Nacional Futebol Clube

Nacional Futebol Clube, commonly referred to asNacional, is a Brazilian professional club based inManaus,Amazonas founded on 13 January 1913. It competes in theCampeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier ofBrazilian football, as well as in theCampeonato Amazonense, the top flight of the Amazonasstate football league.

Nacional

Full name

Nickname(s)

Naça
Leão da Vila Municipal (Municipal Village Lion)
Clube da Estrela Azul (Blue Star Club)
Leão do Amazonas (Amazonas' Lion)

Founded

13 January 1913; 112 years ago (1913-01-13)

Ground

Arena da Amazônia

Capacity

44,000

President

Augusto Ferraz

Head coach

Wellington Fajardo

League

Campeonato Amazonense

2024 [pt]

Amazonense, 7th of 10

Website

nacionalfc.com.br

Home colors

Away colors

Third colors

History

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On January 13, 1913, Nacional Futebol Clube was founded. The club was initially named Eleven Nacional.^[1]

On February 8, 1914, Nacional played the firstCampeonato Amazonense match, against Manaós Sporting.^[2]

On July 8, 1930,^[3] Nacional Futebol Clube former members who were dissatisfied with the club foundedNacional Fast Clube.^[4]

In 1975, Nacional finished inCampeonato Brasileiro Série A's 16th position, ahead of clubs such asVasco da Gama,Atlético Mineiro andSantos.^[5] In 1984, during a trip toMorocco, inNorth Africa, Nacional won the King of Morocco Cup, inRabat.^[2]

In 1985, Nacional competed for the last time the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The club finished in the 18th position, ahead of clubs likeFluminense,Grêmio andSão Paulo.^[6] The club competed in 1992 inCopa do Brasil for the first time, being eliminated by Vasco da Gama in the first round. The first leg, in Manaus, ended in a 1–1 draw. In the second leg, inRio de Janeiro, Vasco beat Nacional 5–0.^[7]

Honours

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Official tournaments

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State
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Amazonense	43	1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1957, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007,2012,2014,2015
Copa Amazonas	10	1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1999, 2000

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Others tournaments

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State

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Taça Estado do Amazonas (20): 1963, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2009, 2012, 2015
Taça Cidade de Manaus (25): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2013
Taça Rio Negro (1): 2025
Torneio Início ACLEA (15): 1946, 1948, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2004

Runners-up

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Campeonato Amazonense (24): 1914, 1921, 1940, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1975, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2025
Copa Amazonas (6): 1955, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1979, 1988
Campeonato Amazonense Second Division (1): 1917

Stadium

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Main article:Arena da Amazônia

Nacional's home stadium is theArena da Amazônia, opened in 2014, with a maximum capacity of 41,000 people. The stadium was built on the site of the oldVivaldao, which was demolished in order to construct a new stadium for the2014 FIFA World Cup.

Only one training ground is owned by the club. Campo de Treinamento Barbosa Filho is located in Manaus.^[8]

Rivals

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Nacional's biggest rivals areRio Negro andSão Raimundo (AM).^[9]

The derby against Rio Negro is called Rio-Nal, and is a traditional city derby, considered one of the biggest derbies of the city.^[9]

The derby against São Raimundo is the second biggest derby of the city, and it started due to the good performance of São Raimundo in recent years.^[9]

Symbols

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The club's mascot is called Leão Azul, meaning "bluelion".^[8] Nacional is nicknamed Naça, which is the diminutive form of the name Nacional, Leão Azul (Blue Lion)^[10] and Time da Estrela Azul (Blue Star Team).^[2] The club colors are blue and white.^[1]