Soccer club
Alecrim Futebol Clube, also known as Alecrim (pt-BR pronunciationⓘ), are a Brazilian football team from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. They competed in the Série A in 1986.
History
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.
Stadium
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.
Players with current contract
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honours
- Campeonato Potiguar
- Winners (7): 1924, 1925, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1985, 1986
- Runners-up (5): 1960, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1982
- Campeonato Potiguar Second Division
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