NACIONAL FUTEBOL CLUBE

'Nacional Futebol Clube', usually known simply as 'Nacional' is a traditional Brazilian football club from Manaus, Amazonas state.

Contents

History

Titles

Idols

Stadium

Rivals

Mascot

Nickname

Club colors

Ultra groups

Miscellaneous

References

External links

History

On January 13, 1913, Nacional Futebol Clube was founded. The club was initially named Eleven Nacional. Nacional Arquivo de Clubes
On February 8, 1914, Nacional played the first Campeonato Amazonense match, against Manaós Sporting. ^[1]
On July 8, 1930 ^[2], Nacional Futebol Clube former members who were dissatisfied with the club founded Nacional Fast Clube. ^[3]
In 1975, Nacional finished in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A's 16th position, ahead of big clubs such as Vasco da Gama, Atlético Mineiro and Santos. ^[4]
In 1984, during a trip to Morocco, in North Africa, Nacional won the King of Morocco Cup, in Rabat. ^[5]
In 1985, Nacional disputed for the last time the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The club finished in the 18th position, ahead of clubs like Fluminense, Grêmio and São Paulo. ^[6]
In 1992, the club disputed the Copa do Brasil for the first time, being eliminated by Vasco da Gama in the first round. The first leg, in Manaus, ended in a 1-1 draw. The second leg, in Rio de Janeiro, Vasco beat Nacional 5-0. ^[7]

Titles

★ Campeonato Amazonense: 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1957, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007

★ Torneio Início do Campeonato Amazonense: 1946, 1948, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1992, 1999, 2000

★ Taça Pacto Amazônico: 1981

★ King of Morocco Cup (Rabat): 1984

Idols

★ Ademir

★ Alfredo

★ Boanerges

★ Campos

★ Carlos Alberto Garcia

★ Clodoaldo

★ Dário Maravilha

★ Edu

★ Fernandinho

★ França

★ Gatinho

★ Helinho

★ João Lúcio (nicknamed Careca)

★ Lima

★ Luiz Florêncio

★ Marcolino

★ Murica

★ Paulo Galvão

★ Paulo Isidoro

★ Paulo Onety

★ Pepeta

★ Português

★ Pretinho

★ Sérgio Duarte

★ Sula

★ Toninho Cerezo

★ Zé Carlos

Stadium

Nacional's home stadium is Vivaldão ^[8], inaugurated in 1961, with a maximum capacity of 43,000 people. ^[9]
Only one training ground is owned by the club. Campo de Treinamento Barbosa Filho is located in Manaus. ^[10]

Rivals

Nacional biggest rivals are Rio Negro and São Raimundo. ^[11]
The derby against Rio Negro is called Rio-Nal, and is a traditional city derby, considered one of the biggest derbies of the city. ^[12]
The derby against São Raimundo is the second biggest derby of the city, and it started due to the good performance of São Raimundo in recent years. ^[12]

Mascot

The club's mascot is called Leão Azul, meaning ''blue lion''. ^[14]

Nickname

Nacional is nicknamed Naça, which is the diminutive form of the name Nacional, Leão Azul (''Blue Lion'') ^[15] and Time da Estrela Azul (''Blue Star Team''). ^[5]

Club colors

The club colors are blue and white. ^[8]

Ultra groups

★ Torcida Organizadas do Nacional

★ Torcida Organizada Leões da Amazônia

★ Torcida Organizada Naça Gol

★ Torcida Organizada Naçacanagem

★ Torcida Organizada Narraça

★ Torcida Organizada Selva Azul

Miscellaneous

★ Nacional is the oldest club of Amazonas state. ^[18]

References

1. History at Futebol do Amazonas
2. Fast at Arquivo de Clubes
3. Fast history at Futebol do Amazonas website
4. 1975 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
5. internet
6. 1985 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A at RSSSF
7. 1992 Copa do Brasil at RSSSF
8. internet
9. Estádio Vivaldão at Templos do Futebol
10. Club card at Futebol do Amazonas
11. Derbies at Futebol do Norte
12. internet
13. internet
14. internet
15. ''Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil'', São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
16. internet
17. internet
18. revista

External links

★ Arquivo de Clubes