AMéRICA FUTEBOL CLUBE (PE)

América
Full name	América Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Mequinha; Campeão do Centenário (Champion of the Century); Alvi-Verde da Estrada do Arraial (Arraial Road's Green & White); Verdão do Arraial (Arraial's Big Green); Periquito (Parakeet)
Founded	April 12, 1914 (110 years ago)
Ground	Cunhão, Paulista, Pernambuco state, Brazil
Capacity	12,000
President	João Antônio Moreira
Head Coach	Emilio Cugnier
Website	Club website

América Futebol Clube, commonly known as América or as América-PE, is a Brazilian football club based in Recife, Pernambuco state. They won the Campeonato Pernambucano six times.

History

The club was founded on April 12, 1914.^[1] They won the Campeonato Pernambucano in 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1927, and 1944.^[2]

América Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Ademir Cunha, nicknamed Cunhão.^[3] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,000 people.^[4]

Campeonato Pernambucano:
- Winners (6): 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1927, 1944

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^ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2011.