ABC Futebol Clube

On June 29, 1915, precisely at 13 hours, some young of Rio Grande do Norte high society met in Rio Branco Avenue, in the back of the Carlos Gomes Theater, today Alberto Maranhão Theatre, to decide about the creation of the first football club of Rio Grande do Norte. The meeting to officially the club foundation occurred in the Avelino Alves Freire house, Avelino was a respected merchant and president of the Merchant Association of Rio Grande do Norte.

The first subject to decide in the meeting was the name of the club. One of the founders, José Potiguar Pinheiro, gives the idea of calling the new club as ABC Futebol Clube in which it was unanimously approved. The name ABC is an honor given to the pact of fraternal friendship, diplomatically supported among the countries Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, which aimed the mutual cooperation of those countries, the friendship was confirmed with the sign in Pacto do abc, whose letters refer to the initials of the three countries.

The team incorporated on December 13, 1927, when the Potiguar Football League registered the club charter.

ABC's first interstate match was in 1917, defeating Santa Cruz of Recife, Pernambuco 2–1.

ABC is in the Guinness Book for having won ten consecutive state championships from 1932 to 1941, sharing this record with América Mineiro, that won ten consecutive titles from 1916 to 1925. The team also is the team with the most state championship titles in Brazil, holding 57 titles.

In 1979, Rivelino played for ABC in a 1–1 friendly match against Vasco da Gama. In the same year ABC played against the Brazil Olympic team, losing 1–0.

The club won the Série C in 2010 after beating Ituiutaba in the final.[1]

The club owns Estádio Maria Lamas Farache, nicknamed Frasqueirão, which has a maximum capacity of 18,000.[2]

As of April 26, 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA Gilvan — GK  BRA Saulo (on loan from Sport) — GK  BRA Willian — DF  BRA Ednei — DF  BRA Kelvin — DF  BRA Leandro Amaro — DF  BRA Leonardo Luiz — DF  BRA Luizão — DF  BRA Mael (on loan from Internacional) — DF  BRA Marcílio — DF  BRA Rafael — DF  BRA Reginaldo (on loan from Coritiba) — DF  BRA Rodrigo Biro (on loan from Ponte Preta) — DF  BRA Suéliton — MF  BRA Cleyton (on loan from Santa Rita-AL) — MF  BRA Daniel Amora — MF  BRA Dedé

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Edno — MF  BRA Erivélton — MF  BRA Fábio Bahia — MF  BRA Jandson — MF  BRA Jardel — MF  BRA Jeferson Paulista (on loan from Botafogo) — MF  BRA Marcel — MF  BRA Márcio Passos — MF  BRA Michel — MF  BRA Nem (on loan from Figueirense) — MF  BRA Rafael Miranda — MF  BRA Rafinha (on loan from Atlético-PR) — MF  BRA Ronaldo Mendes (on loan from Penapolense) — MF  BRA Wellington Bruno (on loan from Penapolense) — FW  BRA Fabinho Alves — FW  BRA Rafael Oliveira

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Tonhão (to Cruzeiro) — DF  BRA José Vinícius (to Fluminense) — MF  BRA Ítalo (to Cruzeiro) — MF  BRA Moisés (to Santa Cruz-RN)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  BRA Alvinho (to Campinense) — FW  BRA Berguinho (to Fluminense) — FW  BRA João Paulo (to Botafogo-PB)

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Winners (1): 2010

• Campeonato Potiguar

Winners (57): 1920, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022

• Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
• Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.

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