Amazonas Futebol Clube

Amazonas Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Amazonas, is a Brazilian professional club based in Manaus, Amazonas founded on 23 May 2019. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Amazonense, the top flight of the Amazonas state football league.

Amazonas

Full name	Amazonas Futebol Clube
Nickname	Onça-Pintada (Jaguar)
Founded	23 May 2019; 6 years ago (2019-05-23)
Ground	Estádio Municipal Carlos Zamith Arena da Amazônia
Capacity	10,000 (Estádio Carlos Zamith) 45.000 (Arena da Amazônia)
President	Wesley Couto
Head coach	Aderbal Lana
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Campeonato Amazonense
2024 2024 (pt)	Série B, 11th of 20 Amazonense, 1st of 10 (champions)
Website	amazonasfc.com.br
Home colors Away colors Third colors
Current season

The club was founded in 2019 by former members from the administrations of other Manaus clubs with the objective of organizing a competitive club and revitalize football in the state of Amazonas. Despite its recent founding, the club has been successful, winning a Campeonato Amazonense in 2023, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in the same year, the first national title by a club from the Amazonas state.^[1]

The club plays at Estádio Municipal Carlos Zamith, but for larger games it uses the Arena da Amazônia, one of the 2014 FIFA World Cup stadium.^[2]

Amazonas is the best ranked team from Amazonas State in CBF's national club ranking.^[3]

History

Amazonas Futebol Clube was first idealized in 2017 and officially founded on 23 May 2019.^[4] The founding of the club was headed by businessman Wesley Couto — who heads the club as president — William Abreu, former football director of Atlético Rio Negro Clube, and Roberto Peggy, former president of Nacional Futebol Clube, both of which are traditional clubs from Manaus.^[5] The objective was organizing a competitive club and revitalizing football in the state of Amazonas.^[5]

Amazonas FC played their first professional tournament, the Campeonato Amazonense Second Division, nearly six months later. They won the tournament after defeating São Raimundo in the final.^[6]

In their first Campeonato Amazonense, Amazonas FC were knocked out in the first phase. In 2021, after Manaus FC reached the finals, the club qualified to the 2022 Série D for the first time in their history, after being the best-placed team in the first phase.^[7]

On 28 August 2022, Amazonas achieved a first-ever promotion to the Série C, after defeating Portuguesa-RJ in the 2022 Série D quarterfinals.^[8]

After their promotion one year before, Amazonas beat Botafogo-PB 2-0 and won the club's first ever promotion to the second division.^[9] On 22 October 2023, Amazonas became champions of Série C, the first national title for a team from the state of Amazonas.^[10]

Kit and sponsorship

Period	Kit manufacturer	Main shirt sponsor
2019	JLobo	e-Cali Distribuidora de Petróleo
2020		Shopping Via Norte
2021	Super Bolla	Mineiração Samaúma
2022	Onça (In-House)	Andrelino Barreto Incorporadora
	SJ Sports
2023	Onça (In-House)	Governo do Estado do Amazonas
2024		Reals Bet
2025		none

Honours

Official tournaments

National
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C	1	2023
State
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Amazonense	2	2023, 2025
Campeonato Amazonense Second Division	1	2019

Others tournaments

State

• Taça Rio Solimões (2): 2024, 2025

Runners-up

• Campeonato Amazonense (1): 2024

Players

Current squad

As of 26 August 2025

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 1 GK  BRA João Lopes 2 DF  BRA Rafael Monteiro (on loan from Fluminense) 3 DF  BRA Léo Coelho 4 DF  BRA Iverton 5 MF  COL Larry Vásquez 6 DF  BRA Fabiano (captain) 8 FW  PER Aldair Rodríguez 9 FW  BRA Luan Silva 10 MF  BRA Rafael Tavares 11 FW  ARG Joaquín Torres 12 GK  BRA Zé Carlos 13 MF  URU Santiago Viera 14 DF  ARG Iván Alvariño (on loan from Remo) 15 DF  EQG Carlos Akapo 17 MF  BRA Guilherme Xavier 19 FW  BRA Henrique Almeida 20 FW  BRA William Barbio

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  BRA Erick Varão 22 FW  URU Diego Zabala 23 DF  BRA Rafael Vitor 26 FW  BRA Dener 27 MF  ARG Nicolás Linares 30 DF  COL Nilson Castrillón 31 GK  BRA Renan (vice-captain) 33 GK  BRA Pedro Caracoci 34 FW  BRA Will 35 DF  BRA Digão 37 MF  PAR Diego Torres 55 MF  BRA Phillipe Guimarães 58 DF  BRA Thomas Luciano (on loan from Gil Vicente) 77 MF  BRA Robertinho 91 FW  BRA Gabriel Novaes (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino) 94 DF  DEN Riza Durmisi

Out on loan

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 — DF  BRA Diogo Carlos (at Manaus until 30 September 2025) — DF  BRA Luiz Felipe (at Trem until 30 September 2025) — DF  BRA Thiago Spice (at Manaus until 30 September 2025) — MF  BRA Cocote (at Concórdia until 30 November 2025) — MF  BRA Falcão (at Capital until 30 September 2025) — MF  BRA Judá (at Sitra until 30 June 2026)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  BRA Adrien (at Forward Madison until 31 December 2025) — FW  BRA Ezequiel (at Anápolis until 30 November 2025) — FW  BRA Gustavo Ermel (at Manaus until 30 September 2025) — FW  BRA Léo Guerra (at Pouso Alegre until 30 September 2025) — FW  BRA Wanderson (at Manaus until 30 September 2025) — FW  BRA Will (at Porto Velho until 30 September 2025)

Rivalries

Amazonas was created to rival Manaus FC, when it took advantage of the low moment of the most traditional clubs in the state to establish itself, attracting municipal and state political interest.^[11] In 2023, the two clubs received investments from the city of Manaus and the state government, generating discontent in other more traditional clubs in the state, such as Nacional, Rio Negro and São Raimundo.^[11]