Atlético Clube Juventus is a Brazilian football team which is situated in the city of Rio Branco

Rio Branco

Rio Branco is a Brazilian city, capital of Acre. Located in the Valley of Acre in northern Brazil, it is the most populous county in the state, with 305,954 inhabitants, according to a 2009 estimate - almost half the state population....

 in the state of Acre

Acre (state)

Acre is one of the 27 states of Brazil. It is situated in the southwest of the Northern Region, bordering Amazonas to the north, Rondônia to the east, Bolivia to the southeast and the Ucayali Region of Peru to the south and west. It occupies an area of 152,581.4 km2, being slightly smaller...

. Atlético Clube Juventus's home kit is a maroon shirt, black shorts and black socks. The club's mascot is an eagle

Eagle

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 and they play their home games at the Estádio José de Melo

Estádio José de Melo

Estádio José de Melo, sometimes called Stadium José de Melo, is a multi-use stadium located in Rio Branco, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Andirá Esporte Clube, Atlético Acreano, Independência Futebol Clube, Atlético Clube Juventus, Rio Branco Football...

 which has a capacity of 8,000. They are currently playing in the Campeonato Acriano which they have won 14 times, this makes them the 2nd most successful club in the league's history.

History

Atlético Clube Juventus was founded on March 1, 1966 by Elias Mansour Simão Filho, José Aníbal Tinôco, father Antônio Aneri, Dinah Gadelha Dias, Valter Félix de Souza and Iolanda Souza e Silva. The club is named after the Italian club

Juventus F.C.

Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...

, after a suggestion by the father Antônio Aneri.

Achievements

• Torneio de Integração da Amazônia
  Torneio de Integração da Amazônia
  The Torneio de Integração da Amazônia was a football competition organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation with the intention to integrate the Amazonian region and to develop the football in the region.-Format:...
  
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  • Winners (2): 1981, 1982

• Campeonato Acriano:
  • Winners (14): 1966, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2009

First team

External links

Atlético Clube Juventus at Arquivo de Clubes