Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube

Not to be confused with Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube.

Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube, commonly known as Audax Rio de Janeiro, Audax Rio, or simply as Audax, is a Brazilian football club from Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro State. They played in São João de Meriti from 2005 to 2019, Miguel Pereira from 2020 to 2021 and Angra dos Reis from 2022 to 2023 before moving to Saquarema in 2024.^[2][3] The club competed in Série D in 2011. The club was formerly known as Sendas Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube.

Audax Rio

Full name	Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Laranja Meritiense Terror Meritiense
Founded	8 May 2005; 20 years ago (2005-05-08)
Ground	Estádio Elcyr Resende de Mendonça, Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Capacity	4,315[1]
Chairman	Helder Carvalho
Head coach	Duílio
League	Campeonato Carioca Série A2
2024 2024 [pt]	Série D, 58th of 64 Carioca Série A2, 3rd of 12
Home colors Away colors

Estádio Jair Toscano, the club's former stadium in Angra dos Reis

Team photo from the 2012 season

Players

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 Cassius — DF  BRA Thiago Duchatsch — DF  BRA Julinho — DF  BRA Lucas Rocha — MF  BRA Fernando Medeiros

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  BRA Anderson Lessa — FW  BRA Carlinhos — FW  BRA Misael — FW  BRA Fidel

History

The club was founded on May 8, 2005, as Sendas Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube.^[4] They won the Campeonato Carioca Third Division in 2007 and the Copa Rio in 2010. They competed in the Série D in 2011.

Sendas Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube was renamed to Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube on July 17, 2011, adopting a new logo and new kits. The owner of the club, Grupo Pão de Açúcar, changed the club's name to bring the team closer to its supporters.^[5] Audax was eliminated in the First Stage in the 2011. The club finished in the second position in the Campeonato Carioca Second Division in 2012, and was promoted to the 2013 Campeonato Carioca.^[6]

Honours

• Copa Rio
  • Winners (1): 2010
• Campeonato Carioca Série A2
  • Winners (1): 2021
• Campeonato Carioca Série B1
  • Winners (1): 2007
• Taça Santos Dumont
  • Winners (1): 2021
• Taça Corcovado
  • Winners (1): 2018
• Torneio Extra Capital
  • Winners (1): 2016

Stadium

Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Elcyr Resende de Mendonça, which has a maximum capacity of 4,315 people.^[1]