Barcelona Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Barcelona-RO (Brazilian Portuguese: [baʁseˈlõna dʒi ʁõwˈdõnia]), or simply Barcelona, is a Brazilian football club based in Vilhena, Rondônia.
| Full name | Barcelona Futebol Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Catalão Vilhenense Índio do Norte Barça da Rondônia Barça dos índios | |||
| Founded | 7 October 2016 | |||
| Ground | Portal da Amazônia | |||
| Capacity | 2,500[1] | |||
| Chairman | José Luís Pereira de Jesus | |||
| 2021 | Rondoniense, 5th of 8 | |||
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As of 2022, Barcelona is the fourth-best ranked team from Rondônia in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 157th overall.[2]
History edit
Initially a club from Vitória da União, Corumbiara, Barcelona started playing in amateur competitions in 1995. In 2012, the club moved to Vilhena, and turned professional on 7 October 2016.[3]
Barcelona played its first professional competition (Campeonato Rondoniense) in 2017, and finished second after losing the finals to Real Ariquemes; the club also qualified to the following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[4]
Achievements and Honours edit
- Campeonato Rondoniense
- Runners-up 2x: 2017, 2018
- Série D:
- Participation 2x: 2018, 2019
References edit
- ^ "Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). CBF. 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Barcelona de Rondônia: conheça o 3º Barcelona do Brasil, de Vilhena" [Barcelona de Rondônia: know the 3rd Barcelona from Brazil, from Vilhena] (in Portuguese). Plano Tático. 18 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Real Ariquemes é campeão Rondoniense de 2017" [Real Ariquemes is the champion of the 2017 Rondoniense] (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
External links edit
- Série D team profile (in Portuguese)
- Ogol team profile (in Portuguese)