Centro Sportivo Alagoano

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CSA
Full name	Centro Sportivo Alagoano
Nickname(s)	Azulão do Mutange
Founded	1913
Ground	Mutange, Maceió, Brazil Estádio Rei Pelé, Maceió, Brazil (Capacity 4,000 (Mutange)[1] 25,000 (Rei Pelé))
Chairman	Francisco Ferro
Manager	Ênio Oliveira
League	No division
2007
Home colours 　 Away colours

Centro Sportivo Alagoano, or CSA (sometimes called Alagoano by non-Brazilians), as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Maceió in Alagoas, founded on September 7, 1913.

Home stadium is the Gustavo Paiva stadium, capacity 4,000.^[1] CSA's greatest rival is CRB.

In 1976, Fernando Collor de Mello, who later was elected president of Brazil, was the club's chairman ^[2]. Brazilian singer Djavan played for Alagoano as a midfielder before he decided to become a singer. ^[3]

Contents 1 History 2 Achievements 3 Symbols 4 1999 Copa CONMEBOL 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

On September 7, 1913, the same day of the anniversary of th Brazilian Independence from Portugal, the club was founded as Centro Sportivo Sete de Setembro. In 1914, Centro Sportivo Sete de Setembro was renamed to Centro Sportivo Floriano Peixoto, after Floriano Peixoto, who was Brazil's second president, and was a War of the Triple Alliance hero. Four years later, in 1918, the club was renamed to its current name, Centro Sportivo Alagoano.

In 1928, the club won its first title, the state championship of Alagoas.

In 1980, the club was the runner-up of the Brazilian Second Division. In the final, Londrina of Paraná state and CSA drew 1-1 in Maceió, in the first leg, and in the second leg, in Londrina city, Londrina beat the club 4-0. In 1982, the club was again finalist of the Brazilian Second Division. CSA was defeated by Campo Grande, of Rio de Janeiro. In the first leg, in Maceió, CSA won 4-3. In the second leg, in Rio de Janeiro, Campo Grande won 2-1. In the tie-breaker match, Campo Grande won 3-0. In 1983, the club reached again the Brazilian Second Division final. CSA was defeated by Juventus, of São Paulo. In the first leg, in Maceió, CSA won 3-1. In the second leg, in São Paulo, Juventus won 3-0. In the tie-breaker match, Juventus won 1-0.

In 1999, CSA competed in Campeonato do Nordeste, being eliminated by Bahia in the semifinals. Eventually, Vitória, Bahia, and Sport Recife (respectively the winner, the runner-up and the third placed teams in Campeonato do Nordeste) declined successively to dispute Copa CONMEBOL, so, CSA was invited to the competition. CSA, surprising, reached the competition final, but was defeated by Talleres, of Argentina. In the first leg, in Maceió, the club won 4-2. In the second leg, in Córdoba, Talleres won 3-0. However, the competition's top goalscorer was CSA's Missinho.

[edit] Achievements

• Campeonato Alagoano:
  • Winners (37): 1928, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2008

• Copa CONMEBOL:
  • Runners-up (1): 1999

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B:
  • Runners-up (3): 1980, 1982, 1983

[edit] Symbols

The club's motto, União e Força, displayed in the logo, means Union and Strength. CSA's mascot is called Marujão, meaning Big sailor.

[edit] 1999 Copa CONMEBOL

The club competed in Copa CONMEBOL in 1999, and played the following matches:

First Stage

CSA - Vila Nova (Brazil) 2-0 0-2 (py: 4-3)

Second Stage

Estudiantes de Mérida (Venezuela) - CSA 0-0 1-3

Semifinal

São Raimundo (Brazil) - CSA 1-0 1-2 (py: 4-5)

Final

CSA - Talleres de Córdoba (Argentina) 4-2 0-3

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Portuguese) Futebol na Rede
2. ^ (Portuguese) Guia dos Curiosos
3. ^ (Portuguese) Terra Canal Pop

• Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

[edit] External links

• Arquivo de Clubes