Manaus Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Manaus, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Manaus, Amazonas founded on 5 May 2013. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Amazonense, the top flight of the Amazonas state football league.
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| Full name | Manaus Futebol Clube | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Gavião do Norte (Northern Hawk) Gavião Real (Harpy Eagle) Esmeraldino (Emerald) | |||
| Founded | 5 May 2013 | |||
| Ground | Arena da Amazônia | |||
| Capacity | 44,000 | |||
| President | Giovanni Silva | |||
| Head coach | Higo Magalhães | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Amazonense | |||
| 2023 2023 | Série C, 17th of 20 (relegated) Amazonense, 5th of 9 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Manaus is the best ranked team from Amazonas in CBF's national club ranking, followed by Amazonas and Fast, respectively in second and third.[1]
History edit
The club emerged as a project of the city councilman of Manaus, Luís Mitoso, after he left the board of Nacional for private matters. Mitoso retired from Nacional in March 2013, when he was vice president of the club, after four years leading the club as president, in the company of Giovane Alves.[2]
Manaus was officially founded on May 5, 2013. In the same year, it won the second division of Campeonato Amazonense. After being usually 5th or 6th in 2014 to 2016, in 2017, the club won the title of the main division of the Campeonato Amazonense after defeating Nacional in the final.
In 2018, Manaus once again won the main division of the Campeonato Amazonense by defeating Fast Clube in the final. They also played Série D later that year. They were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Imperatriz-MA on penalties, denying them a spot in Série C for 2019.
In 2019, Manaus won for the third time straight the Campeonato Amazonense, against Fast again. In Série D, Manaus easily qualified to the knockout phase as the best team in overall standings. They gained promotion to 2020's Série C after defeating Caxias 3–0 on the second leg of the quarter-finals after losing 1-0 in Caxias' home.
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 19 April 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Stadium edit
Manaus play their home games at Estádio da Colina. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,400 people. They also tend to play in Arena da Amazônia on big games.
Honours edit
- Campeonato Amazonense
- Winners (6): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
- Campeonato Amazonense Second Division
- Winners (1): 2013
References edit
- ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2024" (PDF). CBF. 8 December 2023.
- ^ "History of Manaus Futebol Clube". Manaus Futebol Clube. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
External links edit
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Manaus on Globo Esporte