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Am�rica Futebol Clube (also known as Am�rica Mineiro, Coelho or simply Am�rica) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Belo Horizonte, capital city of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

Founded in 1912, the club preserves its name and crest since its inception.

The original home kit colours are white and green only; the black color was incorporated in the 1970s.

[1] The team also played with a red home kit between 1933 and 1942, as a protest to the introduction of professionalism.

[2] It hosts its matches at Independ�ncia stadium, being the only professional club in Belo Horizonte to have its own stadium.

[3] The club has the third largest fan base among the teams from Minas Gerais.[4][5]

Am�rica is one of the most traditional and successful teams from Minas Gerais.

It has won the state championship 16 times, and finished as runners-up in another 16 occasions.

The first 10 victories were in a row, between 1916 and 1925, being the national record of successive accomplishments (together with ABC); the most recent was in 2016.

Other major accomplishments were the Brazilian Second Division in 1997 and 2017, South-Minas Cup in 2000, and Brazilian Third Division in 2009.

The club has a long reputation in forming young talents in football.

[6] Among others, it has revealed the world-class players Tost�o, �der Aleixo, Yuji Nakazawa, Gilberto Silva, Fred, Danilo and Richarlison.

Am�rica has won the three most important junior tournaments in Brazil: S�o Paulo Juniors Cup (1996), Brazilian Championship U-20 (2011) and Belo Horizonte Juniors Cup (2000 and 2014).

History [ edit ]

On 30 April 1912, a group of young men who played football purely for the love of the game decided to turn their team into a football club.

[7] In the first meeting, the founders decided that the name of the club would be Am�rica Foot-Ball Club,[8] and the colors would be green and white.

[7] The first matches were played on the mayor's field.

[7] In 1913, Am�rica and Minas Gerais Futebol Clube fused, and the club changed its colors to green, white and black.

[9] Between 1916 and 1925, the team won ten state championships in a row.[9]

In 1933, as a protest to the professionalization of Brazilian football, the club changed its colors to red and white.

[7] In 1943, the club professionalized its football division, and returned to its previous colors.

[7] In 1948, Am�rica won its first state championship as a professional club.[9]

In 1997, Am�rica won the S�rie B for the first time,[10] and in 2000, the club won the Copa Sul-Minas first edition, beating Cruzeiro in the final.

[11] In 2004, after a poor performance in the S�rie B, Am�rica was relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro S�rie C,[12] and in 2007, the club finished in Campeonato Mineiro's last position, and was relegated to the following year's Campeonato Mineiro M�dulo II.

[13] Am�rica won the S�rie C in 2009, beating ASA in the final.

[14] The following year, the team was fourth at S�rie B and returned to the top level of the Brazilian championship after ten years.

[15] On 14 June 2013, Am�rica signed a cooperation contract with the Tahitian Football Federation to develop under-20 national players.

[16]Symbols [ edit ]

The club's official anthem was composed by Vicente Motta.

There are also two other anthems: The unofficial anthem, which was composed by Fernando Brant and Tavinho Moura, and the supporters' anthem, whose lyrics were composed by M�rcio Vianna Dias and sung by Fernando �ngelo.

[17] Am�rica's mascot, was created by the cartoonist Fernando Pierucetti, and is a red-eyed white cartoon rabbit with clearly protruding teeth.[9]Derbies [ edit ]

Am�rica's greatest rivals are Cruzeiro and Atl�tico Mineiro.

[18] The derby between Am�rica and Atl�tico Mineiro is known as O Cl�ssico das Multid�es (The Derby of the Masses),[8] and was first played on November 15, 1913, in a friendly game that ended in a 1�1 draw.

[19]Honours [ edit ]National [ edit ]

Winners (2): 1997, 2017 Runners-up (1): 2020Winner (1): 2009Regional [ edit ]Winner (1): 2000State [ edit ]

Winners (16): 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1948, 1957, 1971, 1993, 2001, 2016 Runners-up (17): 1915, 1930, 1931, 1942, 1949, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2012, 2021, 2023

Winner (1): 2005 Runners-up (3): 1977, 1980, 1984Winner (1): 2008

Youth competitions [ edit ]Winner (1): 2011Winner (1): 1996

Winners (2): 2000, 2014 Runner-up (1): 1995

Winners (3): 2016, 2017, 2018

Current squad [ edit ]

As of 22 August 2023[20]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.

Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Youth team [ edit ]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.

Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Out on loan [ edit ]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.

Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

First-team staff [ edit ]

Position Name Nationality Head coach Fabi�n Bustos Argentina Assistant manager Diogo Giacomini Brazil Assistant manager R�gis Angeli Brazil Fitness coach Jonas Neves Brazil Fitness coach Lucas Itaberaba Brazil Fitness coach William Matos Brazil Goalkeeping coach Marcos Gontijo Brazil Goalkeeping coach Silvio Jardim Brazil

Notable players [ edit ]

Notable managers [ edit ]