América Futebol Clube (MG)

On 30 April 1912, a group of young men who played football purely for the love of the game decided to turn their team into a football club.^[7] In the first meeting, the founders decided that the name of the club would be América Foot-Ball Club,^[8] and the colors would be green and white.^[7] The first matches were played on the mayor's field.^[7] In 1913, América and Minas Gerais Futebol Clube fused, and the club changed its colors to green, white and black.^[9] Between 1916 and 1925, the team won ten state championships in a row.^[9]

In 1933, as a protest to the professionalization of Brazilian football, the club changed its colors to red and white.^[7] In 1943, the club professionalized its football division, and returned to its previous colors.^[7] In 1948, América won its first state championship as a professional club.^[9]

In 1997, América won the Série B for the first time,^[10] and in 2000, the club won the Copa Sul-Minas first edition, beating Cruzeiro in the final.^[11] In 2004, after a poor performance in the Série B, América was relegated to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C,^[12] and in 2007, the club finished in Campeonato Mineiro's last position, and was relegated to the following year's Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II.^[13] América won the Série C in 2009, beating ASA in the final.^[14] The following year, the team was fourth at Série B and returned to the top level of the Brazilian championship after ten years.^[15] On 14 June 2013, América signed a cooperation contract with the Tahitian Football Federation to develop under-20 national players.^[16]

The club's official anthem was composed by Vicente Motta. There are also two other anthems: The unofficial anthem, which was composed by Fernando Brant and Tavinho Moura, and the supporters' anthem, whose lyrics were composed by Márcio Vianna Dias and sung by Fernando Ângelo.^[17] América's mascot was created by the cartoonist Fernando Pierucetti, and is a red-eyed white cartoon rabbit with clearly protruding teeth.^[9]

América's greatest rivals are Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro.^[18] The derby between América and Atlético Mineiro is known as O Clássico das Multidões (The Derby of the Masses),^[8] and was first played on November 15, 1913, in a friendly game that ended in a 1–1 draw.^[19]

National

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Winners (2): 1997, 2017

Runners-up (1): 2020

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

Winner (1): 2009

Regional

• Copa Sul-Minas

Winner (1): 2000

State

• Campeonato Mineiro

Winners (16): 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1948, 1957, 1971, 1993, 2001, 2016

Runners-up (17): 1915, 1930, 1931, 1942, 1949, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2012, 2021, 2023

• Taça Minas Gerais

Winner (1): 2005

Runners-up (3): 1977, 1980, 1984

• Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II

Winner (1): 2008

Youth competitions

• Copa RS Sub-20

Winner (1): 2011

• Copa São Paulo de Juniores

Winner (1): 1996

• Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores

Winners (2): 2000, 2014

Runner-up (1): 1995

Women's

• Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol Feminino

Winners (3): 2016, 2017, 2018

As of 19 April 2024^[20]

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	DF	BRA	Nicolas Vichiatto
31	GK	BRA	Dalberson
33	DF	BRA	Éder
36	DF	BRA	Mateus Henrique
39	MF	BRA	Flávio
44	FW	BRA	Adyson
45	DF	BRA	Ricardo Silva
65	FW	BRA	Rodrigo Varanda
68	MF	BRA	Yago Santos
71	DF	BRA	Jhow
73	GK	BRA	Natan
75	MF	BRA	Rodriguinho
77	MF	BRA	Wallisson (on loan from Athletic-MG)
78	FW	BRA	Renato Marques
97	MF	BRA	Gustavinho
—	GK	BRA	Carlão
—	FW	BRA	Vinícius

Youth team

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

Out on loan

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First-team staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Head coach	Cauan de Almeida	Brazil
Assistant manager	Diogo Giacomini	Brazil
Assistant manager	Régis Angeli	Brazil
Fitness coach	Jonas Neves	Brazil
Fitness coach	Lucas Itaberaba	Brazil
Fitness coach	William Matos	Brazil
Goalkeeping coach	Marcos Gontijo	Brazil
Goalkeeping coach	Silvio Jardim	Brazil

• Carlos Alberto Silva
• Flávio Lopes
• Givanildo Oliveira
• Paulo Comelli
• Yustrich
• Lisca Doido

• América Futebol Clube (MG) (women), women's team

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