| Clubname: | Sousa |
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| Fullname: | Sousa Esporte Clube |
| Nickname: | Dinossauro Verde do Sertão (Green Dinosaur of the Hinterland) |
| Ground: | Marizão |
| Capacity: | 13.000 |
| Chrtitle: | Aldeone Abrantes |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | Thardelli Abrantes |
| Website: | www.sousaesporteclube.com.br |
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Sousa Esporte Clube, commonly known as Sousa, is a Brazilian football team based in Sousa, Paraíba state. They competed in the Série C and in the Copa do Brasil three times.
Sousa is currently ranked fourth among Paraíba teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 143rd place overall.[1]
The club was founded on 10 July 1991.[2] Sousa won the Campeonato Paraibano Second Level in 1991, and the Campeonato Paraibano in 1994, 2009 and in 2024.[3] They competed in the Série C in 1994, when they eliminated in the Second Stage by CSA.[4] Sousa competed in the Copa do Brasil for the first time in 1995, when they were eliminated in the preliminary round by Flamengo.[5] They competed in the Série C in 1995, when they were eliminated in the Third Stage by Icasa.[6] The club was eliminated in Third Stage by Sergipe in the 2003 Série C.[7] Sousa competed again in the Copa do Brasil in 2008, when they were eliminated in the first round by Vitória.[8] The club competed in the Copa do Brasil in 2010, when they were eliminated in the first round by Vasco.[9]
Sousa also competed in the 2024 Copa do Brasil, when they made a historical campaign: In the first round, verdão knocked out Cruzeiro with a 2-0 win, for the first time making it to the second round. Then, Sousa beat Petrolina Social Clube 1-0 and went to the third round. Against Red Bull Bragantino, dino was defeated 4-1 on the aggregate, after a 1-1 tie on the first leg and 3-0 loss on the second leg.
Sousa Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Governador Antônio Mariz, nicknamed Marizão.[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.[10]