Centro Sportivo Alagoano

CSA
Full nameCentro Sportivo Alagoano
Nicknames
  • Azulão do Mutange (Mutange's Big Blue)
  • Azulão das Alagoas (Alagoas' Big Blue)
  • Alviceleste (The White & Blue)
  • Papão de Títulos (Boogeyman of Titles)
  • Orgulho Alagoano (Alagoas' Pride)
  • Todo Poderoso (The Almighty)
Founded7 September 1913 (1913-09-07)
GroundRei Pelé
Capacity19,105
ChairmanMirian Monte
Head coachItamar Schülle
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série D
Campeonato Alagoano
2025
2025		Série C, 17th of 20 (relegated)
Alagoano, 3rd of 8
Websitewww.csaoficial.com.br

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.[1]

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.[2]

Players

First team squad

As of 30 of August 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  BRA Matheus Santos
— GK  BRA Fintelman
— GK  BRA Paulo Ricardo
— DF  BRA Arnaldo
— DF  BRA Celsinho
— DF  BRA Erik
— DF  BRA Kevin (on loan from Audax)
— DF  BRA Lucas Ryan (on loan from Internacional)
— DF  BRA Paulo César
— DF  BRA Everton Silva
— DF  BRA Alex Trindade (on loan from Cianorte)
— MF  BRA Caio Vitor (on loan from Volta Redonda)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BRA Luan Gonçalves (on loan from Primavera)
— MF  BRA Marciel
— MF  BRA Guilherme Rend (on loan from Jacuipense)
— MF  BRA Rhayner (on loan from Tombense)
— MF  BRA Moisés Ribeiro
— MF  BRA Rodolfo
— MF  BRA Yago
— FW  BRA Abner (on loan from Fluminense)
— FW  BRA Gustavo Xuxa
— FW  BRA Robinho
— FW  COL Ray Vanegas
— FW  BRA Ruan

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  BRA Almir Luan (at Internacional de Lages until 31 December 2023)

Notable former players and staff

In 1976, Fernando Collor de Mello, who later was elected president of Brazil, was the club's chairman.[3] Brazilian singer Djavan played for CSA as a midfielder before he decided to become a singer.[4]

Honours

Official tournaments

National
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 1 2017
State
Competitions Titles Seasons
Campeonato Alagoano 40 1928, 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, 2021
Copa Alagoas 2 2006, 2024
Campeonato Alagoano Second Division 2 2005, 2010
  •   record

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

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 – Brazil Vila Nova 2–0; 0–2 (pens: 4–3)

Second Stage

Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida – CSA 0–0; 1–3

Semi-Finals

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

Final

CSA – Argentina Talleres de Córdoba 4–2; 0–3

References

  1. ↑ "Clubes de Alagoas". Futebol na Rede (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2008-01-17.
  2. ↑ "CSA comemora hoje 90 anos de fundação". Gazeta de Alagoas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2003-09-07. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  3. ↑ "Guia dos Curiosos | Tudo sobre curiosidades". Guia dos Curiosos (in Portuguese).
  4. ↑ "Biografia "Djavan"". Terra Canal Pop (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 3, 2007.
  • Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro [Encyclopedia of Brazilian Football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Vol. 1. Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001.
  • Official website (in Portuguese) (archived)
  • Arquivo de Clubes[link removed] (archived)
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