Associação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa

Associação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa, or simply Icasa, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará. It competes in the Campeonato Cearense Série B, the second division of the Ceará state football league.

Icasa
Full nameAssociação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa
Nickname(s)Verdão do Cariri (Cariri's Big Green)
Founded5 January 1963; 61 years ago (1963-01-05) (as Icasa Esporte Clube)
GroundMauro Sampaio
Capacity20,000
ChairmanFrancisco Paz de Lira
ManagerFlávio Araújo
LeagueCampeonato Cearense Série B
2022
2022
Série D, 33rd of 64
Cearense, 9th of 10 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

The club competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and returning after be relegated from Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2011.

History edit

The club was founded on May 1, 1963[1] by Doro Germano,[2] and José Feijó de Sá, as Icasa Esporte Clube.[1] The club's founders were the owners of Indústria Cearense de Algodão S.A (Ceará Cotton Industry), shortened as ICASA, hence the club's name.[1]

Icasa competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 1981, 1995 and in 1998, being eliminated in the first stage in 1981,[3] in the second stage in 1995,[4] and in the first stage in 1998.[5] In 1985, Icasa competed in the Série B, where they were eliminated in the first stage.[6] In 1992, Icasa won the Campeonato Cearense, sharing the title with Fortaleza, Ceará, and Tiradentes, as the competition was not concluded due to a judicial dispute.[7][8]

In 1998, the club was founded again as Juazeiro Empreendimentos to avoid paying a labor debt for a former club's player.[9] After the debt was paid with the help of the club's supporters, on January 7, 2002,[10] Juazeiro was refounded as Associação Desportiva Recreativa Cultural Icasa.[9] In 2003, the club won the Campeonato Cearense Second Level.[11] Icasa competed again in the Série C in 2005, where they were eliminated in the second stage,[12] in 2006, again Icasa was eliminated in the second stage,[13] in 2007, the club was eliminated in the first stage.[14] Icasa competed in the 2008 Série C, where they were eliminated in the second stage,[15] but as one of the four best clubs eliminated in that stage, Icasa qualified to compete in the following season's Série C.[16] In 2009, the club was promoted to Série B. They won the Copa Integração in 2007, 2008, and in 2009.

Stadium edit

The club usually plays its home games at Estádio Municipal Mauro Sampaio, usually known as Romeirão, which is a stadium located in Juazeiro do Norte, and it has a maximum capacity of 20,000 people.[17]

Honours edit

Regional edit

State edit

Friendly tournaments edit

Head coaches edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Associação Desportiva Recreativa Cultural Icasa" (in Portuguese). Futebol Nordeste. Archived from the original on March 17, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Luto! Morre o fundador e primeiro presidente do Icasa-CE" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. August 15, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Brazilian Championship 1981 – 3rd Level (Taça de Bronze)". RSSSF. October 9, 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
  4. ^ "Brazil 1995 Third Division". RSSSF. February 25, 2006. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
  5. ^ "1998 Brazilian Championship Série C (3rd Level)". RSSSF. August 3, 2005. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
  6. ^ "Brazil – Second Level 1984". RSSSF. November 6, 2005. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  7. ^ "Ceará State Championship 1992". RSSSF. July 21, 2002. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
  8. ^ "Campeonato de 92 também foi confuso" (in Portuguese). UOL. September 25, 2004. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
  9. ^ a b "Associação Desportiva Recreativa Cultural Icasa" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
  10. ^ "Associação Desportiva Recreativa Cultural Icasa" (in Portuguese). Federação Cearense de Futebol. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  11. ^ "Ceará State League Second Level 2003". RSSSF. January 19, 2004. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
  12. ^ "Brazil 2005 Championship – Third Level (Série C)". RSSSF. November 20, 2005. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  13. ^ "Brazil 2006 Championship – Third Level (Série C)". RSSSF. November 30, 2006. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  14. ^ "Brazil 2007 Championship – Third Level (Série C)". RSSSF. December 6, 2007. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  15. ^ "Brazil 2008 Championship – Third Level (Série C)". RSSSF. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  16. ^ "Icasa perde jogo mas se garante na Série C/2009" (in Portuguese). Diário do Nordeste. September 6, 2008. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
  17. ^ "Romeirão" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2008.

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