Clube Atlético Cristal, commonly referred to as Cristal (Brazilian Portuguese: [kɾisˈtaw]), is a Brazilian football club based in based in Macapá, Amapá. The club's senior team is inactive since 2013,[2] having last played in a professional match in August 2011.
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| Full name | Clube Atlético Cristal | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Dragão (Dragon) | ||
| Founded | 15 November 1969 | ||
| Ground | Glicério Marques | ||
| Capacity | 5,630[1] | ||
| Chairman | Edson Cardoso Monteiro | ||
| 2011 | Amapazão, 9th of 10 | ||
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They competed in the Série C in 2008, and in the Série D in 2009.
History edit
Clube Atlético Cristal was founded on 15 November 1969 by Aldemir da Silva Figueira from the Santa Rita neighborhood in Macapá, aiming to rival local club Oratório Recreativo Clube.[3] Soon after, the club became affiliated to the Federação Amapaense de Desportos and began competing in their tournaments. Cristal didn't have much success in the second tier of the state league, winning their first promotion in 1988, beating Lagoa Esporte Clube 5-0 in the final.[4][5]
They won the Campeonato Amapaense Second Level in 1988 and in 2005,[6] and the Campeonato Amapaense in 2008, when they beat São José in the final.[7] Cristal competed in the Série C in 2008, when they were eliminated in the first stage of the competition,[8] and in the Série D in 2009.[9]
Honours edit
State edit
- Campeonato Amapaense
- Champions (1): 2008
- Runners-up (2): 1995, 2007
- Campeonato Amapaense Segunda Divisão
- Champions (2): 1988, 2005
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). CBF. 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "RESOLUÇÃO Nº 009 - DESFILIAR CLUBE ASTLÉTICO CRISTAL" (PDF). FEDERAÇÃO AMAPAENSE DE FUTEBOL.
- ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 159. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- ^ "CRISTAL". Federação Amapaense de Futebol. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008.
- ^ Moreira, Rafael (15 November 2015). "Atlético Cristal faz aniversário e luta para voltar às glórias no futebol do AP". Globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Amapá State League – List of Second Level Champions". RSSSF. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Amapá State 2008". RSSSF. 24 December 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Brazil 2008 Third Level (Série C)". RSSSF. 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Brazil 2009 – Fourth Level". RSSSF. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
Further reading edit
- Garcia, Leonai (2009). Bola de seringa: A história do futebol amador amapaense de 1940 a 1990. Rio de Janeiro: Gryphus.