América Foot-Ball Club (PR)
Encyclopedia
América Foot-Ball Club, commonly known as América, were a Brazil
ian football team from Curitiba
, Paraná state
. They won the Campeonato Paranaense
once.
in 1917. The club fused with Internacional-PR
in 1924, forming Clube Atlético Paranaense
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian football team from Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, Paraná state
Paraná (state)
Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...
. They won the Campeonato Paranaense
Campeonato Paranaense
Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. The "Série Ouro", literally the Golden Series, are the highest division of the league.-Format:...
once.
History
América Foot-Ball Club were founded on May 24, 1914. They won the Campeonato ParanaenseCampeonato Paranaense
Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. The "Série Ouro", literally the Golden Series, are the highest division of the league.-Format:...
in 1917. The club fused with Internacional-PR
Internacional Futebol Clube
International Foot-Ball Club, commonly known as International, were a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná state. They won the Campeonato Paranaense once.-History:...
in 1924, forming Clube Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:...
.