Esporte Clube Macapá

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Macapá
Esporte Clube Macapa logo.gif
Full nameEsporte Clube Macapá
Nickname(s)Leão (Lion)
FoundedSeptember 7, 1941
GroundMilton Rodrigues Stadium (Zerão), Macapá, Brazil
Capacity13,000

Esporte Clube Macapá, usually known simply as Macapá, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Macapá in the State of Amapá. It was founded on the September 7, 1941. The club is currently playing in the Campeonato Amapaense.

History[]

On July 18, 1944, the club was founded as Panair Esporte Clube, by Emanuel de Souza.[1]

In 1946, the club was renamed to its current name, Esporte Clube Macapá.[1]

In 1992, Macapá disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. The club was eliminated in the first stage, finishing in the third position (out of five clubs) of its group.[2]

Titles[]

  • Amateur Campeonato Amapaense: 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981 and 1986

Stadium[]

Macapá home stadium is Milton Rodrigues stadium, usually known as Zerão.[3] The stadium was built in 1990, and has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. The equator passes through the midline of the football field [4]

Home kit[]

Esporte Clube Macapá's home kit is a blue shirt, with white shorts and white socks.[1]

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Macapá's logo inspiration is the Brazilian flag. It is a blue circle, with five white stars of different sizes and a curved white band running through it. The club's name E.C. Macapá is inscribed in capital letters in blue inside the band.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c (in Portuguese) Esporte Clube Macapá at Arquivo de Clubes Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ (in Portuguese) Esporte Clube Macapá at Times Brasileiros Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ (in Portuguese) Estádio Milton Rodrigues (Zerão) at Templos do Futebol

External links[]

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