Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube
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Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Macaé, is a Rio de Janeiro 1st division Brazilian football team from the city of Macaé
, Rio de Janeiro state
, founded on July 17, 1990. The club has competed in the Série C
since 2010 season.
Série D
runners-up after being defeated by São Raimundo
in the final.
As the Carioca championship is underway, Macaé Esporte is playing his "Homeground" matches in Araruama
, a city 100 kilometers far away of Macaé
, the hometown of the club. The stadium which Macaé is playing as homeground is the Arena Guanabara, owned by Guanabara Esporte Clube
, a small but very comfortable stadium, which has a small capacity of 2.000 people. Just for instance, in Macaé's first match of the championship, against Volta Redonda
on January 24, 2009, the public was said to be 541.
Macaé
Macaé is a city located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 180 km northeast of the state capital. Its population was recorded as 206,748 in 2010 and the municipal covers an area of 1,216 km²....
, 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...
, founded on July 17, 1990. The club has competed in the Série C
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...
since 2010 season.
History
Macaé finished as the 2009Campeonato Brasileiro Série D 2009
In 2009, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth division of the Brazilian League, is currently being contested for first time in history. The competition has 40 clubs, four of which will eventually qualify to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C to be contested in 2010.-Competition format:The...
Série D
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D is the fourth tier of the Brazilian football, and it was announced by Brazilian Football Confederation on April 9, 2008. Campeonato Brasileiro Série D was formed from the split of Série C, keeping its best 20 clubs and playing double round robin, like the top...
runners-up after being defeated by São Raimundo
São Raimundo Esporte Clube (PA)
São Raimundo Esporte Clube, also known as São Raimundo, are a Brazilian football team from Santarém, Pará. They competed in the Série C in 2005 and won the Série D in 2009.-History:...
in the final.
Current squad
Achievements
- Campeonato Carioca Módulo IntermediárioCampeonato Carioca (lower levels)The Campeonato Carioca lower levels are the football tournaments for the Rio de Janeiro clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Carioca First Division. The competitions are organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation...
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- 1998
- Brazilian Série DCampeonato Brasileiro Série DThe Campeonato Brasileiro Série D is the fourth tier of the Brazilian football, and it was announced by Brazilian Football Confederation on April 9, 2008. Campeonato Brasileiro Série D was formed from the split of Série C, keeping its best 20 clubs and playing double round robin, like the top...
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- Runners-up (1): 2009
Stadium
The home stadium Claúdio Moacir de Azevedo was not approved for 2009 Campeonato Estadual Carioca, due to the renewal of the whole stadium. A concrete structure was lifted, but the building process is far from complete yet. Then new stadium is said to hold 25,000 people, when done, besides having stores and a school underneath the seats structure. Unfortunately, there will be no floodlights yet.As the Carioca championship is underway, Macaé Esporte is playing his "Homeground" matches in Araruama
Araruama
Araruama is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located 118 km east of the city of Rio de Janeiro on national highway number 106, Rod Admiral Peixoto. Its population was 97,701 and its area is 634 km²....
, a city 100 kilometers far away of Macaé
Macaé
Macaé is a city located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 180 km northeast of the state capital. Its population was recorded as 206,748 in 2010 and the municipal covers an area of 1,216 km²....
, the hometown of the club. The stadium which Macaé is playing as homeground is the Arena Guanabara, owned by Guanabara Esporte Clube
Guanabara Esporte Clube
Guanabara Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Guanabara, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Araruama, Rio de Janeiro state. The club was founded in 2004.-Stadium:...
, a small but very comfortable stadium, which has a small capacity of 2.000 people. Just for instance, in Macaé's first match of the championship, against Volta Redonda
Volta Redonda Futebol Clube
Volta Redonda Futebol Clube, Volta Redonda or simply by its nickname Voltaço, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Volta Redonda in Rio de Janeiro, founded on February 9, 1976....
on January 24, 2009, the public was said to be 541.