EC Audax Rio
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Wikipedia - Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube
Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube, commonly known as Audax Rio de Janeiro, Audax Rio, or simply as Audax, is a Brazilian football club from Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro State. They played in São João de Meriti from 2005 to 2019 and Miguel Pereira from 2020 to 2021 before moving to Angra dos Reis in 2022. The club competed in the Série D in 2011. The club was formerly known as Sendas Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube.
History
The club was founded on May 8, 2005, as Sendas Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube. They won the Campeonato Carioca Third Division in 2007 and the Copa Rio in 2010. They competed in the Série D in 2011.
Sendas Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube was renamed to Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube on July 17, 2011, adopting a new logo and new kits. The owner of the club, Grupo Pão de Açúcar, changed the club's name to bring the team closer to its supporters. Audax was eliminated in the First Stage in the 2011. The club finished in the second position in the Campeonato Carioca Second Division in 2012, and was promoted to the 2013 Campeonato Carioca.
Les couleurs traditionnelles du club sont le bleu et le blanc. Son stade est l'Estádio José de Alvarenga, également connu sous le nom de Estádio da Portuguesa.
L'EC Audax Rio a remporté plusieurs titres au cours de son histoire, notamment le Campeonato Carioca Série A en 1938 et le Campeonato Carioca Série B en 2018. Le club a également participé à plusieurs reprises à la Copa do Brasil, la principale compétition de coupe du Brésil.
L'EC Audax Rio est connu pour son style de jeu offensif et pour sa formation de jeunes joueurs. Le club dispose d'une académie réputée qui a produit de nombreux joueurs talentueux, notamment le défenseur Marquinhos, qui joue actuellement au Paris Saint-Germain.
Outre son équipe de football, l'EC Audax Rio a également des sections dans d'autres sports, notamment le basket-ball, le volleyball et le futsal.