Rio Branco Atlético Clube

Football club infobox
clubname = Rio Branco


fullname = Rio Branco Atlético Clube
nickname = "Capa Preta"
founded = 1913
ground = Kléber Andrade
capacity = 45,000
manager = Fábio Henrique
league = Campeonato Capixaba
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Rio Branco Atlético Clube, usually known simply as Rio Branco, is a Brazilian football (soccer) club based in the city of Cariacica in the Espírito Santo state of Brazil.

History

On June 15, 1913, a group of boys, which included Antônio Miguez, José Batista Pavão, Edmundo Martins, Nestor Ferreira Lima, Gervásio Pimentel, and Cleto Santos decided to found a football club, because they were not allowed to play in the existing ones.

On June 21, 1913, at Ilha dos Amores, in Parque Moscoso neighborhood, in Vitória, they founded the club. The club was named "Juventude e Vigor", and the official colors were green and yellow.

On February 10, 1914, the club was renamed to "Rio Branco Football Club", after the Baron of Rio Branco.

On May 20, 1917, the club's colors were changed to black and white.

In 1919, the club won its first title, the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória (Vitória City Championship).

In 1930, the club won its first state championship.

From 1934 to 1939 the club won six state championships in a row.

On March 18, 1941, the club was renamed to its current name, "Rio Branco Atlético Clube".

In 1985, Rio Branco won its last state championship.

Titles

*Campeonato Capixaba: 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1983, and 1985.
*Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória: 1919, 1921, 1922, 1924, and 1929
*Campeonato de Cariacica: 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, and 1971
*Torneio Início do Espírito Santo: 1918, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1969, and 1970

Idols

*Alcyr Simões
*Carlinhos Gabiru
*Gilberto Paixão
*João Francisco
*Jorge Reis

tadium

They currently play in their home stadium, the "Estádio Kléber Andrade", which has a maximum capacity of 45,000 people.

Colors

The club's official colors are black and white. Rio Branco's home kit is composed of a black and white vertical stripes shirts, white shorts and white socks.

External links

* [http://www.riobrancoac-es.com.br/ Official website]