Esporte Clube Águia Negra

Águia Negra
Full name	Esporte Clube Águia Negra
Nickname(s)	Águia (Eagle)
Founded	31 May 1972; 51 years ago
Ground	Ninho da Águia
Capacity	5,000
President	Iliê Vidal
Head coach	Gelson Conte
League	Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense Série B
2022	Sul-Mato-Grossense, 9th of 10 (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colors	Away colors

Esporte Clube Águia Negra, usually known simply as Águia Negra or as Águia Negra de Rio Brilhante is a Brazilian football club from Rio Brilhante, Mato Grosso do Sul state.

As of 2022, Águia Negra is the top ranked team from Mato Grosso do Sul in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 95th overall.^[2]

History

The club was founded on May 30, 1971.^[3]

In 2001, Águia Negra won its first title, which was the Mato Grosso do Sul State Championship Second Level, beating Coxim in the final.^[4]

In 2007, the club won its second title, which was the Mato Grosso do Sul State Championship. Águia Negra beat CENE in the final.^[5] In the same year, the club competed in the Brazilian Championship Third Level, but was eliminated in the second stage.^[6] They won the state championship again in 2012.

Águia Negra's stadium is Estádio Ninho da Águia, inaugurated in 2007, with a maximum capacity of 3,000 people.^[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BRA	Wiliam
—	MF	BRA	Alex Franco
—	MF	BRA	Jhonatan
—	MF	BRA	Pericles
—	MF	BRA	Léo
—	MF	BRA	Nelmon
—	MF	BRA	Wellingthon
—	FW	BRA	Gefinho
—	FW	BRA	Murilo
—	FW	BRA	Tupanzinho