Cotinguiba Esporte Clube

Brazilian football club

Soccer club
Cotinguiba
Full nameCotinguiba Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Tubarão da Praia
O Decano da Fundição
Founded10 October 1909; 114 years ago (1909-10-10)
GroundBatistão, Aracaju, Sergipe state, Brazil
Capacity15,575
Home colors
Away colors

Cotinguiba Esporte Clube, commonly known as Cotinguiba, is a Brazilian football club based in Aracaju, Sergipe state. They won the Campeonato Sergipano six times.

History

The club was founded on October 10, 1909.[1] They won the Campeonato Sergipano in 1918, 1920, 1923, 1936, 1942, and in 1952,[2] and the Campeonato Sergipano Série A2 in 1993.

Achievements

  • Campeonato Sergipano:
    • Winners (6): 1918, 1920, 1923, 1936, 1942, 1952
  • Campeonato Sergipano Série A2:
    • Winners (1): 1993

Stadium

Cotinguiba Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Lourival Baptista, nicknamed Batistão.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 14,000 people.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 93.
  2. ^ Placar Guia 2011 (1350-C): 96. January 2011. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2011.