Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube

Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube, better known simply as Sampaio Corrêa or just Sampaio, was founded on 25 March 1923 by a group of young workers practicing amateur football on São Pantaleão Street, in the Centro neighborhood of São Luís, which gave rise to the nickname “Tricolor of Saint Pantaleon”. The club's name and colors were inspired by the Sampaio Corrêa II Hydroplane, which landed in the capital of Maranhão in December 1922.

Quite popular in the Brazilian football scene, Sampaio Corrêa is recognized for having the biggest fan base in the state of Maranhão. The club has several organized fan groups, but the main ones are Tubarões da Fiel and Brava Bolivia (Barra Brava). Having the shark as its mascot and its colors are red, green and yellow. He usually sends his games to Castelão. Its main rivals are Moto and Maranhão, with whom it shares the biggest rivalries in Maranhão football. Due to the unity between the Sampaio Corrêa and Imperatriz fans, there is no intense rivalry between the clubs, consequently leaving a very friendly atmosphere when they face each other.
It is the club that has the most titles in the Maranhense Championship with 37 victories - eight of them undefeated - and is the only one in Maranhão that won the Copa Norte (in 1998) and the Copa do Nordeste (in 2018), being , thus, the only club in Brazil to be champion of two different regionals. It is also the only Brazilian club to have been champion of three different national divisions - the Second Division of 1972 (currently Série B), the Third Division of 1997 (currently Série C) and Série D of 2012.

In national competitions, he has participated in 12 editions of Series A of the Brazilian Championship (considering the Taça Brasil era), 18 in Series B of the Brazilian Championship and another 26 in the Copa do Brasil. Sampaio is still the only team from Maranhão to have participated in an official international tournament, the 1998 Copa Conmebol, having reached the semi final stage.

History

On March 25, 1923, the club was founded as Associação Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube. Abrahão Andrade was the Sampaio Corrêa's first president. The club is named after a seaplane called Sampaio Corrêa II, which visited the city of São Luís on December 12, 1922, and was commanded by two pilots, the Brazilian Euclides Pinto Martins and the American Walter Hinton. On April 26, 1925, the club played its first official match. Sampaio Corrêa beat Luso Brasileiro 1–0. The goal was scored by Lobo.

On December 17, 1972, the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Second Division, after beating Campinense in the final. However, there was no promotion to the first division.

In 1997, the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Third Division, after beating Francana 3–1 in the last match, and was promoted to the following year's Second Division. In 1998, Sampaio Corrêa won the Copa Norte, beating São Raimundo-AM in the final. In the same year, the club reached Copa CONMEBOL's semi-final round. Sampaio Corrêa beat América de Natal in the first round, Deportes Quindío of Colombia in the second round, and was eliminated by Santos in the semi-finals.

Sampaio Correa returned to the Serie B for its 2014 season, after finishing fourth in the first stage of the 2013 Série C and eventually reaching the final, losing to Santa Cruz 2–1 on aggregate. However, the club later suffered two more relegations, in 2016 and 2018. The club had a good 2020 season, finishing sixth and just four points from promotion. In the 2022 season, Sampaio finished fifth, only four points from promotion behind traditional Rio based club Vasco, whom were defeated twice by Sampaio Correa, 3–1 in Sao Luis and 3–2 in Rio. Other highlights of the campaign include a 4–1 victory against Sport, and a 2–1 victory over traditional powerhouse Gremio.

Stadium

Its home matches are usually played at Castelão stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 40,000 people.

Current squad

''According to the official website.

Out on loan

First-team staff

Honours

Official tournaments

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Others tournaments

Inter-state

* List of Brazilian North-Northeast football champions (1946-1993)#Torneio Pará-Maranhão, Torneio Pará-Maranhão (1): 1973

Runners-up

*Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (2): 2013, 2019
* Copa Norte (1): 1999
* Campeonato Maranhense (29): 1926, 1927, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016
* Copa FMF (2): 1993, 2008

Women's Football

* Campeonato Maranhense de Futebol Feminino (1): 2017

References

External links

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{{Campeonato Brasileiro Série D

Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube
Association football clubs established in 1923
Sampaio Corrêa
São Luís, Maranhão
1923 establishments in Brazil
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B winners
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C winners
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D winners
Copa Norte winners