Esporte Clube Macapá, commonly referred to as Macapá (), is a Brazilian

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club 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 Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...

. The team competes in the

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 ...

, the top division in the Amapá state football league system. It was founded on 7 September 1941. Macapá had a historic rivalry with

Amapá Clube Amapá Clube, commonly referred to as simply Amapá, was a Brazilian football club based in Macapá, Amapá. Founded in 1944, it last competed in the 2008 Campeonato Amapaense before folding in 2015 due to continuing financial constraints. ...

, with whom they played the ''Clássico Vovô''. As of 2022, Macapá is the third-best ranked team from Amapá in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 205th overall.

History

On July 18, 1944, the club was founded as Panair Esporte Clube, by Emanuel de Souza.Esporte Clube Macapá at Arquivo de Clubes
In 1946, the club was renamed to its current name, Esporte Clube Macapá. In 1992, Macapá disputed the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the f ...

. The club was eliminated in the first stage, finishing in the third position (out of five clubs) of its group.1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF

Honours

Regional

Torneio de Integração da Amazônia The Torneio de Integração da Amazônia was a football competition organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation with the intention to integrate the Amazonian region and to develop the football in the region. Format In 2003, the eight ...

** Champions (1): 1975

State

** Champions (17): 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991 ** Runners-up (3): 1994, 2013, 2017 * Campeonato Amapaense Segunda Divisão ** Champions (1): 1989 ** Runners-up: 2005

Youth

*Campeonato Amapaense U20 ** Runners-up: 2021

Stadium

Like other clubs in the state, Macapá does not have its own stadium. Since 2017, all football matches in Amapá are held at

Zerão Estádio Olímpico Milton de Souza Corrêa, commonly known as Zerão , is a multi-purpose stadium located in Macapá, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Esporte Clube Macapá, Oratório Recreativo Clube ...

. Up until 2014, the team also played at Glicerão, which is currently undergoing renovation.

Home kit

Esporte Clube Macapá's home kit is a blue shirt, with white shorts and white socks.

Logo

Macapá's logo inspiration is the

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. It is a blue circle, with five white stars of different sizes and a curved white band running through it. The club's name E.C. Macapá is inscribed in capital letters in blue inside the band.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Macapa Association football clubs established in 1944 Football clubs in Amapá 1944 establishments in Brazil Macapá