Nacional Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Nacional, is a Brazilian professional club based in
Manaus,
Amazonas founded on 13 January 1913. It competes in the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of
Brazilian football, as well as in the
Campeonato Amazonense, the top flight of the Amazonas
state football league.
History
On January 13, 1913, Nacional Futebol Clube was founded. The club was initially named Eleven Nacional.
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On February 8, 1914, Nacional played the first Campeonato Amazonense match, against Manaós Sporting.[History at Futebol do Amazonas](_blank)
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On July 8, 1930,
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In 1975, Nacional finished in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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's 16th position, ahead of clubs such as Vasco da Gama, Atlético Mineiro and Santos. In 1984, during a trip to Morocco
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, in North Africa
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, Nacional won the King of Morocco Cup, in Rabat
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.São Paulo
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. The club competed in 1992 in Copa 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, in Rio de Janeiro
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, Vasco beat Nacional 5–0.1992 Copa do Brasil at RSSSF
Honours
Official tournaments
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Others tournaments
State
* 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
* 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
Nacional's home stadium is the Arena da Amazônia, opened in 2014, with a maximum capacity of 41,000 people. The stadium was built on the site of the old Vivaldao, which was demolished in order to construct a new stadium for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
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.
Only one training ground is owned by the club. Campo de Treinamento Barbosa Filho is located in Manaus.[Club card at Futebol do Amazonas](_blank)
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Rivals
Nacional's biggest rivals are Rio Negro and São Raimundo (AM).[Derbies at Futebol do Norte](_blank)
The derby against Rio Negro is called Rio-Nal, and is a traditional city derby, considered one of the biggest derbies of the city.
Symbols
The club's mascot is called Leão Azul, meaning "blue lion
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".[''Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil'', São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.] and Time da Estrela Azul (''Blue Star Team'').
Ultra groups
* Torcida Organizadas do Nacional
* Torcida Organizada Leões da Amazônia
* Torcida Organizada Naça Gol
* Torcida Organizada Naçacanagem
* Torcida Organizada Narraça
* Torcida Organizada Selva Azul
References
External links
*
Arquivo de Clubes
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Association football clubs established in 1913
Football clubs in Amazonas (Brazilian state)
1913 establishments in Brazil