Central Sport Club

Central

Full name	Central Sport Club
Nickname(s)	Alvinegro Patativa do Agreste Central de Caruaru
Founded	15 June 1919; 102 years ago (1919-06-15)
Ground	Stadium Luiz José de Lacerda
Capacity	20,000
Manager	Nilson
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Central Sport Club, usually known simply as Central, is a Brazilian football club. Based in Caruaru, Pernambuco state, the club competes in the Série D.

History[]

On June 15, 1919, at Sociedade Musical Comercial Caruaruense, the club was founded by Francisco Porto de Oliveira and the club name was a suggestion by Severino Bezerra.^[1]

In 1986, Central competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, which was named Taça de Prata and Torneio Paralelo. The club won its group and was promoted to the same year's first level. However, the club finished in the last position of its Série A group, and was relegated to the following year's second level.^[2]

Current squad[]

As of 4 May 2020^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BRA — GK  BRA — GK  BRA — DF  BRA — DF  BRA — DF  BRA — DF  BRA — DF  BRA — DF  BRA — DF  BRA — DF  BRA — MF  BRA

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA — MF  BRA — MF  BRA — MF  BRA Fábio Neves — MF  BRA — FW  BRA Danilinho — FW  BRA — FW  BRA — FW  BRA

Achievements[]

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Taça de Prata): 1

1986

• Campeonato Pernambucano Second Level: 1

1999

• Copa Pernambuco: 1

2001

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 0

Runners-up (2): 2007, 2018

Rival[]

Central's greatest rival is from the same city: Clube Atlético do Porto. The game between the two is called "Clássico Matuto".

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Central Sport Club.

• (in Portuguese) Central Sport Club official website
• (in Portuguese) Torcida Central Net