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{{distinguish|Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube}}
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{{Infobox football club
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|nickname=	''Laranja Meritiense''<br>''Terror Meritiense''
| image         = AudaxRioDeJaneiroEsporteClube.png
| fullname      = Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube
| founded       = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|2005|05|08}}
| ground        = [[Estádio Jair Toscano]], [[Angra dos Reis]], [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro State]], [[Brazil]]
| capacity      = 1,000
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| chairman      = Helder Carvalho
| mgrtitle      = Head coach
| manager       = [[Duílio Dias Júnior|Duílio]]
| league = {{Brazilian football updater|Audax Rio}}
| season = {{Brazilian football updater|Audax Rio2}}
| position = {{Brazilian football updater|Audax Rio3}}
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[[File:Estádio Jair Carneiro Toscano de Brito 2.jpg|thumb|240px|Estádio Jair Toscano]]
[[File:Formação Audax 2011.JPG|thumb|240px|Team photo from the 2012 season]]
'''Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube''', commonly known as '''Audax Rio de Janeiro''', '''Audax Rio''', or simply as '''Audax''', is a [[List of football clubs in Brazil|Brazilian football club]] from [[Angra dos Reis]], [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro State]]. They played in [[São João de Meriti]] from 2005 to 2019 and [[Miguel Pereira, Rio de Janeiro|Miguel Pereira]] from 2020 to 2021 before moving to [[Angra dos Reis]] in 2022.<ref name=audaxlocation>{{cite news|title=Faltam 11 dias para o Cariocão 2023, destaque para o Angra Audax Esporte Clube|url=https://www.gfesporte.com.br/noticias/futebol/faltam-11-dias-para-o-cariocao-2023-destaque-para-o-angra-audax-esporte-clube/13355/|access-date=June 5, 2023|date=January 1, 2023|language=pt}}</ref> The club competed in the [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série D|Série D]] in [[2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D|2011]]. The club was formerly known as '''Sendas Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube'''.
==Players==
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name= [[Cassius Vinicius Coelho|Cassius]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Thiago Duchatsch]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name= [[Júlio César Machado Colares|Julinho]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name= [[Lucas Rocha (footballer, born 1991)|Lucas Rocha]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name= [[Fernando Medeiros]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name= [[José Anderson de Oliveira Lessa|Anderson Lessa]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name= [[Carlos Moisés de Lima|Carlinhos]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name= [[Misael Silva Jansen|Misael]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name= [[Fidel Rocha dos Santos|Fidel]]}}
{{Fs end}}
==History==
The club was founded on May 8, 2005, as Sendas Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube.<ref name="fferj">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fferj.com.br/Sitenovo/comunicados/sendaspaodeacucarec.pdf|title=Sendas Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube|publisher=[[Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro]]|access-date=January 9, 2011|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126154541/http://fferj.com.br/Sitenovo/comunicados/sendaspaodeacucarec.pdf|archive-date=January 26, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> They won the [[Campeonato Carioca (lower levels)|Campeonato Carioca Third Division]] in 2007 and the [[Copa Rio (National)|Copa Rio]] in 2010. They competed in the [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série D|Série D]] in [[2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D|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.<ref name="renamedtoaudax">{{Cite web|url=http://esportes.opovo.com.br/app/esportes/minuto/2011/07/14/noticiaminutol,2170351/virou-moda-sendas-troca-de-nome-e-de-cores.shtml|title=Virou moda! Sendas troca de nome e de cores|publisher=O Povo Online|date=July 14, 2011|access-date=July 18, 2011|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105053741/http://esportes.opovo.com.br/app/esportes/minuto/2011/07/14/noticiaminutol,2170351/virou-moda-sendas-troca-de-nome-e-de-cores.shtml|archive-date=January 5, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Audax was eliminated in the First Stage in the [[2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D|2011]]. The club finished in the second position in the [[Campeonato Carioca (lower levels)|Campeonato Carioca Second Division]] in 2012, and was promoted to the 2013 [[Campeonato Carioca]].<ref name=quissamapromotedseriea2013>{{cite news|title=Quissamã e Audax sobem para a Série A do Carioca|url=http://www.lancenet.com.br/minuto/Quissama-Audax-sobem-Serie-Carioca_0_745125604.html|access-date=July 28, 2012|newspaper=Lance!|date=October 16, 2012|language=pt}}</ref>
==Honours==
* '''[[Copa Rio (National)|Copa Rio]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' 2010
* '''[[Campeonato Carioca Série A2]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' 2021
* '''[[Campeonato Carioca Série B1]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' 2007
==Stadium==
Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube play their home games at [[Estádio Jair Toscano]].<ref name="stadium">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ogol.com.br/stadium.php?id=2792 |title=Estádio |publisher=O Gol |access-date=June 5, 2023 |language=pt }}</ref> The stadium has a maximum capacity of 1,000 people.
==References==
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==External links==
*{{in lang|pt}} [https://archive.today/20121206021752/http://www.audaxrj.com.br/ Official website]
{{Campeonato Brasileiro Série D}}
{{Campeonato Carioca}}
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[[Category:2005 establishments in Brazil]]
[[Category:Football clubs in Rio de Janeiro (state)]]