Amapá Clube, commonly referred to as simply Amapá, was a Brazilian football

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based in

Macapá Macapá () is a city in Brazil with a population of 512,902 (2020 estimation). It is the capital of Amapá state in the country's North Region. It is located on the northern channel of the Amazon River near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. The c ...

, Amapá. Founded in 1944, it last competed in the 2008 Campeonato Amapaense before folding in 2015 due to continuing financial constraints. They were the second-most successful club in the amateur era of the ''Amapazão'' with 10 titles to their name. The most successful period in their history was in the late 1980s, when they won the league in three consecutive years, between 1986 and 1988. Following the professionalization of football in Amapá, however, their highest finishing position was of second place in 1991, 1993, 1998, 2005 and 2006. The club was located in the centre of Macapá and traditionally wore black-and-white striped shirts, black shorts and white socks. The club crest was inspired by that of Botafogo de Futebol de Regatas, sporting a single white star inside of a black badge. The club mascot is the

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. Amapá had a historic rivalry with

, with whom they played the ''Clássico Vovô''.

History

Amapá Clube was founded on 23 February 1944 by Eloy Nunes Monteiro, Francisco Serrano, Pauxy Gentil Nunes, Newton Cardoso, Jose Serafim Coelho, João Vieira de Assis, Glicério de Souza Marques, Raimundo Nonato Araújo Filho, Raimundo de Campos Monteiro and Zoilo Pereira Córdoba. The meeting took place in the residence located in front of the first building of the Macapá City Hall – The state governor Janary Gentil Nunes attended the meeting, but did not sign the founding minutes. The club's first matches took place at the Praça da Matriz field, currently located in Praça Veiga Cabral. In its first year of foundation, Amapá took part in the Campeonato Amapaense. The club won its first championship the following year, beating Macapá in the finals. In 1959, they won a friendly tournament played in Guyana, with two victories in three games played.

Honours

State

Campeonato Amapaense The Campeonato Amapaense, commonly known simply as Amapazão, is the football league of the State of Amapá, Brazil. It is organized by the Amapá State Football Federation. Format First Stage *Standard round-robin, in which all teams play each ...

** Champions (10): 1945, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1987, 1988, 1990 ** Runners-up (5): 1991, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2006 * Torneio Início ** Champions: 2006

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