Sport Club Americano, commonly known as Americano, was a Brazilian football club from Santos, São Paulo state

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

. They won the Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista

The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...

 twice.

History

The club was founded on May 21, 1903. From 1911 to 1916, Americano did not lose a single game, they played 23 games, won 15 and drew the other eight. They won the Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista

The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...

 in 1912 and in 1913. After competing in the Campeonato Paulista for the last time in 1916, the club stopped its activities.

Stadium

Sport Club Americano played their home games at Velódromo Paulistano

Velódromo Paulistano

Velódromo Paulistano, commonly known as just Velódromo, was a cycling and football stadium located in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the home stadium of Americano, Paulistano and Scottish Wanderers. It was owned by Veloce Club Olimpic Paulista and it had a maximum capacity of 10,000 people...

. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.