]

The derby against São Raimundo is the second biggest derby of the city, and it started due to the good performance of São Raimundo in recent years.[9]

Symbols

The club's mascot is called Leão Azul, meaning "blue lion".[8] Nacional is nicknamed Naça, which is the diminutive form of the name Nacional, Leão Azul (Blue Lion)[10] and Time da Estrela Azul (Blue Star Team).[2] The club colors are blue and white.[1]

Ultra groups

  • Torcida Organizadas do Nacional
  • Torcida Organizada Leões da Amazônia
  • Torcida Organizada Naça Gol
  • Torcida Organizada Naçacanagem
  • Torcida Organizada Narraça
  • Torcida Organizada Selva Azul

References

  1. ^ a b Nacional Arquivo de Clubes
  2. ^ a b c History at Futebol do Amazonas
  3. ^ Fast at Arquivo de Clubes
  4. ^ Fast history at Futebol do Amazonas website
  5. ^ 1975 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF Archived 2008-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ 1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF Archived 2007-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ 1992 Copa do Brasil at RSSSF Archived 2007-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b Club card at Futebol do Amazonas
  9. ^ a b c Derbies at Futebol do Norte Archived 2006-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.

External links

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