Jaciobá Atlético Clube is a Brazilian professional

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club based in

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Alagoas Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. It ...

. It competes 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.

History

Founded in 1964, the club first reached the first division of the

in 1999, after finishing second in the previous year's second division. After finishing seventh and being relegated, the club went into amateur state and changed name to Jacyobá Atlético Clube. In June 2018, the club was again active when it submitted its registration to play in the season's second division. Jacyobá then won the 2018 second division on the goal difference rule, returning to the top tier after 20 years. In the 2019 Alagoano, the club finished fourth and qualified 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 ...

. Despite the name with an ''Y'' was only used during the amateur period, the club only officially changed back to its previous name Jaciobá Atlético Clube for the 2020 season.

Honours

Campeonato Alagoano Segunda Divisão The Campeonato Alagoano Segunda Divisão (English: ''Campeonato Alagoano Second Division'') is the second tier of the football league of the state of Alagoas, Brazil. Format 2020 Second Division *The five clubs face each other in a simple roun ...

: 2018

References

External links

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