Manaus Compensão Esporte Clube, commonly known as Manaus Compensão, or as Compensão, is a Brazilian football club based in Manaus, Amazonas.
| Full name | Manaus Compensão Esporte Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Compensão | ||
| Founded | August 20, 2009 | ||
| Ground | Chicão, Rio Preto da Eva, Amazonas state, Brazil | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
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History
editThe club was founded on August 20, 2009,[1] after competing for several years in the Peladão amateur competition. They won the Campeonato Amazonense Second Level in 2009.
In January 2017, a Federal Police operation discovered that the club was financed, during its first season, by the criminal faction Família do Norte, which runs drug trafficking and criminality in the state of Amazonas.[2]
Achievements
edit- Campeonato Amazonense Second Level:
- Winners (1): 2009
Stadium
editManaus Compensão Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Francisco Garcia, commonly known as Chicão, and located in Rio Preto da Eva. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.[3]
References
edit- ^ Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 85.
- ^ Facção envolvida em massacre no AM investiu R$ 320 mil em time, diz PF
- ^ "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2011.