Ferroviario Atlético Clube, commonly known as Ferroviário, 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 club based in Porto Velho

Porto Velho

Porto Velho is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin. The population is estimated to be 426,558 people...

, Rondônia state

Rondônia

Rondônia is a state in Brazil, located in the north-western part of the country. To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, and in the south is Bolivia. Its capital is Porto Velho. The state was named after Candido Rondon...

. They were the most successful team in the Campeonato Rondoniense

Campeonato Rondoniense

The Campeonato Rondoniense is the football league of the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Between 1945 and 1990, the league was an amateur competition...

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History

The club was founded on July 10, 1943 by employees of Madeira-Mamoré Railroad. Ferroviário won the Campeonato Rondoniense

Campeonato Rondoniense

The Campeonato Rondoniense is the football league of the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Between 1945 and 1990, the league was an amateur competition...

 in 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1968, 1963, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1987, and in 1989. The club folded in 1990.

Achievements

• Campeonato Rondoniense
  Campeonato Rondoniense
  The Campeonato Rondoniense is the football league of the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Between 1945 and 1990, the league was an amateur competition...
  
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  • Winners (17): 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1968, 1963, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1989

Stadium

Ferroviário Atlético Clube played their home games at Estádio Aluízio Ferreira

Estádio Aluízio Ferreira

Estádio Municipal Aluízio Pinheiro Ferreira, usually known as Estádio Aluízio Ferreira, is a football stadium located in Porto Velho, Rondônia state, Brazil. The stadium is owned by the Porto Velho City Hall and it was built in 1957...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people.