Maricá Futebol Clube, better known as Maricá, is a sports association in the city of Maricá, in the state of Rio de Janeiro.[2] Founded on August 2, 2001 as a Rio de Janeiro Football Club, between 2017 and 2018 the football club competed under the name of Rio de Janeiro/Maricá. On July 16, 2018, the merger was made official and the name changed to Maricá Futebol Clube. The headquarters were also changed, moving from Magé to Maricá.

Maricá
Full nameMaricá Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Maricaense
Founded2 August 2001; 23 years ago (2001-08-02)[1]
LeagueSérie B1
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/MaricaFutebolClubeOficial/ Facebook

History

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Clube de Futebol Rio de Janeiro (2001–2017)

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The Rio de Janeiro Football Club, initially conceived as the Grande Rio Sports Association, had been competing in the grassroots competitions for twelve years, but the name and registration were only formalized in 2002. The club is one of the greatest opportunities for young football talent in Piabetá. It has an eight-field training center. It was founded by professor Ênio Farias.

In 2009, they won the Third Division of Rio de Janeiro junior category.

Present years

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Founded in 2017, the club was conceived by Douglas Almeida, a football manager with a stint in Araruama. The club came about to bring back professional football to the city of Maricá after 2005 when Taquaral competed in the Rio Cup.[3]

The club partnered with the Rio de Janeiro Football Club to compete in the Campeonato Carioca Serie B2 in its founding year.[4][5] The goal is to follow the path of other partnerships that worked in Rio football, such as the partnership between Campos Atlético Associação and Carapebus, a partnership between Arraial do Cabo and Araruama and the partnership between Santa Cruz and Belford Roxo.

After announcing the manager Polaco Valoura for the State's B2 series, Maricá confirmed the names of 24 players. The definition of the squad came shortly after the evaluations the newly created club carried out in the city of Maricá.[6] Their first official game took place on May 28, 2017, against Angra dos Reis, ending tied at 2-2.[7]

Honours

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Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   BRA Junior Souza
GK   BRA Evayr
GK   BRA Vinicius
DF   BRA Thiago Carioca
DF   BRA Matheus
DF   BRA Jean
DF   BRA Índio
DF   BRA Alex Lopes
DF   BRA Rhenan
DF   BRA Pablo
DF   BRA Alex
DF   BRA Bruno Santos
DF   BRA Guilherme Costa
MF   BRA Angelo Renan
MF   BRA Fabiano
MF   BRA Bruno Medeiros
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   BRA Rykellerson
MF   BRA Marcos Paulo
MF   BRA Allan
MF   BRA Maycon
MF   BRA Lázaro
MF   BRA Badola
MF   BRA Júlio César
MF   BRA Joel
MF   BRA Paulinho Fernandes
MF   BRA Richard
MF   BRA Rodrigo
FW   BRA Pablo Luiz
FW   BRA Rafael Castro
FW   BRA João Manoel
FW   BRA Felipe Zuca

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Futebol Nacional. "RESOLUÇÃO DA PRESIDÊNCIA RDP Nº 034/18". Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ leisecamarica.com.br. "Maricá disputará a série B2 do Campeonato Carioca". Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ Maricá Prefecture. "Maricá volta a ter clube profissional, que seleciona atletas para Série B2". Retrieved 28 December 2019.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Araruma Futebol Clube. "Araruama x Maricá dia 13 de agosto de 2017". Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. ^ Maricá Prefecture. "Prefeitura apoia "peneira" para o Maricá FC". Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  6. ^ FutRio. "Maylson e Lucas Candido puxam a fila de 24 contratações do Maricá". Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  7. ^ G1. "Angra dos Reis abre vantagem, mas vacila e cede empate ao Rio de Janeiro". Retrieved 28 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)