América Futebol Clube (Teófilo Otoni)

For other uses, see América Football Club (disambiguation).

América Futebol Clube, or simply América, is a Brazilian football team from Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais.^[1][2] Founded on May 12, 1936, since 2004 they continuously competed in Campeonato Mineiro. In 2009, they were promoted to the top-tier of Campeonato Mineiro for the first time.

América

Full name	América Futebol Clube - Teófilo Otoni
Nickname(s)	Mecão Mecão Maravilha Maior do Interior América de Tchó Tchó
Founded	12 May 1936
Ground	Estádio Nassri Mattar (Arena do Dragão)  [pt], Teófilo Otoni, Brazil
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	João Gabriel Prates
Head coach	Gilmar Estevam
League	Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão - Campeonato Mineiro Módulo III
2022	Mineiro Módulo III,
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Achievements

• Campeonato Mineiro
  • Semifinals (1):2011

Season Records

Season	Campeonato Mineiro					Copa MG	Campeonato Brasileiro			Copa do Brasil
	Division	Format	Stage	Position	Position		Division	Stage	Position
2004	C	g3-2	First Stage	2nd	advance
		2g4-2	Final Group Stage	4th
2005	C	g6	Final Round	6th		1st stage
2006	C	g5-2	First Stage	5th	eliminated
2007	-	-	-	-	-
2008	C	g6-2p	Final Stage	Runners-up
2009	B	g12-3p	Round Robin	3rd
2010	A	g12*-8	First Stage	9th
2011	A	g12*-4	Semifinals	Elim.	4th		D	withdrew
2022	C	g6-2	Semifinals	Elim.	4th		D	withdrew

Stadium

Their home stadium is the Nassri Mattar stadium, capacity 5,000.

References

1. "América Futebol Clube - Página Principal". www.americafc.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-08-29.
2. "América-MG Futebol - Notícias, Resultados, Estatísticas, Rumores e Mais sobre América-MG". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-08-29.