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 club competed under the name of Rio de Janeiro/Maricá through a partnership between Rio de Janeiro and Maricá. On July 16, 2018, it was made official merger and the change in the name of the Rio de Janeiro Football Club to Maricá Futebol Clube. The headquarters was also changed, moving from Magé to Maricá.

Maricá
Full nameMaricá Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Maricaense
FoundedAugust 2, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-08-02)[1]
LeagueSérie B1
WebsiteClub website

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 in Piabetá, Magé. There are six official fields, one for games, two alternatives for training, plus two more projected. There is already a project for the construction of a future stadium on site itself. It was founded by professor Ênio Farias and has a vast number of players revealed for international football as midfielder Carlos Alberto, who played at club de Regatas Vasco da Gama.

In 2009, they won the State champion of the Third Division of Rio de Janeiro, junior category, by winning in the final the Leme Futebol Clube Zona Sul 4-3. The professional team competes in the same championship, failing to get past the first phase, when it is eliminated by Clube Atlético Castelo Branco, Heliópolis Atlético Clube and Rubro Social Esporte Clube.

Present years (2017–2018)

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Maricá's club emerged from a merger with Rio de Janeiro. Since 2005, the city had no professional staff. 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, which since 2005, when Taquaral competed in the Rio Cup, did not have professional teams. [3]

The team partnered with the Rio de Janeiro Football Club to compete in the Campeonato Carioca Serie B2 already 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 Polaco Valoura as coach for the State's B2 Series race, Maricá confirmed the names of 24 players who will be part of the squad this season. Among the pieces that will be available to Valoura are midfielder Lucas Candido and left back Maylson, who defended Araruama in the Third quarter last year.

The definition of the squad came shortly after the evaluations that the newly created club carried out in the city of Maricá. According to the football manager, Douglas Almeida, the athletes who had the names revealed will form the backbone of the team, which still seeks punctual signings to close the group. [6]

The team's first official game took place on May 28, 2017, against Angra dos Reis, a game that ended tied at 2-2. [7]

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)