Central Sport Club, usually known simply as Central, is a
Brazilian football club. Based in
Caruaru
Caruaru is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the States of Brazil, 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 ...
,
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 (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, the Série B or the Brazilian Série B to distinguish it from the Italian and the Ecuadorian Serie B), and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B ...
, 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
Honours
Official tournaments
Others tournaments
State
*Torneio Incentivo (3): 1973, 1974, 1975
*
Torneio Início de Pernambuco (1): 1973
City
*Liga Esportiva Caruaruense (9): 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1958
Runners-up
*
Campeonato Pernambucano (2): 2007, 2018
*
Copa Pernambuco (3): 1996, 1999, 2009
*
Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2 (1): 2005
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.
References
External links
*
Torcida Central Net(archived)
{{Campeonato Pernambucano
Football clubs in Pernambuco
Association football clubs established in 1919
1919 establishments in Brazil
Caruaru