Manaus Futebol Clube

Manaus Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Manaus, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Manaus, Amazonas founded on 5 May 2013. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Amazonense, the top flight of the Amazonas state football league.

Manaus
Full nameManaus Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Gavião do Norte (Northern Hawk)
Gavião Real (Eagle Hawk)
Esmeraldino (Emerald)
Founded5 May 2013 (2013-05-05)
GroundArena da Amazônia
Capacity44,000
PresidentGiovanni Silva
Head coachHigo Magalhães
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série C
Campeonato Amazonense
2023
2023		Série C, 17th of 20 (relegated)
Amazonense, 5th of 9
WebsiteClub website

History

The club emerged as a project of the city councilman of Manaus, Luís Mitoso, after he left the board of Nacional for private matters. Mitoso retired from Nacional in March 2013, when he was vice president of the club, after four years leading the club as president, in the company of Giovane Alves.[1]

Manaus was officially founded on May 5, 2013. In the same year, it won the second division of Campeonato Amazonense. After being usually 5th or 6th in 2014 to 2016, in 2017, the club won the title of the main division of the Campeonato Amazonense after defeating Nacional in the final.

In 2018, Manaus once again won the main division of the Campeonato Amazonense by defeating Fast Clube in the final. They also played Série D later that year. They were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Imperatriz-MA on penalties, denying them a spot in Série C for 2019.

In 2019, Manaus won for the third time straight the Campeonato Amazonense, against Fast again. In Série D, Manaus easily qualified to the knockout phase as the best team in overall standings. They gained promotion to 2020's Série C after defeating Caxias 3–0 on the second leg of the quarter-finals after losing 1-0 in Caxias' home.

Players

First-team squad
As of 19 April 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Brazil BRA Gleibson
— GK Brazil BRA Paulo Henrique
— GK Brazil BRA Rafael
— DF Brazil BRA Edvan
— DF Brazil BRA Tiago Costa
— DF Brazil BRA Igor Carvalho
— DF Brazil BRA Dudu Mandai
— DF Brazil BRA Assis
— DF Brazil BRA Luis Fernando
— DF Brazil BRA Ramon Mesquita
— DF Brazil BRA Thiago Spice
— DF Brazil BRA Jefferson
— MF Brazil BRA Gilson Alaves
— MF Brazil BRA Márcio Passos
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Brazil BRA Vinicius Barba
— MF Brazil BRA Yuri
— MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Amorim
— MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Davis
— MF Brazil BRA Tabatinga
— MF Brazil BRA Erivelton
— MF Bulgaria BUL Marcelinho
— FW Brazil BRA Philip Luis
— FW Brazil BRA Jack Chan
— FW Brazil BRA Alex Douglas
— FW Brazil BRA Douglas Lima
— FW Brazil BRA Diego Rosa
— FW Brazil BRA Rafael Ibiapino
— FW Brazil BRA Vanilson

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Stadium

Manaus play their home games at Estádio da Colina. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,400 people. They also tend to play in Arena da Amazônia on big games.

Honours
Winners (5): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Winners (1): 2013

References
  1. "History of Manaus Futebol Clube". Manaus Futebol Clube. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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