Central Sport Club, usually known simply as Central, is a
Brazilian football club. Based in
Caruaru
Caruaru is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. The most populous city in the interior of the state, Caruaru is located in the microzone of Agreste and because of its cultural importance, it is nicknamed ''Capital do Agreste'' (Port ...
,
Pernambuco state, the club competes in the
Série D.
History
On June 15, 1919, at Sociedade Musical Comercial Caruaruense, the club was founded by Francisco Porto de Oliveira and the club name was a suggestion by Severino Bezerra.
In 1986, Central competed in the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league syst ...
, which was named Taça de Prata and Torneio Paralelo. The club won its group and was promoted to the same year's
first level. However, the club finished in the last position of its Série A group, and was relegated to the following year's second level.
Current squad
Achievements
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Campeonato Pernambucano Second Level: 2
::1999, 2022
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Copa Pernambuco
The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol (Pernambucan Football Championship, in English) is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the FPF.
The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, ...
: 1
::2001
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Campeonato Pernambucano
The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol (Pernambucan Football Championship, in English) is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the FPF.
The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, ...
: 0
::Runners-up (2): 2007, 2018
Rival
Central's greatest rival is from the same city:
Clube Atlético do Porto. The game between the two is called "Clássico Matuto".
Mascot
Central's mascot is the ''Patativa'', the local name for the
Plumbeous Seedeater; a bird that habitates the hilly and fertile region of the
Agreste
The agreste (, "countryside") is a narrow zone of Brazil in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia between the coastal forest ''zona da mata'' and the semiarid ''sertão''. The agreste fades out after ...
.
References
External links
Central Sport Club official websiteTorcida Central Net
{{Campeonato Pernambucano
Football clubs in Pernambuco
Association football clubs established in 1919
1919 establishments in Brazil