Afogados da Ingazeira Futebol Clube

Afogados
Full nameAfogados da Ingazeira Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Coruja do Sertão
Coruja do Pajéu
Chape do Nordeste
Tricolor do Pajéu
Afogados
Founded18 December 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-18)
GroundVianão
Capacity1,735
ChairmanJoão Nogueira Lima
Head coachPedro Manta
LeagueCampeonato Pernambucano
2023 [pt]Pernambucano Série A2, 1st of 12 (champions)

Afogados da Ingazeira Futebol Clube, known as Afogados da Ingazeira or simply Afogados, is a Brazilian football club from Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco.

History[edit]

Founded in 2013, Afogados' first professional competition occurred in the following year, as the club played in the Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2.[1] In 2016 the club achieved promotion to the first division, after finishing second.[2]

After three years in the first division, Afogados finished third in the 2019 season, thus qualifying for the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[3] In February 2020, the club achieved its biggest feat after knocking out Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Atlético Mineiro of the year's Copa do Brasil.

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Afogados da Ingazeira recebe certidão da CBF e fica apto para jogar Série A2" [Afogados da Ingazeira receive CBF's certification and is able to play the Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Flamengo de Arcoverde e Afogados da Ingazeira sobem para a Série A1" [Flamengo de Arcoverde and Afogados da Ingazeira promote to the Série A1] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha PE. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Da Série A2 à Copa do Brasil: conheça um pouco da história do 'caçula' Afogados" [From the Série A2 to the Copa do Brasil: know a bit of the history of the 'junior' Afogados] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

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