Full name | Barcelona Futebol Clube | |||
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Nickname(s) | Catalão Vilhenense Índio do Norte Barça da Rondônia Barça dos índios | |||
Founded | 7 October 2016 | |||
Ground | Portal da Amazônia | |||
Capacity | 2,500 [1] | |||
Chairman | José Luís Pereira de Jesus | |||
2021 | Rondoniense, 5th of 8 | |||
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Barcelona Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Barcelona-RO (Brazilian Portuguese: [baʁseˈlõna dʒi ʁõwˈdõnia]), or simply Barcelona, is a Brazilian football club based in Vilhena, Rondônia.
As of 2022, Barcelona is the fourth-best ranked team from Rondônia in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 157th overall. [2]
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. [3]
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. [4]