Barcelona Futebol Clube (RO)

Barcelona Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Barcelona-RO or Barcelona de Rondônia, is a Brazilian football club from Vilhena, Rondônia.

Barcelona-RO
Full nameBarcelona Futebol Clube
Founded7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
GroundPortal da Amazônia, Vilhena
Capacity5,000
ChairmanJosé Luís Pereira de Jesus
ManagerAlex Oliveira
LeagueCampeonato Rondoniense
20172nd

History

Initially a club from Vitória da União, Corumbiara, Barcelona started playing in amateur competitions in 1995. In 2012, the club moved to Vilhena, and turned professional on 7 October 2016.[1]

Barcelona played its first professional competition (Campeonato Rondoniense) in 2017, and finished second after losing the finals to Real Ariquemes; the club also qualified to the following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[2]

References

  1. "Barcelona de Rondônia: conheça o 3º Barcelona do Brasil, de Vilhena" [Barcelona de Rondônia: know the 3rd Barcelona from Brazil, from Vilhena] (in Portuguese). Plano Tático. 18 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. "Real Ariquemes é campeão Rondoniense de 2017" [Real Ariquemes is the champion of the 2017 Rondoniense] (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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