It competes in the Campeonato Acreano, the top flight of the Acre state football league.

The club's home colours are red and white and the team mascot is the Altaneira star, a symbol from the Acre state flag.

[3] Rio Branco won the first edition of Copa Norte in 1997,[4] beating Remo of Pará state, in the final.

The club was eliminated in the first round of Copa CONMEBOL, by Deportes Tolima, of Colombia, after losing in the penalty shootout.

[2] Rio Branco currently plays in their home stadium, the Estádio José de Melo, which has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.