Sousa EC
- Leagues Played
- Brasilien - Campeonato Paraibano 77 Brasilien - Serie D 72 Brasilien - Copa Nordeste 14 Copa do Brasil 5
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- Sousa EC U20
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Wikipedia - Sousa Esporte Clube
Sousa Esporte Clube, commonly known as Sousa, is a Brazilian football team based in Sousa, Paraíba state. They competed in the Série C and in the Copa do Brasil three times.
Sousa is currently ranked fourth among Paraíba teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 143rd place overall.
History
The club was founded on 10 July 1991. Sousa won the Campeonato Paraibano Second Level in 1991, and the Campeonato Paraibano in 1994, 2009 and in 2024. They competed in the Série C in 1994, when they eliminated in the Second Stage by CSA. Sousa competed in the Copa do Brasil for the first time in 1995, when they were eliminated in the preliminary round by Flamengo. They competed in the Série C in 1995, when they were eliminated in the Third Stage by Icasa. The club was eliminated in Third Stage by Sergipe in the 2003 Série C. Sousa competed again in the Copa do Brasil in 2008, when they were eliminated in the first round by Vitória. The club competed in the Copa do Brasil in 2010, when they were eliminated in the first round by Vasco.
Sousa EC's hjemmebane er Estádio Marizão, som har en kapacitet på 5.000 tilskuere. Klubbens farver er rød og hvid, og dens kælenavn er "Dinossauro".
Sousa EC har vundet Campeonato Paraibano seks gange, senest i 2014. Klubben har også vundet Copa Paraíba to gange, i 2009 og 2010.
Sousa EC har en rivalisering med Botafogo-PB, som også er baseret i Paraíba. De to hold har mødt hinanden i mange vigtige kampe, og rivaliseringen er kendt som "Clássico do Sertão" (Sertão Derby).
Nogle af de mest bemærkelsesværdige spillere, der har spillet for Sousa EC, inkluderer Enivaldo, der spillede for Brasilien ved VM i 1998, og Rogério Ceni, som anses for at være en af de største brasilianske målmænd nogensinde.