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| Full name | Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube | ||
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| Nicknames | Bolívia (Bolivia) Bolívia Querida (Bolivia Dear) Bolivão (Bolivao) Esquadrão de Aço (Steel Squadron) Mais Querido da Cidade (Sweetest in the City) Paiô Time de Escol (Choice Team) Tricolor de Aço (Steel Tricolor) Tricolor de São Pantaleão (Tricolor of Saint Pantaleon) Turabo (Shark) | ||
| Founded | 25 March 1923; 102 years ago (1923-03-25) | ||
| Ground | Castelão | ||
| Capacity | 40,149 | ||
| President | Sérgio Frota | ||
| Head coach | Zé Augusto | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Maranhense | ||
| 2024 2024 [pt] | Série C, 17th of 20 (relegated) Maranhense, 1st of 8 (champions) | ||
| Website | www | ||
Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube, better known simply asSampaio Corrêa or justSampaio, was founded on 25 March 1923 by a group of young workers practicing amateur football on São Pantaleão Street, in the Centro neighborhood of São Luís, which gave rise to the nickname “Tricolor of Saint Pantaleon”. The club's name and colors were inspired by the Sampaio Corrêa II Hydroplane, which landed in the capital of Maranhão in December 1922.
Quite popular in the Brazilian football scene, Sampaio Corrêa is recognized for having the biggest fan base in the state of Maranhão. The club has several organized fan groups, but the main ones are Tubarões da Fiel and Brava Bolivia (Barra Brava). Having the shark as its mascot and its colors are red, green and yellow. He usually sends his games to Castelão. Its main rivals are Moto and Maranhão, with whom it shares the biggest rivalries in Maranhão football. Due to the unity between the Sampaio Corrêa and Imperatriz fans, there is no intense rivalry between the clubs, consequently leaving a very friendly atmosphere when they face each other.It is the club that has the most titles in the Maranhense Championship with 37 victories - eight of them undefeated - and is the only one in Maranhão that won the Copa Norte (in 1998) and the Copa do Nordeste (in 2018), being , thus, the only club in Brazil to be champion of two different regionals. It is also the only Brazilian club to have been champion of three different national divisions - the Second Division of 1972 (currently Série B), the Third Division of 1997 (currently Série C) and Série D of 2012.
In national competitions, he has participated in 12 editions of Series A of the Brazilian Championship (considering the Taça Brasil era), 18 in Series B of the Brazilian Championship and another 26 in the Copa do Brasil. Sampaio is still the only team from Maranhão to have participated in an official international tournament, the 1998 Copa Conmebol, having reached the semi final stage.
On March 25, 1923, the club was founded as Associação Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube. Abrahão Andrade was the Sampaio Corrêa's first president. The club is named after aseaplane called Sampaio Corrêa II, which visited the city of São Luís on December 12, 1922, and was commanded by two pilots, the Brazilian Euclides Pinto Martins and theAmericanWalter Hinton. On April 26, 1925, the club played its first official match. Sampaio Corrêa beat Luso Brasileiro 1–0. The goal was scored by Lobo.
On December 17, 1972, the club won theCampeonato Brasileiro Second Division, after beatingCampinense in the final. However, there was no promotion to the first division.
In 1997, the club won theCampeonato Brasileiro Third Division, after beatingFrancana 3–1 in the last match, and was promoted to the following year's Second Division. In 1998, Sampaio Corrêa won theCopa Norte, beatingSão Raimundo-AM in the final. In the same year, the club reachedCopa CONMEBOL's semi-final round. Sampaio Corrêa beatAmérica de Natal in the first round,Deportes Quindío ofColombia in the second round, and was eliminated bySantos in the semi-finals.
Sampaio Correa returned to the Serie B for its2014 season, after finishing fourth in the first stage of the2013 Série C and eventually reaching the final, losing toSanta Cruz 2–1 on aggregate. However, the club later suffered two more relegations, in 2016 and 2018. The club had a good 2020 season, finishing sixth and just four points from promotion. In the 2022 season, Sampaio finished fifth, only four points from promotion behind traditional Rio based clubVasco, whom were defeated twice by Sampaio Correa, 3–1 in Sao Luis and 3–2 in Rio. Other highlights of the campaign include a 4–1 victory against Sport, and a 2–1 victory over traditional powerhouseGremio.
Its home matches are usually played atCastelão stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 40,000 people.
According to the official website.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Manager | Felipe Surian |  Brazil |
| Assistant manager | Rainer Oliveira | Brazil |
| Assistant manager | Marcelo Mendes | Brazil |
| Assistant manager | Rafael Gatti | Brazil |
| National | ||
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| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | 1 | 1972 |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série C | 1 | 1997 |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série D | 1 | 2012 |
| Regional | ||
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Copa do Nordeste | 1 | 2018 |
| Copa Norte | 1 | 1998 |
| State | ||
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
| Campeonato Maranhense | 37 | 1933, 1934, 1940, 1942, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Copa FMF | 11 | 1973, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
