Santa Cruz Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Recife, Pernambuco, that used to compete in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, and competes in the Campeonato Pernambucano, the top flight of the Pernambuco state football league.
Sport Club do Recife, commonly known as Sport Recife, is a Brazilian sports club, located in the city of Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently plays in Série B. In football, the club has won six CBD/CBF titles, including three national and three regional. Its greatest achievements are winning the 1987 Brazilian Championship and 2008 Copa do Brasil. In addition to professional football, the club also participates in women's football and Olympic sports, such as rowing, swimming, hockey, basketball, futsal, volleyball, table tennis, taekwondo, judo and athletics. Their historical rival is Náutico, and they both dispute the Clássico dos Clássicos. The derby against Santa Cruz is called the Clássico das Multidões, while the derby with América is called the Clássico dos Campeões.
Clube Náutico Capibaribe, or simply Náutico, is a Brazilian multi-sport club based in Recife, Pernambuco. The club is most notable for its association football team, that plays in the Série C, the third tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Pernambucano, the top division in the Pernambucano state football league system.
The Federação Pernambucana de Futebol, once named Liga Esportiva Pernambucana, also known by the acronym FPF, organizes and administers the Campeonato Pernambucano, the Copa Pernambuco, the Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2 and the Campeonato Pernambucano Série A3). It was founded in 1915. Carlos Alberto Oliveira was the president of FPF until his death on August 29, 2011 being replaced by Evandro Carvalho.
Nilson Corrêa Júnior, known simply as Nilson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently head coach of Campeonato Cearense club Tirol.
Ricardo Diéz, born as Emetério Seledônio Díez, was a Uruguayan association football coach who mainly worked in Brazil.
The 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano, named Pernambucano Coca-Cola 2013 - Série A1 for sponsorship reasons, was the 99th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco. With the return of Copa do Nordeste in 2013 and the participation of three teams from the state, the formula of this edition was not the same as the previous championship. The competition is started on January 20 and concluded on May 19. Santa Cruz won their 27th championship, with Sport as runner-up. Petrolina and Belo Jardim were relegated to the second division of Campeonato Pernambucano.
The 2016 Campeonato Pernambucano was the 102nd edition of the state championship of Pernambuco. The championship began on January 10 and ended on May 8. Twelve teams were competing, ten returning from the 2015 and two promoted from the 2015 Pernambucano U-23 Championship. Santa Cruz, the defending champions, won the finals against Sport 1–0 on aggregate.
The 2017 Campeonato Pernambucano was the 103rd edition of the state championship of Pernambuco. The championship began on January 4 and ended on June 28. Twelve teams were competing, ten returning from the 2016 and two promoted from the 2016 Pernambucano A2 Championship .
Santa Cruz were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Salgueiro in the semi-finals.
Sport defeated Salgueiro 2–1 on aggregate to win their 41st Campeonato Pernambucano title.
The 2018 Campeonato Pernambucano was the 104th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 17 January and ended on 8 April. Sport were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Central in the semi-finals.
The 2019 Campeonato Pernambucano was the 105th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 19 January and ended on 21 April.
The 2020 Campeonato Pernambucano da Série A1 was the 106th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 18 January and ended on 5 August.
The 2021 Campeonato Pernambucano da Série A1 was the 107th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 24 February and ended on 23 May. Salgueiro were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the semi-finals.
The 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano was the 108th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 22 January and ended on 30 April 2022.
The 2023 Campeonato Pernambucano was the 109th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 7 January and ended on 22 April 2022. Náutico were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
The 2016 season was Sport Recife's 112th season in the club's history. Sport competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Copa do Nordeste, Copa Sudamericana, Série A and Copa do Brasil.
The 2014 season was Sport Recife's 110th season in the club's history. Sport competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Copa do Nordeste, Copa Sudamericana, Série A and Copa do Brasil.
The 2009 season was Sport Recife's 105th season in the club's history. Sport competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Série A and Copa Libertadores.
The 2010 season was Sport Recife's 106th season in the club's history. Sport competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Série B and Copa do Brasil.
The 2011 season was Sport Recife's 107th season in the club's history. Sport competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Série B and Copa do Brasil.
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