River Atlético Clube

River Atlético Clube

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History

On March 1, 1946, A group of students from "Ginásio Leão XIII", at the time directed by professor Antilhon Ribeiro Soares, met to discuss the founding of a sports club that would take the name of River Atlético Clube. The club's first game was played on February 15, 1948, a match against Amarantino. River's first goal was scored by Antônio Freire (Freirinho). The game was held in the city of Amarante, and River won 4-3. Almost a month later, on March 12, 1948, there was the so-called 'reorganization' of the club, led by Afrânio Messias Alves Nunes (River's most successful president - 11 titles). In 1948, River disputed the state championship and won it for their first major title. From 1950 to 1963, River won thirteen state titles, with the exception of the 1957 state championship. In 1977, the club competed in the Brazilian Championship for the first time, finishing in the 41st place. The club competed in the championship again in 1978, finishing in the 69th place, in 1979, finishing in the 83rd place, in 1981, finishing in the 39th place, and in 1982, finishing in the 44th place. In 2000, River competed in the Copa João Havelange, which was the competition that replaced the Brazilian Championship in that year. The club was in the yellow module (which was that season's equivalent to the second level), and was eliminated in the first stage. In 2015, the club made the finals of Serie D, played against Botafogo-SP. River lost the first leg 3-2. In the second leg, 40,000 fans…

League
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

Legacy

Honours

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Others tournaments

Inter-state

Torneio Maranhão-Piauí (1): 1980

State

Torneio Início do Piauí (10): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1971 1978

Runners-up

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (1): 2015 Campeonato Piauiense (15): 1949, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1991, 2004, 2013, 2018 Copa Piauí (2): 2012, 2017

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Brazilian football club

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River Atlético Clube, commonly referred to as River, is a Brazilian professional club based in Teresina, Piauí founded on 1 March 1946. It competes in the Campeonato Piauiense Segunda Divisāo, the second tier of the Piauí state football league.

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