Rio Branco Football Club 



Date of Foundation: June 8, 1919

Address: Avenida Getúlio Vargas, 82, Rio Branco (AC), CEP 69900-460

Colours: home: shirt: red

                shorts: red

               socks: red

         away: shirt: white

               shorts: white

               socks: white

Nicknames: "Estrelão" and "O Mais Querido".

Mascot: Estrela Solitária (Lone Star)

Stadium: José de Melo

Capacity: 6,000

 

 

All Presidents:

 

1919 to 1924: Luiz Mestrinho Filho

1925 to 1927: Djalma Mendonça

1928 to 1929: Antônio Nembri Visani de Brito

1929 to 1930: Isidoro da Cunha Pereira

1930 to 1931: Djalma Mendonça

1931 to 1932: Francisco Sales Filho

1933 to 1934: João Alfredo Leão Martino

1934 to 1935: Nélson de Lemos Bastos

1936 to 1940: João Alfredo Leão Martino

1940 to 1955: Isidoro da Cunha Pereira

1956 to 1958: Manoel Fontenele de Castro

1959 to 1964: Ary Rodrigues

1965 to 1966: Eugênio Pinheiro Mansour

1967 to 1968: Ary Rodrigues

1969 to 1972: Lourival Marques de Oliveira

1973 to 1974: Edmir Borges Gadelha

1975 to 1976: João Carlos Ferreira da Costa

1976        : Sebastião Melo de Alencar

1977 to 1978: Alberto Felício Abrahão

1979 to 1982: Sebastião Melo de Alencar

1983 to 1984: Wilson Rodrigues Barbosa

1985 to 1986: José Carlos Magalhães de Toledo

1985 to 1986: José Macedo Bezerra

1987 to 1988: Lourival Marques de Oliveira

1989 to 1992: Sebastião de Melo Alencar

1993 to 1996: Edmir Borges Gadelha

1997 to 2002: Sebastião de Melo Alencar

 

 

Winning Squads:

 

1992: Kloswbey - Evandro, Chicão, Carlos, Jorge Cubu - Merica, Paulo Henrique, Siqueira - Cláudio, Ulisses (Marquinhos), Jamerson (Charles).

1994: Kloswbey - Jorge Cubu, Chicão, Nego, Carlos - Douglas, Ney, Kairala, Siqueira - Palmiro, Testa.

1997: Dênis - Edvaldo, Gomes, Marcelão, Luís Carlos - Ico, Venícius, André, Hélio - Biro-Biro, Palmiro.

2000: Sampaio - Léo, Romilton, Marcão, Caicara - Odinei (Papelim), Mundoca (Mássimo), J. Maria, Leli (Ricardinho) - Sandro (Palmiro), Tangará (Moisés).

 

 

Coaches of Champions Teams:

 

1992: Paulo Roberto

1994: Nino

1997: (a)

2000: Illimani Suares

 

 

Topscorers of Champions Teams:

 

1992: Siqueira and Paulo Henrique, 4 goals, each one.

1994: Palmiro, 11 goals.

1997: Palmiro, 10 goals.

2000: Ricardinho, 8 goals.

 

 

Note: (a) - I have no information.

 

 

History in Acre State Championship:

 

 

Year Place P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1989 runner-up (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
1990 3rd (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
1991 3rd 12 6 5 1 17 6 11 17
1992 champion 9 5 4 0 17 4 13 14
1993 3rd (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
1994 champion 12 8 4 0 26 5 21 28
1995 runner-up 14 6 5 3 21 12 9 23
1996 runner-up 12 8 4 0 27 10 17 28
1997 champion 12 9 2 1 41 8 33 29
1998 runner-up 12 7 5 0 30 6 24 26
1999 3rd 10 6 1 3 25 7 18 19
2000 champion 12 9 3 0 31 5 26 30
2001 runner-up 12 6 2 4 29 11 18 20
Total 117 70 35 12 264 74 190 234

 

Note: (a) - I have no information.

 

 

Records in Acre State Championship:

 

Higher number of goals in one championship - 41 goals (1997)

Lower number of goals in one champioship - 17 goals (1991, 1992)

Higher average of goals in one championship - 3,41 goals (1997)

Lower average of goals in one championship - 1,41 goals (1991)

Best campaign in one championship - 12 matches, 9 wins and 3 draws (2000)

Worst campaign in one championship - 14 matches, 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 loses (1995)

Win with most goals - Atlético 0-10 Rio Branco (17.06.01)

Win with higher difference of goals - Atlético 0-10 Rio Branco (17.06.01)

Defeat with most goals - Juventus 4-0 Rio Branco (07.07.96)

Defeat with higher difference of goals - Juventus 4-0 Rio Branco (07.07.96)

Player with most titles - Palmiro: 3 times (1994, 1997, 2000)

Player with most goals in one championship - Palmiro (1994): 11 goals

Player most times topscorer - Palmiro: 2 times (1994, 1997)

Higher number of matches in one championship - 14 matches (1995)

Higher number of wins in one championship - 9 wins (1997, 2000)

Higher number of consecutive wins - 6 wins (22.08.95 to 28.05.96, 01.07.97 to 08.08.97)

Higher number of consecutive loses - 2 loses (11.08.95 to 15.08.95)

Lower number of wins in one championship - 5 wins (1992)

Higher number of draws in one championship - 5 draws (1991, 1995, 1998)

Lower number of draws in one championship - 1 draw (1999)

Higher number of loses in one championship - 4 loses (2001)

Lower number of loses in one championship - none (1992, 1994, 1998, 2000)

Lower number of goals against in one championship - 4 goals (1992)

Higher number of goals against in one championship - 12 goals (1995)

Lower average of goals against in one championship - 0,41 goals (1994, 2000)

Higher average of goals against in one championship - 0,91 goals (2001)

Higher goals difference in one championship - 33 goals (1997)

Lower goals difference in one championship - 9 goals (1995)

Higher number of points in one championship - 30 points (2000)

Lower number of points in one championship - 14 points (1992)

 

 

Note: data on 1989, 1990 and 1993 were not considered.

 

 

History in Torneio Integração da Amazônia:

 

 

Year Place P W D L GF GA GD Pts

1977

runner-up 4 2 1 1 3 2 1 5
1983 (a) - - - - - - - -
Total  4 2 1 1 3 2 1 5

 

 

Note: (a) Rio Branco didn't participate.

 

 

History in Copa Norte:

 

 

1997:

 

 

First Phase:

 

 

Group B

 

 

25.03 - Rio Branco 0-0 Ji-Paraná

27.03 - Rio Branco 1-0 Baré

30.03 - Independência 0-1 Rio Branco

01.04 - Rio Branco 4-1 Nacional

 

 

# team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rio Branco 4 3 1 0 6 1 5 10
2 Ji-Paraná 4 2 2 0 3 1 2 8
3 Nacional 4 1 2 1 4 6 -2 5
4 Independência 4 1 0 3 2 4 -2 3
5 Baré 4 0 1 3 2 5 -3 1

Final Playoff

17.04 - Remo 0-0 Rio Branco

04.05 - Rio Branco 2-1 Remo

 

 

1998:

 

 

First Phase:

 

 

05.03 - Rio Branco 2-0 Ouro Preto

11.03 - Ouro Preto 2-1 Rio Branco

 

 

Semifinals:

 

 

26.03 - Rio Branco 2-1 São Raimundo-AM

02.04 - São Raimundo-AM 5-1 Rio Branco

 

 

2001:

 

 

First Phase:

 

 

Group A

 

 

17.01 - Genus Rondoniense 1-0 Rio Branco

24.01 - Rio Branco 1-0 Atlético Roraima

04.02 - Rio Branco 2-2 São Raimundo-AM

08.02 - Atlético Roraima 1-0 Rio Branco

11.02 - São Raimundo-AM 2-0 Rio Branco

21.02 - Rio Branco 2-2 Genus Rondoniense

 

 

# team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 São Raimundo-AM 6 4 2 0 11 3 8 14
2 Genus Rondoniense 6 3 2 1 9 7 2 11
3 Rio Branco 6 1 2 3 5 8 -3 5
4 Atlético Roraima 6 1 0 5 3 10 -7 3

 

 

Winning Squad:

 

1997: Dênis - Edvaldo, Gomes, Marcelão, Luís Carlos - Ico, Venícius, André, Hélio - Biro-Biro, Palmiro.

 

Summary of History in Copa Norte:

Year Position P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1997 champion 6 4 2 0 8 2 6 14
1998 semifinalist 4 2 0 2 6 8 -2 6
1999 (a) - - - - - - - -
2000 (a) - - - - - - - -
2001 1st phase (b) 6 1 2 3 5 8 -3 5
Total   6 1 2 3 5 8 -3 5

 

Notes: (a) Rio Branco didn't participate.

       (b) "nth phase" indicates the phase in which Rio Branco was eliminated.

 

 

Records in Copa Norte:

 

Higher number of goals in one championship - 8 (1997)

Lower number of goals in one champioship - 5 (2001)

Higher average of goals in one championship - 1,5 goals (1998)

Lower average of goals in one championship - 0,83 goals (2001)

Best campaign in one championship - 6 matches, 4 wins and 2 draws (1997)

Worst campaign in one championship - 6 matches, 1 win, 2 draws and 3 loses (2001)

Win with most goals - Rio Branco 4-1 Nacional-AM (01.04.97)

Win with higher difference of goals - Rio Branco 4-1 Nacional-AM (01.04.97)

Defeat with most goals - São Raimundo-AM 5-1 Rio Branco (02.04.98)

Defeat with higher difference of goals - São Raimundo-AM 5-1 Rio Branco (02.04.98)

Higher number of matches in one championship - 6 matches (1997, 2001)

Higher number of wins in one championship - 4 wins (1997)

Higher number of consecutive wins - 3 wins (27.03.97 to 03.04.97)

Higher number of consecutive loses - 2 loses (08.02.01 to 11.02.01)

Lower number of wins in one championship - none (1997)

Higher number of draws in one championship - 2 draws (1997, 2001)

Lower number of draws in one championship - none (1998)

Higher number of loses in one championship - 3 loses (2001)

Lower number of loses in one championship - none (1997)

Lower number of goals against in one championship - 2 goals (1997)

Higher number of goals against in one championship - 8 goals (1998, 2001)

Lower average of goals against in one championship - 0,33 goals (1997)

Higher average of goals against in one championship - 2 goals (1998)

Higher goals difference in one championship - 6 goals (1997)

Lower goals difference in one championship - (-3) goals (2001)

Higher number of points in one championship - 14 points (1997)

Lower number of points in one championship - 5 points (2001)

History in Brazil Third Division:

Year Position P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1981 (a) - - - - - - - -
1987 (a) - - - - - - - -
1988 (a) - - - - - - - -
1990 (a) - - - - - - - -
1992 (a) - - - - - - - -
1994 (a) - - - - - - - -

1995

3rd phase (b) 10 6 4 0 19 9 10 22
1996 (a) - - - - - - - -
1997 (a) - - - - - - - -
1998 (a) - - - - - - - -
1999 (a) - - - - - - - -
2000 1st phase (c) 12 5 3 4 20 16 4 18
2001 (a) - - - - - - - -
Total  22 11 7 4 39 25 14 40

 

Notes: (a) Rio Branco didn't participate.

       (b) "nth phase" indicates the phase in which Rio Branco was eliminated.

       (c) Rio Branco disputed Green Module of Copa João Havelange, considered as Brazil Third Division.

 

 

Records in Brazil Third Division:

 

Higher number of goals in one championship - 20 goals (2000)

Lower number of goals in one champioship - 19 goals (1995)

Higher average of goals in one championship - 1,9 goals (1995)

Lower average of goals in one championship - 1,66 (2000)

Best campaign in one championship - 10 matches, 6 wins and 4 draws (1995)

Worst campaign in one championship - 12 matches, 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 loses (2000)

Win with most goals - Rio Branco 4-2 Flamengo (PI) (06/08/00)

Win with higher difference of goals - Atlético (AC) 1-5 Rio Branco (17/09/95)

Defeat with most goals - Flamengo (PI) 3-1 Rio Branco (24/09/00)

Defeat with higher difference of goals - Flamengo (PI) 3-1 Rio Branco (24/09/00)

Higher number of matches in one championship - 12 matches (2000)

Higher number of wins in one championship - 6 wins (1995)

Higher number of consecutive wins - 3 wins (17.09.95 to 30.09.95)

Higher number of consecutive loses - 2 loses (23.08.00 to 27.08.00)

Lower number of wins in one championship - 5 wins (2000)

Higher number of draws in one championship - 4 draws (1995)

Lower number of draws in one championship - 3 draws (2000)

Higher number of loses in one championship - 4 loses (2000)

Lower number of loses in one championship - none (1995)

Lower number of goals against in one championship - 9 goals (1995)

Higher number of goals against in one championship - 16 goals (2000)

Lower average of goals against in one championship - 0,9 goals (1995) 

Higher average of goals against in one championship - 1,33 (2000)

Higher goals difference in one championship - 10 goals (1995)

Lower goals difference in one championship - 4 goals (2000)

Higher number of points in one championship - 22 points (1995)

Lower number of points in one championship - 18 points (2000)

History in Brazil Second Division:

Year Position P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1971 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1972 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1980 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1981 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1982 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1983 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1984 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1985 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1987 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1988 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1989 1/8 finalist 14 7 1 6 12 14 -2 15
1990 1st phase 10 2 4 4 7 15 -8 8
1991 1st phase 14 1 6 7 7 19 -12 8
1992 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1993 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1994 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1995 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1996 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1997 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1998 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1999 didn't play - - - - - - - -
2000 didn't play - - - - - - - -
2001 didn't play - - - - - - - -
Total  38 10 11 17 26 48 -22 31

Note: "nth phase" indicates the phase in which Rio Branco was eliminated.

Records in Brazil Second Division:

 

Higher number of goals in one championship - 12 goals (1989)

Lower number of goals in one champioship - 7 goals (1990, 1991)

Higher average of goals in one championship - 0,85 goals (1989)

Lower average of goals in one championship - 0,5 goals (1991)

Best campaign in one championship - 14 matches, 7 wins, 1 draw and 6 loses (1989)

Worst campaign in one championship - 14 matches, 1 win, 6 draws and 7 loses (1991)

Win with most goals - Rio Branco 4-2 Princesa (AM) (1989)

Win with higher difference of goals - Rio Branco 4-2 Princesa (AM) (1989)

Defeat with most goals - Paysandu (PA) 5-1 Rio Branco (1991)

Defeats with higher difference of goals - Botafogo (SP) 4-0 Rio Branco (1990) and Paysandu (PA) 5-1 Rio Branco (1991)

Higher number of matches in one championship - 14 matches (1989, 1991)

Higher number of wins in one championship - 7 wins (1989)

Higher number of consecutive wins - 4 wins (1989)

Higher number of consecutive loses - 3 loses (1989, 1990)

Lower number of wins in one championship - 1 win (1991)

Higher number of draws in one championship - 6 draws (1991)

Lower number of draws in one championship - 1 draw (1989)

Higher number of loses in one championship - 7 loses (1991)

Lower number of loses in one championship - 4 loses (1990)

Lower number of goals against in one championship - 14 goals (1989)

Higher number of goals against in one championship - 19 goals (1991)

Lower average of goals against in one championship - 1 goal (1989)

Higher average of goals against in one championship - 1,5 goals (1990)

Higher goals difference in one championship - (-2) goals (1989)

Lower goals difference in one championship - (-12) goals (1991)

Higher number of points in one championship - 15 points (1989)

Lower number of points in one championship - 8 points (1990, 1991)

History in Brazil Cup:

1991:

First Phase:

20.02 - Rio Branco 1-1 Remo (PA)

28.02 - Remo (PA)  4-0 Rio Branco

1993:

First Phase:

16.03 - Sul America (AM) 0-1 Rio Branco

24.03 - Sul America (AM) 0-0 Rio Branco

Second Phase:

20.04 - Rio Branco 1-0 São Paulo

27.04 - São Paulo  3-1 Rio Branco

1995:

First Phase:

19.03 - Rio Branco    2-0 Palmares (RO)

28.03 - Palmares (RO) 2-2 Rio Branco

Second Phase:

11.04 - Rio Branco  0-3 Corinthians (SP)

25.04 - Corinthians 2-0 Rio Branco

1997:

Preliminary Phase:

25.02 - Rio Branco 3-2 Baré (RR)

03.03 - Baré (RR)  1-1 Rio Branco

First Phase:

13.03 - Rio Branco 1-0 Goiás

20.03 - Goiás      2-1 Rio Branco

1/8 Finals:

03.04 - Rio Branco    2-1 Flamengo (RJ)

10.04 - Flamengo (RJ) 5-1 Rio Branco

1998:

First Phase:

27.02 - Rio Branco 0-2 Vila Nova (GO)

2001:

First Phase:

14.03 - Guajará (RO) 1-1 Rio Branco

21.03 - Rio Branco   1-0 Guajará (RO)

Second Phase:

11.04 - Rio Branco   0-0 Vitória (BA)

18.04 - Vitória (BA) 3-0 Rio Branco

Summary of History in Brazil Cup:

Year Position P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1989 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1990 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1991 1st phase 2 0 1 1 1 5 -4 1
1992 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1993 1/8 finalist 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 5
1994 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1995 1/8 finalist 4 1 1 2 4 7 -3 4
1996 didn't play - - - - - - - -
1997 1/8 finalist 6 3 1 2 8 11 -3 10
1998 1st phase 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
1999 didn't play - - - - - - - -
2000 didn't play - - - - - - - -
2001 2nd phase 4 1 2 1 2 4 -2 5
Total   21 7 6 8 18 32 -14 25

Note: "nth phase" indicates the phase in which Rio Branco was eliminated.

Records in Brazil Second Division:

 

Higher number of goals in one championship - 8 goals (1997)

Lower number of goals in one champioship - none (1998)

Higher average of goals in one championship - 1,33 goals (1997)

Lower average of goals in one championship - none (1998)

Best campaign in one championship - 6 matches, 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 loses (1997)

Worst campaign in one championship - 1 match, 1 lose (1998)

Win with most goals - Rio Branco 3-2 Baré (RR) (25.02.97)

Win with higher difference of goals - Rio Branco 2-0 Palmares (RO) (19.03.95)

Defeat with most goals - Flamengo (RJ) 5-1 Rio Branco (10.04.97)

Defeats with higher difference of goals - Flamengo (RJ) 5-1 Rio Branco (10.04.97) and Remo (PA) 4-0 Rio Branco (28.02.91)

Higher number of matches in one championship - 6 matches (1997)

Higher number of wins in one championship - 3 wins (1997)

Higher number of consecutive wins - none

Higher number of consecutive loses - 2 loses (11.04.95 to 25.04.95 and 10.04.97 to 27.02.98)

Lower number of wins in one championship - none (1991, 1998)

Higher number of draws in one championship - 2 draws (2001)

Lower number of draws in one championship - none (1998)

Higher number of loses in one championship - 2 loses (1995, 1997)

Lower number of loses in one championship - 1 lose (1991, 1993, 1998, 2001)

Lower number of goals against in one championship - 2 goals (1998)

Higher number of goals against in one championship - 11 goals (1997)

Lower average of goals against in one championship - 0,75 goal (1993)

Higher average of goals against in one championship - 1,33 goals (1997)

Higher goals difference in one championship - none (1993)

Lower goals difference in one championship - (-4) goals (1991)

Higher number of points in one championship - 10 points (1989)

Lower number of points in one championship - none (1998)

History in Copa dos Campeões do Brasil:

Rio Branco never played Copa dos Campeões.

History in Brazil First Division:

Rio Branco never played Brazil First Division.

History in Copa Conmebol:

1997:

First Round:

27.08 - Deportes Tolima (Col) 2-1 Rio Branco

03.09 - Rio Branco            1-0 Deportes Tolima (1-3 penaltys)

History in Copa Mercosul:

Rio Branco never played Copa Mercosur.

History in Copa Libertadores:

Rio Branco never played Copa Libertadores.

Historic Summary:

Competition P W D L GF GA GD Pts Titles
Acre State Championship 117 70 35 12 264 74 190 245 4
Torneio Integração da Amazônia 4 2 1 1 3 2 1 5 -
Copa Norte 16 7 4 5 19 18 1 25 1
Brazil Third Division 22 11 7 4 39 25 14 40 -
Brazil Second Division 38 10 11 17 26 48 -22 41 -
Brazil Cup 21 7 6 8 18 32 -14 27 -
Copa Conmebol 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 -
Total 220 108 64 48 371 201 170 386 5

Main Sources:

RSSSF Brasil

Almanaque do Futebol Brasileiro 97/98

Futebol Brasileiro 1894 à 2001

Revista Placar

Arquivo de Clubes

Site do Rio Branco Football Club

 


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Last updated: 09 Mar 2002

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