Amazonas Futebol Clube
Amazonas Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Amazonas, is a Brazilian professional club based in Manaus, Amazonas founded on 23 May 2019. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Amazonense, the top flight of the Amazonas state football league.
The club was founded in 2019 by former members from the administrations of other Manaus clubs with the objective of organizing a competitive club and revitalize football in the state of Amazonas. Despite its recent founding, the club has been successful, winning a Campeonato Amazonense in 2023, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in the same year, the first national title by a club from the Amazonas state.
The club plays at Estádio Municipal Carlos Zamith, but for larger games it uses the Arena da Amazônia, one of the 2014 FIFA World Cup stadium.
Amazonas is the best ranked team from Amazonas State in CBF's national club ranking.
History
Amazonas Futebol Clube was first idealized in 2017 and officially founded on 23 May 2019. The founding of the club was headed by businessman Wesley Couto — who heads the club as president — William Abreu, former football director of Atlético Rio Negro Clube, and Roberto Peggy, former president of Nacional Futebol Clube, both of which are traditional clubs from Manaus. The objective was organizing a competitive club and revitalizing football in the state of Amazonas.Amazonas FC played their first professional tournament, the Campeonato Amazonense Série B, nearly six months later. They won the tournament after defeating São Raimundo in the final.
In their first Campeonato Amazonense, Amazonas FC were knocked out in the first phase. In 2021, after Manaus FC reached the finals, the club qualified to the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D for the first time in their history, after being the best-placed team in the first phase. On 28 August 2022, Amazonas achieved a first-ever promotion to the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, after defeating Portuguesa-RJ in the quarterfinals.
After their promotion one year before, Amazonas beat Botafogo-PB 2–0 and won the club's first ever promotion to the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. On 22 October 2023, Amazonas became champions of Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the first national title for a team from the state of Amazonas.
Kit and sponsorship
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
| 2019 | JLobo | e-Cali Distribuidora de Petróleo |
| 2020 | JLobo | Shopping Via Norte |
| 2021 | Super Bolla | Mineiração Samaúma |
| 2022 | Onça | Andrelino Barreto Incorporadora |
| 2022 | SJ Sports | Andrelino Barreto Incorporadora |
| 2023 | Onça | Governo do Estado do Amazonas |
| 2024 | Onça | Reals Bet |
| 2025 | Onça | none |
Honours
Official tournaments
Others tournaments
State
- Taça Rio Solimões : 2024, 2025
Runners-up
- Campeonato Amazonense : 2024
Players