Americano Futebol Clube, commonly known as Americano, is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football club based in Bacabal

Bacabal

Bacabal is a city in Maranhão, Brazil. It is located at around , some 250 km south of the state capital São Luís. The city proper has a population of 95,924 . It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal....

, Maranhão state

Maranhão

Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent...

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History

The club was founded on November 15, 1978. Americano competed in the Campeonato Maranhense

Campeonato Maranhense

The Campeonato Maranhense is the football league of the state of Maranhão, Brazil.-Format:First Division 2006First Stage*Double round-robin, in which all teams play each other home-and-away games.*Home-and-away playoffs with the top 4 teams....

 in 1993, 1996, 1998 to 2000, and in 2005.

Stadium

Americano Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio José Luís Corrêa, nicknamed Correão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,856 people.