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Full name | Alecrim Futebol Clube | ||
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Nickname(s) | Verdão Verdão Maravilha Periquito Time mais simpático do RN | ||
Founded | August 15, 1915 | ||
Ground | Machadão, Natal, Brazil | ||
Capacity | 45,000 | ||
President | Anthony Armstrong Emery | ||
Head coach | Edson Alves | ||
League | Campeonato Potiguar Second Division | ||
2021 | 7th of 8 | ||
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Alecrim Futebol Clube, also known as Alecrim (ⓘ ), are a Brazilian football team from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. They competed in the Série A in 1986.
Alecrim Futebol Clube were founded on August 15, 1915, by a group of boys that included the future Brazilian President, Café Filho. [1] They won the Campeonato Potiguar seven times. [2] Alecrim competed in the Série A in 1986 when they were eliminated in the first stage of the competition. [3]
On February 4, 1968, the famous player Garrincha played a game for Alecrim against Sport. [1] In 2012, Alecrim appointed Englishman Anthony Armstrong-Emery, as the first foreign President of a Brazilian club.
Alecrim played their home games at Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, commonly known as Machadão. [2] The stadium had a maximum capacity of 45,000 people. [4] At the end of 2013, Alecrim moved to a new 10,500 capacity stadium, which has the potential for expansion to 25,000. The new stadium will also host an academy. [5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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