Icasa

Associacao Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa, usually known simply as Icasa, is a Brazilian football club in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara. The club competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C and returning after be relegated from Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B in 2011.

History

The club was founded on May 1, 1963 by Doro Germano, and Jose Feijo de Sa, as Icasa Esporte Clube. The club's founders were the owners of Industria Cearense de Algodao S.A (Ceara Cotton Industry), shortened as ICASA, hence the club's name.

Icasa competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C in 1981, 1995 and in 1998, being eliminated in the first stage in 1981, in the second stage in 1995, and in the first stage in 1998. In 1985, Icasa competed in the Serie B, where they were eliminated in the first stage. In 1992, Icasa won the Campeonato Cearense, sharing the title with Fortaleza, Ceara, and Tiradentes, as the competition was not concluded due to a judicial dispute.

In 1998, the club was founded again as Juazeiro Empreendimentos to avoid paying a labor debt for a former club's player. After the debt was paid with the help of the club's supporters, on January 7, 2002, Juazeiro was refounded as Associacao Desportiva Recreativa Cultural Icasa. In 2003, the club won the Campeonato Cearense Second Level. Icasa competed again in the Serie C in 2005, where they were eliminated in the second stage, in 2006, again Icasa was eliminated in the second stage, in 2007, the club was eliminated in the first stage. Icasa competed in the 2008 Serie C, where they were eliminated in the second stage, but as one of the four best clubs eliminated in that stage, Icasa qualified to compete in the following season's Serie C. In 2009, the club was promoted to Serie B. They won the Copa Integracao in 2007, 2008, and in 2009.

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