Associação Atlética Coruripe

Football club infobox
clubname = Coruripe


fullname = Associação Atlética Coruripe
founded = 1952
ground = Gerson Amaral
capacity = 2,000
league = Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
season = 2007
position = Eliminated in third stage

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Associação Atlética Coruripe, usually known simply as Coruripe, is a Brazilian football team, from the city of Coruripe, Alagoas state. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C three times and won the state championship twice.

History

On March 1, 2003, Associação Atlética Coruripe was founded. [http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/al/coruripe.htm Arquivo de Clubes] ]

In 2003, the club won its first title, the Campeonato Alagoano Second Division, after beating Sete de Setembro 3-1, at Gerson Amaral Stadium. Coruripe was also promoted to the following year's first division. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2004l3.htm Campeonato Alagoano Second Division 2003 at RSSSF] ]

In 2004, the club was Campeonato Alagoano's runner-up. In the final the club was defeated by Corinthians Alagoano. On May 5, Coruripe won the first leg 3-2, but on May 9 the club was defeated 2-0. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/al2004.htm Campeonato Alagoano 2004 at RSSSF] ] The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C for the first time in that year. Coruripe, however, finished in the third position, being eliminated in that stage. The club finished only ahead of Corinthians Alagoano, but behind of Porto (PE) and Itacuruba. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2004l3.htm Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2005 at RSSSF] ]

In 2005, the club was again Campeonato Alagoano's runner-up. The club was defeated by ASA, which won both stages of the competition (the first stage, called Copa Maceió, and the second stage, named Copa Alagoas). [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/al2005.htm Campeonato Alagoano 2005 at RSSSF] ] Coruripe has also compted in the Copa do Brasil in that year. However, the club was eliminated in the first round by Fortaleza. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/cbr2005.htm Copa do Brasil 2005 at RSSSF] ] Coruripe has also competed in that year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. The club reached the competition's third stage. In the first stage, the team finished in the first place, ahead of América de Natal, Nacional de Patos and Vitória (PE). In the second stage, Coruripe beat Icasa. In the third stage the club was eliminated by América de Natal. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2005l3.htm Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2005 at RSSSF] ] In 2006, Coruripe won the Campeonato Alagoano. In the final the club beat CSA. The club won the first leg 1-0 [ [http://www.esportealagoano.com.br/noticias_Texto.asp?id=1830 "Coruripe detona CSA e está a um empate do título" - Esporte Alagoano website (June 17, 2006)] (retrieved on June 21, 2006)] , but was defeated 1-0 in the second leg. In the penalty shootout the club won 6-5. [ [http://www.esportealagoano.com.br/noticias_texto.asp?id=1832 "Nos pênaltis, Coruripe conquista o título 2006" - Esporte Alagoano website (June 21, 2006)] (retrieved on June 21, 2006) ] In the same year, the club competed again in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, reaching the second stage. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2006l3.htm Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2006 at RSSSF] ] In 2007, the club won the state championship again, [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/al2007.htm Campeonato Alagoano 2007 at RSSSF] ] competing in that season's Copa do Brasil where the club was eliminated in the first stage, [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/cbr2007.htm Copa do Brasil 2007 at RSSSF] ] and in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, reaching the competition's third stage. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2007l3.htmm Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2007 at RSSSF] ] In 2008, Coruripe was again eliminated in Copa do Brasil's first stage. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/cbr2008.htm Copa do Brasil 2008 at RSSSF] ]

Achievements

* Campeonato Alagoano:
** Winners (2): 2006, 2007
** Runners-up (2): 2004, 2005

* Campeonato Alagoano Second Division:
** Winners (1): 2003

* Torneio Início do Alagoano:
** Winners (1): 2004

Current squad

First Team

tadium

The club's home matches are usually played at Gerson Amaral stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 2,000 people.

Club colors

The club's colors are green, blue and yellow.

Mascot

Coruripe's mascot is Marvel Comics super-hero The Incredible Hulk. [ [http://www.aacoruripe.com.br/simbolos_mascote.htm Coruripe's mascot] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.aacoruripe.com.br/ Coruripe's official website]