Fonseca Atlético Clube, commonly known as Fonseca, 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 Niterói

Niterói

Niterói is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region of Brazil. It has an estimated population of 487,327 inhabitants and an area of ², being the sixth most populous city in the state and the highest Human Development Index. Integrates the Metropolitan Region of Rio de...

, Rio de Janeiro state

Rio de Janeiro (state)

Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...

. They competed three times in the Taça Brasil

Taça Brasil

The Taça Brasil was a Brazilian national football competition which was contested from 1959 to 1968. It is considered by many historians the most important football tournament in Brazil at the time and is compared, in importance level, to the current Campeonato Brasileiro.Bahia, Cruzeiro and...

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History

The club was founded on October 12, 1917. They won the Campeonato Fluminense

Campeonato Fluminense

The Campeonato Fluminense was the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the period when the Guanabara state and the Rio de Janeiro state where two separated states....

 in 1959, when they beat Goytacaz

Goytacaz Futebol Clube

Goytacaz Futebol Clube, or Goytacaz as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro, founded on August 20, 1912.Home stadium is the Ary de Oliveira e Souza stadium, capacity 15,000...

 in the final. They won the Campeonato Fluminense for the second time, in 1960, after Goytacaz forfeited the final. The club competed in the same year

1960 Taça Brasil

The 1960 Taça Brasil is the 2nd edition of Taça Brasil . It began on September 6, 1960 and ended on Dezember 28, 1960.-Format:The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties.-Teams:-Northern Zone:...

 in the Taça Brasil

Taça Brasil

The Taça Brasil was a Brazilian national football competition which was contested from 1959 to 1968. It is considered by many historians the most important football tournament in Brazil at the time and is compared, in importance level, to the current Campeonato Brasileiro.Bahia, Cruzeiro and...

, being eliminated in the First Round by Fluminense

Fluminense Football Club

Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

. They competed in the Taça Brasil again in 1961

1961 Taça Brasil

The 1960 Taça Brasil is the 3rd edition of Taça Brasil . It began on July 12, 1961 and ended on Dezember 27, 1961.- Format :The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring two-legged ties.- Teams :...

, when they were eliminated in the First Round by America. Fonseca won the Campeonato Fluminense for the third time, in 1962, after beating Rio Branco de Campos in the final. The club competed for the third time in the Taça Brasil in 1963

1963 Taça Brasil

- Northern Group:-Northeastern Group:-Southern Group:-Central Group:First PhaseDefelê 0-2 0-3 Vila NovaFonseca 1-0 0-3 3-3 Rio BrancoSemifinal Vila Nova 1-0 0-1 Rio BrancoRio Branco 1-0 Vila Nova...

, when they were eliminated in the First Round by Rio Branco-ES

Rio Branco Atlético Clube

Rio Branco Atlético Clube, usually known simply as Rio Branco, is a Brazilian football club based in the city of Cariacica in the Espírito Santo state of Brazil.-History:...

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