Esporte Clube Macapá

Football club in Macapá, Brazil

Football club

Macapá

Full name| Esporte Clube Macapá
Nickname(s)| Leão da FAB (Lion of the FAB)
Founded| 7 September 1941; 83 years ago (1941-09-07)
Ground| Zerão
Capacity| 13,680[1]
Head coach| Miguel Seruca
League| Campeonato Amapaense Segunda Divisão
2024 [pt]| Amapaense, 7th of 8 (relegated)

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Away colours

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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]

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

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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

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### Regional

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* Torneio de Integração da Amazônia
* Winners (1): 1975

### State

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* 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

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Main article: Zerão

Like other clubs in the state, Macapá does not have its own stadium. Since 2017, all football matches in Amapá are held at Zerão. Up until 2014, the team also played at Glicerão, which is currently undergoing renovation.[8]

## Home kit

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Esporte Clube Macapá's home kit is a blue shirt, with white shorts and white socks.[6]

## Logo

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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.

## Notes

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1. ^ As of this season, Macapá's last national league appearance was in the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

## References

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1. ^ "Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). CBF. 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
2. ^ Cavalcante, Alcinéa (15 January 2015). "Sapiranga viu no Glycerão". Alcinéa Cavalcante (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
3. ^ Moreira, Rafael (14 January 2016). "Do passado ao presente, craques relembram histórias do Glicerão". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
4. ^ "AABB promove clássico 'Vovô' Macapá/Amapá para comemorar aniversário da cidade". Diário do Amapá (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 February 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
5. ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF. 16 December 2021.
6. ^ a b c (in Portuguese) Esporte Clube Macapá at Arquivo de Clubes Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
7. ^ 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ Moreira, Rafael (30 July 2015). "Ainda em reforma, Glicerão não receberá partidas do Amapazão 2015". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2022.

## Further reading

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* Garcia, Leonai (2009). Bola de seringa: A história do futebol amador amapaense de 1940 a 1990. Rio de Janeiro: Gryphus.

## External links

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* Esporte Clube Macapá on Instagram
* Esporte Clube Macapá on Facebook