The team competes in Campeonato Carioca Série A2, the second tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league.

[7] In 2008, America suffered a major blow by being relegated to the Second Division of the Campeonato Carioca.

[9] The team has since been a yo-yo club[10] and, as of 2024, is in the second tier of Rio de Janeiro football.

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

One controversial aspect of the club is the official mascot: the Diabo (devil), depicted as a red demon complete with horns, pointy beard, curled moustache, a long fat arrow-pointed tail, hooved feet and a black cape.

In 2006 some of the club's fans, supported by then-manager Jorginho who is an Evangelical Christian, attempted to replace the diabo with a bald eagle, claiming that the devil was "unlucky".