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Maricá Futebol Clube, better known as Maricá, is a sports association in the city of Maricá, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Founded on August 2, 2001 as a Rio de Janeiro Football Club, between 2017 and 2018 the club competed under the name of Rio de Janeiro/Maricá through a partnership between Rio de Janeiro and Maricá. On July 16, 2018, it was made official merger and the change in the name of the Rio de Janeiro Football Club to Maricá Futebol Clube. The headquarters was also changed, moving from Magé to Maricá.