Barcelona Futebol Clube (RO)
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Índio do Norte
Barça da Rondônia
Barça dos índios
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| Full name | Barcelona Futebol Clube | |||
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| Nicknames | Catalão Rondoniense 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 | |||
| League | Campeonato Rondoniense | |||
| 2025 | Rondoniense, 4th of 7 | |||
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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 Porto Velho, 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]