Clube Sociedade Esportiva, commonly referred to as CSE, is a Brazilian professional
football
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club based in
Palmeira dos Índios
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The city is situated in the interior of Alagoas. The Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos was its mayor in 1927. ...
,
Alagoas
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. It competes in the
Série D, the fourth tier of
Brazilian football
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, as well as in the
Campeonato Alagoano
The Campeonato Alagoano is the football league of the state of Alagoas, Brazil.
Format
2020 First Division
The Campeonato Alagoano is divided into three stages.
*First stage: simple round-robin, in which all eight teams play each other once. ...
, the top flight of the Alagoas
state football league.
The club was formerly known as Centro Social Esportivo.
History
The club was founded on 21 June 1947,
as Centro Social Esportivo. The club was renamed Clube Sociedade Esportiva on 7 May 1997, as a way to get rid of the debts with the Federal Government and other creditors. CSE won the
Campeonato Alagoano Second Level in 2002.
Achievements
*
Campeonato Alagoano Second Level:
** Winners (1): 2002
Stadium
Clube Sociedade Esportiva play their home games at
Estádio Juca Sampaio.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.
References
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Association football clubs established in 1947
Football clubs in Alagoas
1947 establishments in Brazil