Afogados da Ingazeira Futebol Clube, known as Afogados da Ingazeira or simply Afogados, is a
Brazilian football club from
Afogados da Ingazeira
Afogados da Ingazeira (''Jamestown'') is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. The estimated population in 2020, according with IBGE, was 37,404 and the total area is . It has a population density of 97 inhabitants per square kilomet ...
,
Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...
.
History
Founded in 2013, Afogados' first professional competition occurred in the following year, as the club played in the
Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2
The Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2 is the second level of football (soccer), football tournaments for the Pernambucano, Pernambucano state clubs that don't play in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Campeonato Pernambucano First Division. The competi ...
. In 2016 the club achieved promotion to
the first division, after finishing second.
After three years in the first division, Afogados finished third in the 2019 season, thus qualifying for the
2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D
The 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the fourth division. The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 3 May and end on 22 November, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tourn ...
.
In February 2020, the club achieved its biggest feat after knocking out
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...
side
Atlético Mineiro
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Sports Teams Athletico
*Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
*Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...
of the year's
Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...
.
References
External links
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Soccerway team profile
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Association football clubs established in 2013
2013 establishments in Brazil
Football clubs in Pernambuco