ASA de Arapiraca

Agremiacao Sportiva Arapiraquense, or ASA de Arapiraca, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Arapiraca in Alagoas, founded on September 25, 1952.

History

Arapiraca had as Mayor the Dr. Coaracy da Mata Fonseca. The city, still small, was beginning to tread the path of progress. The fair was already beginning to stand out in the entire Brazilian Northeast. The company Camilo Colier was building the railway and that required the work of many people. And these people were looking for some fun on days off. And at the request of the employees, the company's management decided to build a soccer field. The team was formed, which obtained the suggestive name of Ferroviario, with the colors black and white. The city's Sunday afternoons became busier, as its inhabitants had the right place to go, the station field. But the construction of the railway was completed. The team ended and Sunday afternoon fun was gone.

Businessmen and city officials were not content with the void caused by the lack of football. After several discussions, on September 25, 1952, the Associacao Sportiva de Arapiraca, was the ASA that emerged from the entrepreneurial force of Mr. Antonio Pereira Rocha, the first president. In 1977, the club began to be called Agremiacao Sportiva Arapiraquense, remaining the same ASA.

The club is the third largest state champion in Alagoas, with 7 titles. In the national scenario, the club was runner-up of Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C after losing to America Mineiro in 2009. In 2013, reached the final of the Copa do Nordeste, but was defeated to Campinense.

In 2002, ASA gained prominence by eliminating Palmeiras still in the first round of Copa do Brasil.

This page also has a version in other languages :  АСА Арапирака (russian)