Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano, commonly referred to as Corinthians Alagoano, was a Brazilian professional

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club based in

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. The team last participated in the

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in the 2013 season, before merging with Sport Club Santa Rita.

History

On 4 April 1991, the club was founded.Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano at Arquivo de Clubes
Four years later, in 1995, the club competed in the

Second Division, which the club won without losing a single match. The club gained the right to play in the following year's First Division, but the team's board of directors preferred to stay in the Second Division. In 1997 the club joined a partnership with the

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club Benfica.El Corinthians Alagoano, club dedicado al descubrimiento de talentos – Periodista Digital
(retrieved on August 15, 2007) The club again competed in the Campeonato Alagoano Second Division. Corinthians Alagoano won again without losing a single match and was promoted to the First Division. In 2000, the club, for the first time ever, played in a national competition. Corinthians Alagoano was in the green module (which was the competition equivalent to the Third Division) of Copa João Havelange. In the first stage, the club qualified for the first position in their group. However, they were eliminated in the second stage.
In 2001, Corinthians Alagoano competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Third Division. The club was the first-placed team in their group in the first stage, but was, however, eliminated in the second stage.Brazil 2001 Championship – Third Level at RSSSF
In the following year, in 2002, after a poor performance, Corinthians was eliminated in the first stage of the Campeonato Brasileiro third division.
Corinthians Alagoano competed again in the competition in 2003. Corinthians Alagoano's group consisted of

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and Sousa, both of

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state. The club was defeated in all four group matches it played.Brazil 2003 Championship – Third Level (Série C) at RSSSF
Corinthians Alagoano also took part in that year's

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, but was eliminated in the first stage by Flamengo of Piauí.Brazil 2003 Cup at RSSSF
In 2004, Corinthians Alagoano won its first state championship, after defeating

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in the final.Alagoas State League 2004 at RSSSF
In the same year, the club again was eliminated in the first stage of the Campeonato Brasileiro Third Division, finishing last in its group.

Honours

** Winners (1): 2004 ** Runners-up (2): 2007, 2009 *

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** Winners (2): 1992, 1997

Youth squad

The club was well known in Brazil because of his youth squad.Corinthians-AL pode lucrar com venda de zagueiro para Europa – Futebol Interior
(retrieved on 15 August 2007) Several famous players including among others

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and

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were discovered by the club. Revealing new talented football players was one of the club's main priorities. The focus was on players between 15 and 22 years old.Corinthians-AL: Estrutura para crescer – Sambafoot
/ref> The club's youth squad has competed in the

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since 2000.Club history at Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano's official website
/ref> In that year, the club was eliminated in the first round of the competition. In 2005, the club reached the third stage of the competition.
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First Team

The first team as of 2011, consists of:

Logo and colors

The club was named after

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, of

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. The logo was also very similar to the logo of the São Paulo state's club. Corinthians Alagoano's official colors were black, white and red.Sport Club Corintians Alagoano at Times Brasileiros

Stadium

Home stadium was the Nelsão stadium, capacity 10,000.

Anthem

The club's anthem was composed by Antônio Guimarães. It was sung by Carlos Moura.Anthem at Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano 's official website

References

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External links

Official website
(archived 13 January 2006) Association football clubs established in 1991 Defunct football clubs in Alagoas Maceió 1991 establishments in Brazil