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| Full name | Club Sportivo Sergipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | Colorado O Mais Querido (The Most Loved) Gipão | |||
| Founded | 17 October 1909; 116 years ago (1909-10-17) | |||
| Ground | João Hora de Oliveira | |||
| Capacity | 8,000 | |||
| President | Junior Torres | |||
| Head coach | Humberto Targino Woolley Filho( Dico Woolley) | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Sergipano | |||
| 2024 2024 [pt] | Série D, 60th of 64 Sergipano, 2nd of 10 | |||
Club Sportivo Sergipe, orSergipe as they are usually called, is aBrazilian football team fromAracaju, the second-oldest club in the state ofSergipe, founded on 17 October 1909.[1] Club Sportivo Sergipe is the only team from Sergipe to have played against foreign opposition, having faced theArgentina youth team,Sparta Prague,Alianza Lima and theGhana national team.[1] Sergipe is the only team to have won six state championships in a row. Sergipe's main rival isConfiança. Sergipe's home field is theEstádio João Hora de Oliveira, capacity 8,000.
Sergipe is the third-best ranked team from the state inCBF's national club ranking, at 90th overall.[2]
The club was founded on 17 October 1909, in Aracaju, by dissidents ofCotingüiba Esporte Clube. The latter club, named after theCotinguiba River, had been founded on 10 October 1909, the first in Aracaju. The dissidents, including Adalberto Monteiro, Euclides Porto, Adalgiso Rosal, José Couto de Farias, Tancredo Campos, Américo Silva, Francisco Bessa and others, met at noon on October 11 in Commercial Association and decided the next Sunday to found Club Sportivo Sergipe.[1] Sergipe was initially founded as a rowing club, and in January 1910 the first boat was baptized asNereida. The first head office was in a garage on Ivo do Prado Avenue.[1] Sergipe football club officially started in 1916.[1]
In 1972, Sergipe became the first club from Sergipe state to compete in theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A, finishing in 26th and last place.[1]
| State | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Sergipano | 37 | 1922, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| Copa Governo do Estado de Sergipe | 1 | 2013 |
The team logo, composed of ananchor and twopaddles is because the club, initially, was dedicated to the practice of nautical sports.[3]
