Independente Esporte Clube

Independente-AP
Full nameIndependente Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)Carcará da Vila Maia
Founded19 January 1962; 62 years ago (1962-01-19)
GroundZerão
Capacity13,680[1]
PresidentRodrigo Castro Tork
Head CoachJoão Paulo Babaloo
LeagueCampeonato Amapaense
2023Amapaense, 2nd of 8

Independente Esporte Clube, commonly known as Independente-AP (Brazilian Portuguese: [ĩdepẽjˈdẽjtʃi ˈdo amaˈpa]) or simply Independente, is a Brazilian multi-sport club based in Santana, Amapá. The club is most notable for its association football team, that plays in the Campeonato Amapaense, the top division in the Amapá state football league system.

The club's traditional rivals are Santana, and games between the two are known as the Clássico do Porto.[2][3][4]

They won the Campeonato Amapaense five times.

  1. ^ "Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF). CBF. 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ Mello, Sérgio (25 August 2017). "Foto Rara, dos anos 60: Independente Esporte Clube - Santana (AP)". História do Futebol (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. ^ Moreira, Rafael (2 August 2015). "Independente e Santana farão tradicional clássico do porto". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. ^ Caroline, Lana (17 March 2022). "Santana vence o Campeonato Amapaense Sub-17 de Futebol". Diário do Amapá (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2022.