Rio Branco FC (AC)
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| Basic data | |||
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| Surname | Rio Branco Football Club | ||
| Seat | Rio Branco / Acre | ||
| founding | January 8, 1919 | ||
| Colours | Red White | ||
| president |
 Lorival Marques
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| Website | riobrancofc.com | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach |
João Carlos Cavalo
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| Venue | Arena da Floresta | ||
| Places | 13,534 | ||
| league | Série D | ||
| 2015 | 16th place | ||
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The Rio Branco Football Club , RBFC for short , or popularly known as the “big star” (port: Estrelão ), is a Brazilian football club from Rio Branco in the state of Acre .
history
The traditional club from the state capital of Acre is the dominant force in football in the westernmost state of Brazil. With 45 championships, he is the record holder by a wide margin. In the national championship of Brazil , the club played from 1989 to 1991 in Série B and from 1995 to 2013 in Série C. Since 2014 represented in Série D, the fourth and lowest division.
By winning the Copa Norte 1997 the association has been able to qualify for an international tournament for the first time, the Copa CONMEBOL , where he already in the first round against the Colombian representative Deportes Tolima has been eliminated (see: Copa CONMEBOL in 1997 ) .
The home ground of the RBFC was the Estádio José de Melo until 2006, before moving to the newly built Arena da Floresta, which has a larger capacity.
successes
- Copa Norte : 1997
- Torneio de Integração da Amazônia: 1976, 1979, 1984
- State champion of Acre (46 ×): 1919, 1921, 1928, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018