Sociedade Imperatriz de Desportos

Sociedade Imperatriz de Desportos, commonly known as Imperatriz, is a Brazilian football club based in Imperatriz, Maranhão state. They competed in the Série B once, in the Série C five times and in the Copa do Brasil twice.

Imperatriz

Full name	Sociedade Imperatriz de Desportos
Nickname(s)	Cavalo de Aço (Horse of Steel)
Founded	4 January 1962 (63 years ago) (1962-01-04)
Ground	Estádio Municipal Frei Epifânio d’Abadia
Capacity	12,500
President	Adauto Carvalho
Head coach	Luís dos Reis
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Maranhense
2024 [pt]	Maranhense, 3rd of 8
Website	http://www.novocavalodeaco.com/
Home colors Away colors

Imperatriz is the second-best ranked team from Maranhão in CBF's national club ranking, behind Sampaio Corrêa. They are also the best placed team in the state from outside of Greater São Luís, at 69th overall.^[1]

History

The club was founded on January 4, 1962 as Sociedade Atlética Imperatriz.^[2] The club competed in the 1987 Série B, which was the White Module of the Copa União, being eliminated in the First Stage of the competition.^[3] Imperatriz competed in the Série C in 1995, when they were eliminated in the Second Stage of the competition by Intercap.^[4] The club was renamed to Sociedade Esportiva Imperatriz on February 2, 2000. and soon after that to Sociedade Impeatriz de Desportos, which is its current name.^[2] They competed again in the Série C in 2002, when they were eliminated in the First Stage.^[5] The club competed in the Série C in 2003, when they were eliminated in the Fourth Stage by Tuna Luso.^[6] Imperatriz were eliminated in the First Stage in the 2005 Série C,^[7] but in the same year they won the Campeonato Maranhense.^[8] They competed in the Copa do Brasil in 2006, when they were eliminated in the first round by Vitória.^[9] The club was eliminated in the Second Stage in the 2007 Série C^[10] Imperatriz competed again in the Copa do Brasil in 2008, when they were eliminated in the first round by Sport.^[11]

Honours

State

• Campeonato Maranhense
  • Winners (3): 2005, 2015, 2019
  • Runners-up (5): 1987, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2018
• Copa FMF
  • Winners (1): 1988

City

• Campeonato Imperatrizense
  • Winners (3): 1990, 1993, 2017 

Stadium

Sociedade Imperatriz de Desporto play their home games at Estádio Frei Epifânio D'Abadia, nicknamed Danielzinho.^[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.^[2]