Sobradinho Esporte Clube, commonly known as Sobradinho, is a Brazilian football team, based in city of Sobradinho, in the Distrito Federal. They competed in the Série A once, in the Série B four times and in the Série C once. The club was known as Botafogo Sobradinho Esporte Clube for a short time.
Sobradinho is the fourth-best ranked team from the Federal District in CBF's national club ranking, at 179th overall.[1]
The club was founded on January 1, 1975.[2] They won the Campeonato Brasiliense in 1985, and in 1986.[3] Sobradinho competed in the Série Bin1985, when they were eliminated in the First Stage by Americano.[4] The club competed in the Série B in 1986, qualifying to compete in that year's Série A, when they were eliminated in the Second Stage. They competed again in the Série B in 1987, when they were eliminated in the First Stage.[5] Sobradinho was eliminated in the First Stage in the Série B in 1989.[4] They competed in the Série Cin1996, when they were eliminated in the Second Round by Mixto.[6] The club joined a partnership with Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas on March 1, 1996, thus being renamed to Botafogo Sobradinho Esporte Clube.[7] After a few years, the partnership ended, and the club was renamed back to Sobradinho Esporte Clube.[7] Sobradinho won the Campeonato Brasiliense Second Level in 2003.
