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| Full name | Rio Branco Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Estrelão (Big Star) Alvirrubro (White and Red) O Mais Querido (The Most Beloved) | ||
| Founded | 8 June 1919 | ||
| Ground | Arena da Floresta | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| President | Valdemar Neto | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Acreano | ||
| 2023 | Acreano, 1st of 11 (champions) | ||
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Rio Branco Football Club, commonly referred to as Rio Branco, is a Brazilian professional club based in Rio Branco, Acre founded on 8 June 1919. It competes in the Campeonato Acreano, the top flight of the Acre state football league.
It is the most successful club in Acre, having won a record 47 state titles, 31 of those being won in the amateur era. Rio Branco also took part in the national league in 21 seasons, the most of any club from the state. It is also the first Northern Brazil and the only club from Acre to play in a continental cup, featuring in the 1997 Copa CONMEBOL after winning the Copa Norte in the same year.
Rio Branco's highest national league finish was achieved in 1989, when they finished 16th in the Brazilian Série B. The club's home colours are red and white and the team mascot is the Altaneira star, a symbol from the Acre state flag.
Rio Branco is currently ranked third among Acre teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 98th place overall.[1]
- ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF. 16 December 2021.