Campeonato Carioca
In 2007, Resende beat Mesquita 1–0, thus winning the Campeonato Carioca Second Level, and being promoted to the following year's Campeonato Carioca. On January 20, 2008, the club played its first Campeonato Carioca match, against Botafogo. Botafogo beat Resende 2–0. In 2009, the club finished as Taça Guanabara's runners-up, after being defeated 3–0 by Botafogo.