Esporte Clube Águia Negra
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Esporte Clube Águia Negra, usually known simply as Águia Negra or as Águia Negra de Rio Brilhante is a Brazilian football club from Rio Brilhante
Rio Brilhante
Rio Brilhante is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 26,816 and its area is 3,988 km²....

, Mato Grosso do Sul state
Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil.Neighboring Brazilian states are Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay and Bolivia to the west. The economy of the state is largely based on agriculture and cattle-raising...

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History

The club was founded on May 30, 1971.

In 2001, Águia Negra won its first title, which was the Mato Grosso do Sul State Championship Second Level, beating Coxim
Coxim Atlético Clube
Coxim Atlético Clube, commonly known as Coxim, is a Brazilian football team based in Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul state. They won the Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense once and competed in the Copa do Brasil once.-History:...

 in the final.

In 2007, the club won its second title, which was the Mato Grosso do Sul State Championship
Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense
The Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense is the football league of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Before 1979, the Sul-Mato-Grossense clubs competed in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, because Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul were a single state.-Format:...

. Águia Negra beat CENE
Centro Esportivo Nova Esperança
Clube Esportivo Nova Esperança, or CENE as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team founded on December 13, 1999 in Jardim and transferred to Campo Grande in Mato Grosso do Sul. The team is owned by Rev. Moon's Unification Church, as is Atlético Sorocaba.The club was founded by a group...

 in the final. In the same year, the club competed in the Brazilian Championship Third Level
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

, but was eliminated in the second stage.

Stadium

Águia Negra's stadium is Estádio Ninho da Águia, inaugurated in 2007, with a maximum capacity of 3,000 people.

Current squad

Achievements

  • Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense
    Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense
    The Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense is the football league of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Before 1979, the Sul-Mato-Grossense clubs competed in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, because Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul were a single state.-Format:...

    • Winners (1): 2007
    • Second Level (2001)

External links

Esporte Clube Águia Negra official website Esporte Clube Águia Negra at Arquivo de Clubes
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