Américo Esporte Clube, commonly known as Américo, is a Brazil

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 club based in Américo Brasiliense

Américo Brasiliense

Américo Brasiliense is a Brazilian city in the state of São Paulo. The population in 2010 was 34,522. The area is 132.832 km².This city is also known as Cidade Doçura , because its perimeter is surrounded by sugar cane plantations, which form the basis for its economy...

, São Paulo state

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

.

History

The club was founded on September 25, 2007, by the businessman Celso Ferreira de Moura, and professionalized its football department in 2008, competing for the first time in a professional competition in the 2008 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão

Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão

Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, also known as Campeonato Paulista Série B, is the fourth level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships...

, when they were eliminated in the Third Stage (Semifinals) of the competition.

Competition records

Year	League	Result	Competition Format
2008	Série B	Eliminated in Semifinals	1st stage: 6 groups a 8 2nd stage: 4 groups a 6 Semifinals:2 groups a 4 Final: group of 2
2009	Série B	Eliminated in 2nd stage	1st stage: 6 groups a 8 2nd stage: 6 groups a 4 3rd stage:3 groups a 4 4th stage:2 groups a 4 5th stage: Final
2010	Série B	Eliminated in 2nd stage
2011	Série B	Eliminated in 1st stage

Stadium

Américo Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Municipal Joaquim Justo. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.