- Campinense Clube
Football club infobox
clubname = Campinense
fullname = Campinense Clube
nickname = "Raposa"
founded = 1915
ground =Amigão
capacity = 40,000
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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFFCampinense Clube, usually known simply as Campinense, is a Brazilian football club from
Campina Grande , Paraíba state. The club finished as theCampeonato Brasileiro Série B runner-up in 1972, and has also competed in theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A several times.History
The club was founded on
April 12 ,1915 as a dancing club by Elias Montenegro, Dino Belo, Antônio Lima and several others. The club's headquarters were located at Colégio Campinense. José Câmara was Campinense's first president.pt icon cite web | title = História | url=http://www.campinenseclubeoficial.com.br/pg.php?p=historia | accessdate = 2008-05-19 | publisher=Treze Futebol Clube ]In 1960, Campinense won its first state championship., which was the first of six consecutive championships won by the club.cite web | title = Paraíba State League - List of Champions | url=http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/pbcamp.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-19 | publisher=RSSSF Brasil ] In 1961, the club competed in the
Taça Brasil , finishing as the Northeastern Group runner-up after being defeated in the final by Bahia.cite web | title = Brazil Cup 1961 | url=http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/cbr1961.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-19 | publisher=RSSSF Brasil ] In 1972, the club was defeated by Sampaio Corrêa in theCampeonato Brasileiro Série B final, finishing as the championship's runner-up.cite web | title = Brazil 1972 Championship - 2nd Level | url=http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1972l2.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-19 | publisher=RSSSF Brasil ] In 1975, Campinense competed in theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time, finishing in the competition's last position.cite web | title = I Copa Brasil - 1975 Brazilian Championship | url=http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1975.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-19 | publisher=RSSSF Brasil ] The club competed again in that competition in 1978, 1979, and in 1981.pt icon cite web | title = Campinense Clube | url=http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/pb/campinense.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-19 | publisher=Arquivo de Clubes ]Achievements
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Campeonato Paraibano :
** Winners (17): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1993, 2004, 2008*
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B :
** Runners-up (1): 1972tadium
Campinense's home stadium is Estádio Governador Ernani Sátiro, usually known as Amigão, inaugurated in 1975, with a maximum capacity of 40,000 people.pt icon cite web | title = O Amigão | url=http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/pb/Campina.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-19 | publisher=Templos do Futebol ]
ymbols
The club's mascot is a fox wearing a top hat.cite book | first = | last = | title = Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1 | publisher = Aretê Editorial S/A | location = Rio de Janeiro | year = 2001 | pages = pp. 141–142| id = ISBN 8588651017]
References
External links
*pt icon [http://www.campinenseclubeoficial.com.br Campinense Clube's official website]
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