Independência Futebol Clube or simply Independência is a Brazilian football team which is situated in the city of Rio Branco

Rio Branco

Rio Branco is a Brazilian city, capital of Acre. Located in the Valley of Acre in northern Brazil, it is the most populous county in the state, with 305,954 inhabitants, according to a 2009 estimate - almost half the state population....

 in the state of Acre

Acre (state)

Acre is one of the 27 states of Brazil. It is situated in the southwest of the Northern Region, bordering Amazonas to the north, Rondônia to the east, Bolivia to the southeast and the Ucayali Region of Peru to the south and west. It occupies an area of 152,581.4 km2, being slightly smaller...

. Independência Futebol Clube's home kit is a shirt with green, white and red vertical stripes, white shorts and white socks. They play their home matches at the Estádio José de Melo

Estádio José de Melo

Estádio José de Melo, sometimes called Stadium José de Melo, is a multi-use stadium located in Rio Branco, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Andirá Esporte Clube, Atlético Acreano, Independência Futebol Clube, Atlético Clube Juventus, Rio Branco Football...

 which has a capacity of 8,000 and they are currently playing in the Campeonato Acriano which they have won 10 times. This makes them the 3rd most successful team in the league's history.

History

Independência Futebol Clube was founded on August 2, 1946 by a group of entrepreneurs from Rio Branco.

Achievements

• Campeonato Acriano:
  • Winners (12): 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1985, 1988, 1993, 1998

External links

Independência Futebol Clube at Arquivo de Clubes