Águia de Marabá Futebol Clube
Águia de Marabá Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Águia de Marabá, is a Brazilian multi-sport association, founded on 22 January 1982, whose main modality is football, based in the city of Marabá, in the state of Pará. Its colors are red, blue and white, being one of the most traditional teams in the interior of Pará. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paraense, the top flight of the Pará state football league. Given its professionalization time, it is one of the most successful football teams in Pará (excluding the RE-PA-TU trio) if considered the Campeonato Brasileiro séries C and D, where it added 11 participations, being the sixth highest scorer in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C between 2009 and 2015. Among its greatest glories are two regional championships, in 2000 and 2002, currently known as editions of the "Copa Meio-Norte" (Mid-North Cup). In 2023, the club was state champion for the first time, having also been runner-up in the Campeonato Paraense in 2008 and 2010. The number of sympathizers of the team generally puts them between the third and fourth largest crowd in Pará, being the largest in the interior of the state. In football, the club plays at the Estádio Municipal Zinho de Oliveira, nicknamed the "Ninho das Aves" (Birds’ Nest). Men's football is Águia de Marabá's most traditional modality, although there are teams for women's football, futsal (both sexes), basketball (both sexes) and volleyball (both sexes). Other modalities are inactive. History
Águia de Marabá Futebol Clube was founded on January 22, 1982, under the name of Águia Esporte Clube and had as its first president, the sportsman Emivaldo Milhomem, who had the support of Valtemir Pereira Lima "Bezourão" to found the association that was created to compete in the Campeonato Marabaense Second Division that year. The team was composed of amateur players, the most notable being: Déca, Gamito and Keneddi. The team won the Second Division title in 1984, which gave the team the right to compete in the Campeonato Marabaense First Division the following year. Early years and professionalization 
At this stage of its history, Águia had José "Zé" Atlas Pinheiro as president. During this period, the team won three municipal championships in 1989, 1992 and 1993, as well as four runners-up championships in 1988, 1994, 1996 and 1998. At the last vice-championship, Águia's president was already Jorge Nery, who, sought by councilor Sebastião Ferreira Neto "Ferreirinha" in 1999, agreed to professionalize the team. The proposal gained support from the then president of the "Federação Paraense de Futebol" (Pará Football Federation), Coronel Nunes, from the "Companhia Vale do Rio Doce" (today Vale S.A.) and from the local business community. In 2000, the following year as a professional, Águia won the title of the Copa Ferreirinha (the first edition of the "Copa Meio-Norte" [Mid-North Cup]), a tournament created to honor the idealizer of the team's professionalization, played by teams from Pará and the states of Maranhão and Tocantins, in addition to the host team, which in the following year was in second place in the tournament, having lost the final to Clube do Remo. In the 1999 Campeonato Paraense the team finished among the top four clubs, with a strong squad, of which stood out: Marcos Garça, Damião, Berg, Paulinho Santarém, Gilberto Pereira, Maurinho and Corujito; the latter scored three goals in the competition and became the team's top scorer in the championship. In the following two years, the team was crowned champion of the interior, a title given to the best classified interior team in the Campeonato Paraense, and precisely because of this good performance in the championship, the team from Marabá was given the right to compete in the 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (the third tier of Brazilian football), where the team had discrete performances, however, above the expectation of the board and Águia fans. Decade of consolidation: 2002 - 2012 
In 2002 the team did not have a good participation in the state championship, and ended the season being coached by football director João Galvão. However, under the command of Galvão, the team achieved a great feat, which was the Maranhão-Pará-Tocantins Cup (the third edition of the "Copa Meio-Norte" [Mid-North Cup]) title, the team's most notorious regional title. In 2008, when the team gained access to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, Águia had its biggest period of regularity, having eight consecutive participations in the division. In the same year, the team came very close to getting promoted to the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (the second tier of Brazilian football), placing fifth overall (only four clubs were promoted). That same year, the team won the "Taça Cidade de Belém" (City of Belém Cup), equivalent to the first round of the 2008 Campeonato Paraense, taking the runner-up spot on that championship after a dispute with Clube do Remo. In 2010, the team won the "Taça Estado do Pará" (State of Pará Cup), equivalent to the second round of the state championship. However, when playing in the final of the state championship against Paysandu, Águia lost the dispute for the "Taça Açaí", the title of 2010 Campeonato Paraense. Decline and relegation: 2013 - 2015 
In the 2013 Campeonato Paraense, the poor performance of the team earned it relegation to the championship access division (first phase of the first state division). For the 2013/2014 Campeonato Paraense, Águia was disputing the "ACLEP Cup", however in another inglorious performance, the club did not get access to the main division, finishing the event in third place (only the two best teams qualified). In the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C dispute, the club was very close to being relegated, only surviving in the last round. That same year, in its worst campaign since then, the team was relegated to the Campeonato Paraense Second Division. However, in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, after losing to Fortaleza by 4x1, Águia was relegated to the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (the fourth division of Brazilian football). 2015 Campeonato Paraense Second Division 
In 2015, Águia managed, in an undefeated campaign (shortly after the club's relegation to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D), to win the Campeonato Paraense Second Division, beating São Raimundo by 1x0 in the Estádio Municipal Zinho de Oliveira. Competitiveness in the Campeonato Paraense and return to the national scene: 2022 - 2023 
In 2022, Águia de Marabá had a significant change in its technical command, with the departure of João Galvão. Despite this, the club won fourth place in the 2022 Campeonato Paraense (Águia's best campaign since 2013) and thus got qualified to the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D and to the 2023 Copa do Brasil (Brazil Cup). In the Copa do Brasil, Águia had a beautiful campaign that culminated in its best campaign ever in the competition. The team reached the third round of the competition. In the Zinho de Olivera stadium (in the first round), Águia passed through Botafogo-PB by the score of 2x1 (advancing to the second round) and, in the same stadium and in a heroic way, after a tough match that ended in 0x0, Águia was superior in a penalty shoot-out and eliminated Goiás (a team in the first tier of Brazilian football). Thus, advancing to the third round. Águia de Marabá's campaign in the national competition ended in the third round. At this stage, the team faced Fortaleza (a team also in the first tier of Brazilian football) and was thrashed on both occasions of the confrontation. Highlight for goalkeeper Axel Lopes, who even despite being thrashed still contributed with incredible defenses. In the 2023 Campeonato Paraense the team played 14 matches, getting 8 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, scoring 21 goals and conceding 12 goals. Águia de Marabá qualified for the third time in its history for a state final. In the final, Águia entered the field against Clube do Remo already with the advantage of having won the first match, by 1x0, at the Zinho de Oliveira stadium, in Marabá. In the second game, at Baenão in Belém, Remo won in normal time by 2x1, forcing a penalty shoot-out. On penalties, Águia beat Remo, by 5x4, managing to become state champion for the first time, and in the opponent's home. Crowd 
In 1999 it was organized at the "Casa do Estudante Marabaense (CEMAB)" (House of the Student from Marabá) in Belém, under the auspices of students and athletes Denner and Donner, and two friends, Sidney Jr. and Jorge, the "Torcida dos Filhos e Amigos de Marabá" (Crowd of Children and Friends of Marabá), which in the following year joined the "Torcida do Águia de Marabá" (Crowd of Águia de Marabá), to carry out a fusion that resulted in the "Torcida Organizada do Águia de Marabá (TOAM)" (Organized Crowd of Águia de Marabá), which from that year on, started to accompany the team during official and friendly disputes; TOAM is the largest of Águia's organizations. In addition to TOAM, two other organizations stand out:

Revolução Azul (Blue Revolution)

Fiel da Folha 28 (Faithful from the Folha 28)

Stadium
Águia de Marabá play their home games at Estádio Municipal Zinho de Oliveira. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. Rivalries
Regional sports journalism recognizes the former association Castanheira Esporte Clube as the main rival of Águia, a traditional team from Marabá of which Águia played with in three municipal championship finals, in 1993, 1996 and 1998.Gavião Kyikatejê, who inherited and owns the rights of Castanheira, has been cited as a rival of Águia de Marabá at least since 2009, when Gavião became a professional club, with the games between the teams being called Clássico Marabaense or Clássico das Aves (Classic of Marabá or Classic of Birds, respectively). At the intra-regional level (south/southeast of Pará), clashes of a certain tradition occur with Independente de Tucuruí (with whom Águia plays the Clássico de Carajás [Carajás Classic]) and Parauapebas (with whom Águia plays the Clássico do Sudeste [Southeast Classic]), both pointed out as rivals of Águia at least since 2011. At the extra-regional level (south and north of Pará), Águia has a history of decisions against Remo and Paysandu, although the teams from Belém do not consider Águia de Marabá a notorious opponent. Current squad
2023 season team

Titles 

 Campeonato Paraense: 2023
 Campeonato Paraense Second Division: 2015
 Campeão do interior do Pará: 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2022, 2023
 Taça Cidade de Belém: 2008
 Taça Estado do Pará: 2010
 Campeonato Marabaense: 1989, 1992 and 1993
 Campeonato Marabaense Second Division: 1984
 Copa Meio-Norte "Ferreirinha": 2000
 Copa Meio-Norte "Maranhão-Pará-Tocantins": 2002

Honours

 Fifth place on Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2008
 Third round of Copa do Brasil: 2023
 Campeonato Paraense runner-up: 2008, 2010
 Campeonato Marabaense runner-up: 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998

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Association football clubs established in 1982
Football clubs in Pará
Marabá
1982 establishments in Brazil