Maricá Futebol Clube

Maricá

Full name	Maricá Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)	Maricaense
Founded	2 August 2001; 23 years ago (2001-08-02)[1]
Chairman	Ayrthon Dias
Manager	Reinaldo
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Carioca
2024 [pt]	Carioca Série A2, 1st of 12 (champions)
Website	https://www.facebook.com/MaricaFutebolClubeOficial/
Home colours Away colours

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 2 August 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 16 July 2018, the merger was made official and the name changed to Maricá Futebol Clube. The headquarters were also changed, moving from Magé to Maricá.

History

Clube de Futebol Rio de Janeiro (2001–2017)

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

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

• Copa Rio
  • Winners (1): 2024

• Campeonato Carioca Série A2
  • Winners (1): 2024

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

• Brazilian football clubs

References

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.