Centro Sportivo Alagoano, commonly referred to by its initials CSA, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Maceió, Alagoas. It competes in Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, and the Campeonato Alagoano, the top flight of the Alagoas state football league. The team play their home matches at the 20,000 seat Estádio Rei Pelé alongside their rivals Clube de Regatas Brasil.

Founded on 7 September 1913, CSA has won a record forty Campeonato Alagoano titles, most recently in 2021, and 2 Copa Alagoas titles. They also finished as the runners-up of the 1999 Copa CONMEBOL, losing in the final to Talleres.

History Centro Sportivo Alagoano was founded on 7 September 1913, as Centro Sportivo Sete de Setembro. Originally a multi-sport club, CSA played its first football match in 1915 against a group of students living in Recife, winning 3-0. In 1914, the club changed its name in honor of Floriano Peixoto, the second president of Brazil and hero of the Paraguayan War. Four years later, in 1918, the club was renamed Centro Sportivo Alagoano, its current name.

Players First team squad

Out on loan

Notable former players and staff In 1976, Fernando Collor de Mello, who later was elected president of Brazil, was the club's chairman. Brazilian singer Djavan played for CSA as a midfielder before he decided to become a singer.

Honours

Official tournaments

NationalCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Brasileiro Série C12017StateCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Alagoano 401928, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2018, 2019, 2021Copa Alagoas22006, 2024Campeonato Alagoano Second Division22005, 2010

Others tournaments

State Torneio Início de Alagoas (15): 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1972, 1979

Runners-up Copa CONMEBOL (1): 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (4): 1980, 1982, 1983, 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (1): 2016 Campeonato Alagoano (25): 1927, 1930, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978. 1983, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020 Copa Alagoas (1): 2015

Symbols The club's motto, União e Força, displayed in the logo, means Union and Strength. CSA's mascot is called Azulão, a type of bird.

1999 Copa CONMEBOL The club competed in Copa CONMEBOL in 1999, and played the following matches:

First Stage

CSA – Vila Nova 2–0; 0–2 (pens: 4–3)

Second Stage

Estudiantes de Mérida – CSA 0–0; 1–3

Semi-Finals

São Raimundo – CSA 1–0; 1–2 (pens: 4–5)

Final

CSA – Talleres de Córdoba 4–2; 0–3

References

External links Official website (archived) (archived)