Alecrim Futebol Clube
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| Full name | Alecrim Futebol Clube |
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| Founded | August 15, 1915 |
| Stadium | Machadão, Natal, Brazil |
| Capacity | 45,000 |
| President | Anthony Armstrong Emery |
| Head coach | Edson Alves |
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D |
| 2011 | Série D, 28th |
Alecrim Futebol Clube, also known as Alecrim, are a Brazilian football team from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. They competed in the Série A in 1986.
Alecrim Futebol Clube were founded on August 15, 1915 by a group of boys that included the future Brazilian President, Café Filho. They won the Campeonato Potiguar six times. Alecrim competed in the Série A in 1986 when they were eliminated in the first stage of the competition.
On February 4, 1968, the famous player Garrincha played a game for Alecrim against Sport. In 2012 Alecrim appointed Englishman Anthony Armstrong-Emery, as the first foreign President of a Brazilian club.
Alecrim played their home games at Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, commonly known as Machadão. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 45,000 people. At the end of 2013, Alecrim moved to a new 10,500 capacity stadium, which has the potential for expansion to 25,000. The new stadium will also host an academy.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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