Artsul Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Artsul, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Nova Iguaçu in the state of Rio de Janeiro, founded on 19 June 2001. It is part of the Grupo Artsul, a company specialising in concrete. The greatest success of the team has been the second place in the third division of the Rio de Janeiro state championship in 2002. Alemão, who played between 2004 and 2007 for the first division clubs Coritiba FC and SE Palmeiras as well as in Japan, is probably the best known player that came from the ranks of the club.