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 (second division), 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 sponsor2019JLoboe-Cali Distribuidora de Petróleo2020Shopping Via Norte2021Super BollaMineiração Samaúma2022Onça Andrelino Barreto IncorporadoraSJ Sports2023Onça Governo do Estado do Amazonas2024Reals Bet2025none
Honours
Official tournaments
NationalCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Brasileiro Série C 12023StateCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Amazonense 22023, 2025Campeonato Amazonense Second Division 12019
Others tournaments
State Taça Rio Solimões (3): 2024, 2025, 2026
Runners-up Campeonato Amazonense (2): 2024, 2026
Players Current squad
Out on loan
Rivalries Amazonas was created to rival Manaus FC, when it took advantage of the low moment of the most traditional clubs in the state to establish itself, attracting municipal and state political interest. In 2023, the two clubs received investments from the city of Manaus and the state government, generating discontent in other more traditional clubs in the state, such as Nacional, Rio Negro and São Raimundo.
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Soccerway team