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

Full name	Campinense Clube
Nickname(s)	Raposa (Fox) Raposa Feroz (Fierce Fox) Clube Cartola (Top Hat Club) Rubro-Negro Paraibano (Red and Black from Paraíba)
Founded	12 April 1915; 110 years ago (1915-04-12)
Ground	Amigão
Capacity	19,000
President	Phelipe Cordeiro
League	Campeonato Paraibano
2024	Paraibano, 6th of 10
Website	www.campinenseclube.net
Home colors Away colors

Campinense is currently ranked third among Paraíba teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 72nd place overall.^[1]

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.^[2]

In 1960, Campinense won its first state championship., which was the first of six consecutive championships won by the club.^[3] In 1961, the club competed in the Taça Brasil, finishing as the Northeastern Group runner-up after being defeated in the final by Bahia.^[4] In 1972, the club was defeated by Sampaio Corrêa in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B final, finishing as the championship's runner-up.^[5] In 1975, Campinense competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for the first time, finishing in the competition's last position.^[6] The club competed again in that competition in 1978, 1979, and in 1981.^[7]

Symbols

The club's mascot is a fox wearing a top hat.^[8]

Stadium

Main article: Amigão

Campinense's home stadium is Estádio Governador Ernani Sátiro, usually known as Amigão,^[7] inaugurated in 1975, with a maximum capacity of 40,000 people.^[9]

Rivalries

The club has a fierce rivalry with city rivals Treze Futebol Clube.

Honours

Official tournaments

Regional
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Copa do Nordeste	1	2013
State
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Paraibano	22	1936, 1937, 1938, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
Copa Paraíba	1s	2006

•   record
• ^s shared record

Others tournaments

Inter-state

• Torneio Rio Grande do Norte-Paraíba (1): 1962

State

• Torneio Início da Paraíba (6): 1964, 1966, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980

Runners-up

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1): 1972
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (1): 2021
• Copa do Nordeste (1): 2016
• Campeonato Paraibano (11): 1966, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1998, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020