Andirá Esporte Clube, commonly known as Andirá, is a Brazilian football club based in Rio Branco, Acre. The club currently competes in Campenato Acreano, the top division of the Acre state football league. Andirá played three times in the Brazilian Série C, with their best result being a 37th place finish in the 2001 season. The club has spent most of its existence fighting against relegation in the Acre state championship, despite being runners-up in the 2007 season. Andirá won the Acreano Segunda Divisão twice. Andirá Esporte Clube's home kit is a shirt with vertical black and green stripes, black shorts and black socks. The team mascot is a bat. History Andirá Esporte Clube was founded on 1 November 1964, by the Dantas family, one of the most traditional clans in Acre. The club takes its name from the word "andyrá", which is Tupi for "bat". Andirá's colors were initially black and white, but in 2006, the club adopted green in its uniform, which, according to then club president Gilberto Braga, is a tribute to the Amazon and rubber, which is prominently produced in Acre. Andirá competed in the Acre state league for the first time in the 1964 season, taking part in all Campeonato Acreano seasons in the amateur era, but failing to win the title. Professional era On 28 May 1989, Andirá took part in the first ever professional Campeonato Acreano match, losing 1–5 to Rio Branco at Estádio José de Melo. The Morcego didn't fare well in the 1989 season, finishing dead last after losing nine of ten games and scoring just one point overall, following a goalless draw with Atlético. The following years, the Morcego were a mainstay in the bottom of the Campeonato Acreano table, more often than not failing to win a single game. After defeating Grêmio 2–0 on 23 July 1995, Andirá had a winless streak that lasted more than two years, ending with a 4–3 victory over Atlético on 1 August 1997. In 1995, Andirá played for the first time in a national competition, taking part in the 1995 Série C. The club finished last among 107 clubs, losing all four games they played. In the 90's, Andirá were in the losing side of several blowout games, including a 1–11 loss to Independência in 1993, a 0–8 defeat to Juventus on 11 June 1995, a 0–7 defeat once again to Independência, on