Esporte Clube Macapá

Football club infobox
clubname = Macapá


fullname = Esporte Clube Macapá
founded = 1944
ground = Milton Rodrigues Stadium (Zerão), Macapá, Brazil
capacity = 5,000
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Esporte Clube Macapá, usually known simply as Macapá, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Macapá in the State of Amapá. It was founded on the July 18, 1944. The club is currently playing in the Campeonato Amapaense.

History

On July 18, 1944, the club was founded as Panair Esporte Clube, by Emanuel de Souza. pt icon [http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/ap/macapa.htm Esporte Clube Macapá at Arquivo de Clubes] ]

In 1946, the club was renamed to its current name, Esporte Clube Macapá.

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. [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br1992l3.htm 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF] ]

Titles

*Campeonato Amapaense: 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1986 and 1991.

tadium

Macapá home stadium is Milton Rodrigues stadium, usually known as Zerão pt icon [http://www.timesbrasileiros.misterhost.com.br/AP/ecmacapa-ap.htm Esporte Clube Macapá at Times Brasileiros] ] . The stadium was built in 1990, and has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people pt icon [http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/ap/Macapa.htm Estádio Milton Rodrigues (Zerão) at Templos do Futebol] ] .

Home kit

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

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.

References

External links

*pt icon [http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/ap/amapa.htm Amapá Clube at Arquivo de Clubes]