América Futebol Clube

On 30 April 1912, a group of young men who played football purely for the love of the game decided to turn their team into a football club. In the first meeting, the founders decided that the name of the club would be América Foot-Ball Club, and the colors would be green and white. The first matches were played on the mayor's field. In 1913, América and Minas Gerais Futebol Clube fused, and the club changed its colors to green, white and black. Between 1916 and 1925, the team won ten state championships in a row.

In 1933, as a protest to the professionalization of Brazilian football, the club changed its colors to red and white. In 1943, the club professionalized its football division, and returned to its previous colors. In 1948, América won its first state championship as a professional club. In 1997, América won the Série B for the first time, and in 2000, the club won the Copa Sul-Minas first edition, beating Cruzeiro in the final. In 2004, after a poor performance in the Série B, América was relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, and in 2007, the club finished in Campeonato Mineiro's last position, and was relegated to the following year's Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II. América won the Série C in 2009, beating ASA in the final. The following year, the team was fourth at Série B and returned to the top level of the Brazilian championship after ten years. On 14 June 2013, América signed a cooperation contract with the Tahitian Football Federation to develop…

The team was founded on July 14, 1915. The first official match played in the state of Rio Grande do Norte was América 3-0 ABC, on June 22, 1919 valid for the first Campeonato Potiguar de Futebol, organized at that time by the Liga de Desportos Terrestres. The club's first title came in 1919. The club won the Liga de Desportos Terrestres, defeating Centro Esportivo Natalense and ABC, becoming the first Campeonato Potiguar champions. On November 7, 1928, through Law 707 the club was the first to be recognized as a State Public Utility instrument. América had been licensed team of the Federação Norteriograndense de Futebol (FNF) for 5 years, between 1960 and 1965, thus the team did not participate in official competitions. Instead, the team committed to the construction of its official ground at Rodrigues Alves Avenue, bourough of Tirol, Natal. In 1973, América won the Torneio Norte-Nordeste. In 1974 América was crowned undefeated state champions, playing 20 matches with 12 wins and 8 ties. Between 1987 and 1992, América won 5 state championships, only losing in 1990.

In 1996, the team from Rio Grande do Norte was runner-up of the Brazilian Championship Second Division and became eligible to participate in the First Division in the following year. In its return to the main division, América ended in 16th place, ahead of other powerful teams, such as Corinthians and Fluminense. In 1998, however, the club failed to remain in the First Division. In 1998, América achieved its…

Official tournaments

Others tournaments

International

Trofeo Ciudad de Córdoba (1): 1991 . Maribor Mini Tournament (1): 1999 Sub 20

National

Torneio Quadrangular de Belo Horizonte (2): 1948, 1953 Triangular de Belo Horizonte (3): 1955, 1956, 1964 Quadrangular de Juiz de Fora (1): 1957 Torneio Preliminar do Torneio Centro-Sul (1): 1968

State

Torneio Início do Campeonato Mineiro (13): 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1933, 1936, 1945, 1955, 1957

City

Campeonato Extra da Cidade de BH (1): 1939

Runners-up

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1): 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (1): 1990 Campeonato Mineiro (17): 1927, 1930, 1939, 1949, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2012, 2021, 2023, 2025 Taça Minas Gerais (4): 1977, 1980, 1984, 2008

Youth team

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (1): 1996 Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores (2): 2000, 2014 Copa Rio Grande do Sul de Futebol Sub-20 (1): 2011

Official tournaments

Others tournaments

Regional and Inter-state

Taça Almir de Albuquerque (1): 1973 Torneio Rio Grande do Norte-Pernambuco (1): 1983

State

Copa Cidade do Natal (3): 2014, 2015, 2016 Copa RN (4): 2012, 2013, 2019, 2022 Torneio Início do Rio Grande do Norte (14): 1919, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1969, 1071, 1982, 1984, 1991

Runners-up

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1): 1996 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (1): 2005 Campeonato Potiguar (42): 1921, 1923, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 Copa Rio Grande do Norte (1): 2007

Women's Football

Campeonato Potiguar de Futebol Feminino (2): 2012, 2021