Independente Esporte Clube, commonly known as Independente-AP () or simply Independente, is a
Brazilian multi-sport club
A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports.
Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
based in
Santana
Santana may refer to:
Transportation
* Volkswagen Santana, an automobile
* Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles
* Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer
Boats
* Santana 20, an American sailboat design by W. D. Sch ...
,
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 club is most notable for its association football team, that plays 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.
The club's traditional rivals are
Santana
Santana may refer to:
Transportation
* Volkswagen Santana, an automobile
* Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles
* Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer
Boats
* Santana 20, an American sailboat design by W. D. Sch ...
, and games between the two are known as the ''Clássico do Porto''.
They won 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 ...
five times.
History
The club was founded on 19 January 1962.
They won 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 ...
in 1982, 1983, 1989, 1995, and in 2001.
Stadium
Independente Esporte Clube play their home games at
Estádio Antônio Vilela, nicknamed ''Vilelão''.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.
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: 1989
** Runners-up: 1990
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 (5): 1982, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001
** Runners-up (3): 2002, 2003, 2022
*
Campeonato Amapaense Segunda Divisão
** Runners-up: 1964
References
Further reading
*{{cite book , last=Garcia , first=Leonai , title=Bola de seringa: A história do futebol amador amapaense de 1940 a 1990 , publisher=Gryphus , year=2009 , location=Rio de Janeiro , isbn=
Football clubs in Amapá
Association football clubs established in 1962
1962 establishments in Brazil