Centro Sportivo Alagoano

CSA
Full nameCentro Sportivo Alagoano
Nickname(s)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; 111 years ago (1913-09-07)
GroundRei Pelé
Capacity19,105
ChairmanMirian Monte
Head coach Higo Magalhães
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série C
Campeonato Alagoano
2023
2023
Série C, 12th of 20
Alagoano, 5th of 8
Websitehttp://www.csaoficial.com.br/

Centro Sportivo Alagoano, commonly referred to as CSA, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Maceió, Alagoas. It competes in Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, and Campeonato Alagoano, the top flight of the Alagoas state football league.

Founded on 7 September 1913, the home stadium is the Gustavo Paiva stadium, which has a capacity of 9,000.[1] CSA's greatest rival is CRB.

In 1976, Fernando Collor de Mello, who later was elected president of Brazil, was the club's chairman.[2] Brazilian singer Djavan played for CSA as a midfielder before he decided to become a singer.[3]

  1. ^ (in Portuguese) Futebol na Rede Archived 2008-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ (in Portuguese) Guia dos Curiosos
  3. ^ (in Portuguese) Terra Canal Pop Archived September 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine