Esporte Clube Macapá
Football club in Macapá, Brazil
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Esporte Clube Macapá, commonly referred to as Macapá (Brazilian Portuguese: [makaˈpa]), is a Brazilian football club based in Macapá, Amapá. The team competes in the Campeonato Amapaense, the top division in the Amapá state football league system.[note 1]
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| Full name | Esporte Clube Macapá | ||
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| Nickname | Leão da FAB (Lion of the FAB) | ||
| Founded | 7 September 1941 | ||
| Ground | Zerão | ||
| Capacity | 13,680[1] | ||
| Head coach | Miguel Seruca | ||
| League | Campeonato Amapaense | ||
| 2025 | Amapaense Segunda Divisão, 1st of 11 (champions) | ||
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It was founded on 7 September 1941. Macapá had a historic rivalry with Amapá Clube, with whom they played the Clássico Vovô. [2][3][4]
As of 2022, Macapá is the third-best ranked team from Amapá in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 205th overall.[5]
History
On July 18, 1944, the club was founded as Panair Esporte Clube, by Emanuel de Souza.[6]
In 1946, the club was renamed to its current name, Esporte Clube Macapá.[6]
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.[7]
Honours
Regional
- Torneio de Integração da Amazônia
- Winners (1): 1975
State
- Campeonato Amapaense
- Winners (17): 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991
- Runners-up (8): 1945, 1952, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1994, 2013, 2017
- Campeonato Amapaense Segunda Divisão
- Winners (2): 1989, 2025
Stadium
Home kit
Esporte Clube Macapá's home kit is a blue shirt, with white shorts and white socks.[6]
Logo
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.
Notes
- As of this season, Macapá's last national league appearance was in the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.