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Full name | Afogados da Ingazeira Futebol Clube | ||
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Nickname(s) | Coruja do Sertão Coruja do Pajéu Chape do Nordeste Tricolor do Pajéu Afogados | ||
Founded | 18 December 2013 | ||
Ground | Vianão | ||
Capacity | 1,735 | ||
Chairman | João Nogueira Lima | ||
Head coach | Pedro Manta | ||
League | Campeonato Pernambucano | ||
2023 | Pernambucano Série A2, 1st of 12 (champions) | ||
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Afogados da Ingazeira Futebol Clube, known as Afogados da Ingazeira or simply Afogados, is a Brazilian football club from Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco.
Founded in 2013, Afogados' first professional competition occurred in the following year, as the club played in the Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2. [1] In 2016 the club achieved promotion to the first division, after finishing second. [2]
After three years in the first division, Afogados finished third in the 2019 season, thus qualifying for the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. [3] In February 2020, the club achieved its biggest feat after knocking out Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Atlético Mineiro of the year's Copa do Brasil.