Alecrim Futebol Clube

Alecrim
Full nameAlecrim Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Verdão
Verdão Maravilha
Periquito
Time mais simpático do RN
FoundedAugust 15, 1915 (109 years ago) (1915-08-15)
GroundMachadão, Natal, Brazil
Capacity45,000
PresidentAnthony Armstrong Emery
Head coachEdson Alves
LeagueCampeonato Potiguar Second Division
20217th of 8

Alecrim Futebol Clube, also known as Alecrim (pt-BR pronunciationⓘ), are a Brazilian football team from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. They competed in the Série A in 1986.

History

Alecrim Futebol Clube were founded on August 15, 1915, by a group of boys that included the future Brazilian President, Café Filho.[1] They won the Campeonato Potiguar seven times.[2] Alecrim competed in the Série A in 1986 when they were eliminated in the first stage of the competition.[3]

On February 4, 1968, the famous player Garrincha played a game for Alecrim against Sport.[1] In 2012, Alecrim appointed Englishman Anthony Armstrong-Emery, as the first foreign President of a Brazilian club.

Stadium

Alecrim played their home games at Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, commonly known as Machadão.[2] The stadium had a maximum capacity of 45,000 people.[4] At the end of 2013, Alecrim moved to a new 10,500 capacity stadium, which has the potential for expansion to 25,000. The new stadium will also host an academy.[5]

Players with current contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Brazil BRA Ubiratan Aurélio Ferreira Junior
— GK Brazil BRA Willians Gomes do Nascimento
— DF Brazil BRA Francisco Fabiano Pereira Marciano
— DF Brazil BRA Diego Batista Cordeiro de Almeida
— DF Brazil BRA Ewerton Silva Felix
— DF Brazil BRA Elton Gomes Avelino de Lima
— DF Brazil BRA Antonio Carlos de Oliveira Mendanha
— DF Brazil BRA Eduardo Igor da Silva Moreno
— DF Brazil BRA Jonatha Marques de Oliveira<--Jonatha-->
— DF Brazil BRA Abemor do Nascimento
— DF Brazil BRA Cleiton Kelly da Silva
— DF Brazil BRA Francisco Anderson da Silva Nascimento
— MF Brazil BRA Roosevelt Delano de Menezes Alves
— MF Brazil BRA Danilo Gomes de Almeida
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Claiton Fontoura dos Santos
— MF Brazil BRA Thiago Teodoro
— MF Brazil BRA José Alexandre da Silva Sousa
— MF Brazil BRA Marcelo Mozack
— MF Brazil BRA Paulo César de Oliveira
— MF Brazil BRA Francisco Manoel do Nascimento Silva
— MF Brazil BRA Ramon Gabriel Santos do Nascimento
— MF Brazil BRA Paulo César de Oliveira
— FW Brazil BRA Edivaldo Felix Alves Barbosa
— FW Brazil BRA Edivan Luiz Hermenegildo
— FW Brazil BRA Rogean Gomes da Silva
— FW Brazil BRA Rico
— FW Brazil BRA José Maria dos Santos Lima
— FW Brazil BRA Roberlan Lacerda

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 117. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. ^ a b "Alecrim Futebol Clube" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  3. ^ "Brazil 1986 Championship". RSSSF. February 4, 2000. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  4. ^ "Machadão" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  5. ^ "New Natal football stadium".