Sociedade Imperatriz de Desportos

Imperatriz
Full name Sociedade Imperatriz de Desportos
Founded January 4, 1962
Ground Estádio Frei Epifânio D'Abadia, Imperatriz, Maranhão state, Brazil
(Capacity: 10,000)
Home colours
Away colours

Sociedade Imperatriz de Desportos, commonly known as Imperatriz, is a Brazilian football club based in Imperatriz, Maranhão state. They competed in the Série B once, in the Série C five times and in the Copa do Brasil twice.

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History

The club was founded on January 4, 1962 as Sociedade Atlética Imperatriz.[1] The club competed in the 1987 Série B, which was the White Module of the Copa União, being eliminated in the First Stage of the competition.[2] Imperatriz competed in the Série C in 1995, when they were elimianted in the Second Stage of the competition by Intercap.[3] The club was renamed to Sociedade Esportiva Imperatriz on February 2, 2000. and soon after that to Sociedade Impeatriz de Desportos, which is its current name.[1] They competed again in the Série C in 2002, when they were eliminated in the First Stage.[4] The club competed in the Série C in 2003, when they were eliminated in the Fourth Stage by Tuna Luso.[5] Imperatriz were eliminated in the First Stage in the 2005 Série C,[6] but in the same year they won the Campeonato Maranhense.[7] They competed in the Copa do Brasil in 2006, when they were eliminated in the first round by Vitória.[8] The club was eliminated in the Second Stage in the 2007 Série C[9] Imperatriz competed again in the Copa do Brasil in 2008, when they were eliminated in the first round by Sport.[10]

Achievements

Stadium

Sociedade Imperatriz de Desporto play their home games at Estádio Frei Epifânio D'Abadia, nicknamed Danielzinho.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sociedade Imperatriz de Desportos" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/ma/imperatriz.htm. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Brazil Championship 1987" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brazil. October 10, 2010. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br1987.htm. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Brazil 1995 Third Division Série C" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brazil. February 25, 2006. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br1995l3.htm. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Brazil 2002 Championship - Third Level" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brazil. December 2, 2002. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br2002l2.htm. Retrieved March 13, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Brazil 2003 Championship - Third Level (Série C)" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brazil. March 3, 2009. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br2003l3.htm. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Brazil 2005 Championship - Third Level (Série C)" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brazil. November 20, 2005. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br2005l3.htm. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
  7. ^ Placar Guia 2011 (1350-C): 89. January 2011. 
  8. ^ "Brazil Cup 2006" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brazil. July 26, 2006. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr2006.htm. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Brazil 2007 Championship - Third Level (Série C)" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brazil. December 6, 2007. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br2007l3.htm. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Brazil Cup 2008" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brazil. December 12, 2008. http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/cbr2008.htm. Retrieved March 14, 2011.