Wikipedia - Campinense Clube
Campinense Clube, commonly referred to as Campinense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Campina Grande, Paraíba founded on 12 April 1915. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paraibano, the top flight of the Paraíba state football league.
Campinense is currently ranked third among Paraíba teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 72nd place overall.
History
The club was founded on April 12, 1915 as a dancing club by Elias Montenegro, Dino Belo, Antônio Lima and several others. The club's headquarters were located at Colégio Campinense. José Câmara was Campinense's first president.
In 1960, Campinense won its first state championship., which was the first of six consecutive championships won by the club. In 1961, the club competed in the Taça Brasil, finishing as the Northeastern Group runner-up after being defeated in the final by Bahia. In 1972, the club was defeated by Sampaio Corrêa in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B final, finishing as the championship's runner-up. In 1975, Campinense competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time, finishing in the competition's last position. The club competed again in that competition in 1978, 1979, and in 1981.
Klub byl založen 12. dubna 1915 a jeho domácím stadionem je Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro (známý také jako Amigão), který pojme 23 000 diváků.
Campinense je jedním z nejúspěšnějších klubů ve státě Paraíba, vyhrál 22 státních šampionátů, více než jakýkoli jiný tým. Také se zúčastnil Copa do Brasil, Copa do Nordeste a Série B.
Současným manažerem týmu je Ranielle Ribeiro. Mezi pozoruhodné hráče Campinense patří:
* Rogério Ceni
* Hulk
* Wendell Lira
* Adriano Michael Jackson