ABC Futebol Clube

ABC

Full name	ABC Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	O Mais Querido
Founded	June 29, 1915 (1915-06-29)
Stadium	Frasqueirão, Brazil
Ground Capacity	18,000
President	Rubens Dantas
Head coach	Sergio China
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
2015	Série B
Website	Club home page

ABC Futebol Clube, or ABC, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, founded on June 29, 1915. ABC is the oldest club of Rio Grande do Norte state. The club won the Série C in 2010.

History 1
Stadium 2
Achievements 3
Players 4
- Out on loan 4.1
Head coaches 5
References 6
External links 7

History

The team was founded on June 29, 1915, on avenida Rio Branco, at Colonel Avelino Alves Freire home, president of Associação Comercial do Rio Grande do Norte (Commerce Association of Rio Grande do Norte). At that meeting it was decided by the founders that the club colors would be black and white. It was also decided that the team shirt will be composed of black and white vertical stripes. The team was named ABC, in reference to the recently-signed pact by Argentina, Brazil and Chile.

The team only incorporated on December 13, 1927, when the Potiguar Football League registered the club charter.

ABC's first interstate match was in 1917. The match was against Santa Cruz of Recife, Pernambuco. ABC beat Santa Cruz by 2–1.

ABC is in the Guinness Book for having won ten consecutive state championships from 1932 to 1941, sharing this record with América Mineiro, that won ten consecutive titles from 1916 to 1925. The team also is the team with the most state championship titles in Brazil, holding 52 titles.

In 1979, Rivelino played for ABC in a friendly match. The match was against Vasco da Gama and ended in a 1–1 draw. In the same year ABC played against the Olympic team of Brazil, and was defeated by 1–0.

The club won the Série C in 2010 after beating Ituiutaba in the final.^[1]

Stadium

The club owns Estádio Maria Lamas Farache, nicknamed Frasqueirão, which has a maximum capacity of 18,000.^[2]

Achievements

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 1

2010

Campeonato Potiguar: 52

1920, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

Players

As of April 26, 2015

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Gilvan
		GK	Saulo (on loan from Sport)
		GK	Willian
		DF	Ednei
		DF	Kelvin
		DF	Leandro Amaro
		DF	Leonardo Luiz
		DF	Luizão
		DF	Mael (on loan from Internacional)
		DF	Marcílio
		DF	Rafael
		DF	Reginaldo (on loan from Coritiba)
		DF	Rodrigo Biro (on loan from Ponte Preta)
		DF	Suéliton
		MF	Cleyton (on loan from Santa Rita-AL)
		MF	Daniel Amora
		MF	Dedé

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Edno
		MF	Erivélton
		MF	Fábio Bahia
		MF	Jandson
		MF	Jardel
		MF	Jeferson Paulista (on loan from Botafogo)
		MF	Marcel
		MF	Márcio Passos
		MF	Michel
		MF	Nem (on loan from Figueirense)
		MF	Rafael Miranda
		MF	Rafinha (on loan from Atlético-PR)
		MF	Ronaldo Mendes (on loan from Penapolense)
		MF	Wellington Bruno (on loan from Penapolense)
		FW	Bismark
		FW	Fabinho Alves
		FW	Rafael Oliveira

Out on loan

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

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Tonhão (to Cruzeiro)
		DF	José Vinícius (to Fluminense)
		MF	Ítalo (to Cruzeiro)
		MF	Moisés (to Santa Cruz-RN)

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Alvinho (to Campinense)
		FW	Berguinho (to Fluminense)
		FW	João Paulo (to Botafogo-PB)

Head coaches

Roberto Fernandes (2014)
Zé Teodoro (2014)
Moacir Júnior (2014)
Roberto Fernandes (2014–2015)
Josué Teixeira (2015)
Gilmar Dal Pozzo (2015)
Toninho Cecílio (2015)
Hélio dos Anjos (2015–)
Sergio China (2015–)

References

^ "Brazil 2010 – Third Level (Série C)" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brasil. November 20, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
^ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese).

Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.

External links

Official site

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

2015 clubs	ABC América-MG Atlético Goianiense Bahia Boa Esporte Botafogo Bragantino Ceará CRB Criciúma Luverdense Macaé Mogi Mirim Náutico Oeste Paysandu Paraná Sampaio Corrêa Santa Cruz Vitória

Seasons	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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