América Futebol Clube, commonly known as América, was 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 team based in Joinville

Joinville

Joinville is a city in Santa Catarina State, in the Southern Region of Brazil. Joinville is Santa Catarina's largest city. In 2010, its population has reached approximately 520,000, many of whom are of German descent....

, Santa Catarina state

Santa Catarina (state)

Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

. They won the Campeonato Catarinense

Campeonato Catarinense

Campeonato Catarinense is the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina football league.-History:The Campeonato Catarinense top level had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense...

 five times.

History

The club was founded on June 14, 1914. They won the Campeonato Catarinense

Campeonato Catarinense

Campeonato Catarinense is the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina football league.-History:The Campeonato Catarinense top level had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense...

 in 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, and in 1971. The club merged its football department with Caxias-SC

Caxias Futebol Clube

Caxias Futebol Clube, commonly known as Caxias, is a Brazilian football team based in Joinville, Santa Catarina state. They won the Campeonato Catarinense three times and competed in the Copa do Brasil once.-History:...

's football department on January 29, 1976, to form Joinville Esporte Clube

Joinville Esporte Clube

Joinville Esporte Clube, or simply Joinville as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Joinville in Santa Catarina, founded on January 29, 1976....

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Achievements

• Campeonato Catarinense
  Campeonato Catarinense
  Campeonato Catarinense is the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina football league.-History:The Campeonato Catarinense top level had several different names since it started. From its first edition, in 1924, to 1985, it was called just Campeonato Catarinense...
  
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  • Winners (5): 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1971

Stadium

América Futebol Clube played their home games at Estádio Olímpico Sadalla Amin Ghanem. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 2,500 people.