Central Sport Club, usually known simply as Central, is a Brazilian football club from Caruaru

Caruaru

Caruaru is a Brazilian city in the Pernambuco state. The most populous city in the interior of the state, it's located in the zone named Agreste and because of its cultural importance, it's known by its people as the Capital do Agreste and Princesinha do Agreste.130 kilometers from...

, Pernambuco state

Pernambuco

Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

.

History

On June 15, 1919, at Sociedade Musical Comercial Caruaruense, the club was founded by Francisco Porto de Oliveira and the club name was a suggestion by Severino Bezerra.

In 1986, Central competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

, which was named Taça de Prata and Torneio Paralelo. The club won its group and was promoted to the same year's first level

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

. However, the club finished in the last position of its Série A group, and was relegated to the following year's second level.

Achievements

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (Taça de Prata)
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
  
  : 1

1986

• Campeonato Pernambucano Second Level
  Campeonato Pernambucano (lower levels)
  The Campeonato Pernambucano lower levels are the football tournaments for the Pernambucano state clubs that don't play in the Campeonato Pernambucano First Division. The competitions are organized by the Pernambucano Football Federation...
  
  : 1

1999

• Copa Pernambuco: 1

2001

• Campeonato Pernambucano
  Campeonato Pernambucano
  The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the Pernambuco Football Federation....
  
  : 0

Runners-up (1): 2007

Rival

Central's greatest rival is from the same city: Clube Atlético do Porto

Clube Atlético do Porto

Clube Atlético do Porto, usually known simply as Porto , is a Brazilian football team from the city of Caruaru, Pernambuco state, founded on July 23, 1983....

. The game between the two is called "Clássico Matuto".

External links

Central Sport Club official website Torcida Central Net