Associação Desportiva Jaboatão dos Guararapes, also known simply as Jaguar, is a Brazilian

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club from

Jaboatão dos Guararapes Jaboatão dos Guararapes () is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is a part of the Recife metro area. The population was 706,867 according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in 2020, making it the second mo ...

in the state of

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. The team's nickname comes from the first syllables of the words in the city's name. Founded in 2012, the team plays in the

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, the top division of football in the state. The team won the

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to achieve promotion to the top flight in 2024.

History

The club was founded on 13 February 2012 by lawyer Joaquim Naziazeno do Rego Barretto, alongside his father Zeca who was the deputy mayor of the city. Supported by the city council, the club debuted the same year in the second-tier

, finishing 10th. Jaguar came 8th and 4th in the 2013 and 2014 seasons respectively, losing on penalties after a goalless draw with Vera Cruz the semi-finals of the latter. The team then dropped out of the league until the city resumed sponsorship in 2022. In 2024, the club came fourth in the regular season, and then defeated Ypiranga-PE, Vitória das Tabocas and Decisão Sertânia in the final with a single goal by league top scorer Pedro Maycon, to reach the top flight for the first time as champions. In the

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, Jaguar came 7th of 10, avoiding relegation but missing out on post-season. A 1–0 home win over Afogados on the final day with a goal by Daniel guaranteed a place in the league for the following season.

Rivalry

Jaguar has a rivalry with Íbis from

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, the jokingly self-styled ''Pior Time do Mundo'' (Worst Team in the World). The clubs' rivalry is known as the ''Pior Clássico do Mundo'' (Worst Derby in the World). Íbis won six of the first eight games; at the end of the 2024 season, Íbis suffered relegation to the

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while Jaguar went up to the top flight for the first time.

References

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