title: Alecrim Futebol Clube
text: # Alecrim Futebol Clube
  
  Alecrim Futebol Clube, also known as Alecrim (pt-BR pronunciation), are a Brazilian football team from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. They competed in the Série A in 1986.
  
  ## History
  
  Alecrim Futebol Clube were founded on August 15, 1915, by a group of boys that included the future Brazilian President, Café Filho. They won the Campeonato Potiguar seven times. Alecrim competed in the Série A in 1986 when they were eliminated in the first stage of the competition.
  
  On February 4, 1968, the famous player Garrincha played a game for Alecrim against Sport. In 2012, Alecrim appointed Englishman Anthony Armstrong-Emery, as the first foreign President of a Brazilian club.
  
  ## Stadium
  
  Alecrim played their home games at Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, commonly known as Machadão. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 45,000 people. At the end of 2013, Alecrim moved to a new 10,500 capacity stadium, which has the potential for expansion to 25,000. The new stadium will also host an academy.
  
  ## Players with current contract
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | BRA | Ubiratan Aurélio Ferreira Junior |
  | — | GK | BRA | Willians Gomes do Nascimento |
  | — | DF | BRA | Francisco Fabiano Pereira Marciano |
  | — | DF | BRA | Diego Batista Cordeiro de Almeida |
  | — | DF | BRA | Ewerton Silva Felix |
  | — | DF | BRA | Elton Gomes Avelino de Lima |
  | — | DF | BRA | Antonio Carlos de Oliveira Mendanha |
  | — | DF | BRA | Eduardo Igor da Silva Moreno |
  | — | DF | BRA | Jonatha Marques de Oliveira<--Jonatha--> |
  | — | DF | BRA | Abemor do Nascimento |
  | — | DF | BRA | Cleiton Kelly da Silva |
  | — | DF | BRA | Francisco Anderson da Silva Nascimento |
  | — | MF | BRA | Roosevelt Delano de Menezes Alves |
  | — | MF | BRA | Danilo Gomes de Almeida |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | MF | BRA | Claiton Fontoura dos Santos |
  | — | MF | BRA | Thiago Teodoro |
  | — | MF | BRA | José Alexandre da Silva Sousa |
  | — | MF | BRA | Marcelo Mozack |
  | — | MF | BRA | Paulo César de Oliveira |
  | — | MF | BRA | Francisco Manoel do Nascimento Silva |
  | — | MF | BRA | Ramon Gabriel Santos do Nascimento |
  | — | MF | BRA | Paulo César de Oliveira |
  | — | FW | BRA | Edivaldo Felix Alves Barbosa |
  | — | FW | BRA | Edivan Luiz Hermenegildo |
  | — | FW | BRA | Rogean Gomes da Silva |
  | — | FW | BRA | Rico |
  | — | FW | BRA | José Maria dos Santos Lima |
  | — | FW | BRA | Roberlan Lacerda |
  
  ## Achievements
  
  * Campeonato Potiguar: 7
  
         1924, 1925, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1985, 1986
  * Campeonato Potiguar Second Division: 1
  
         2022
  