O Cotinguiba Esporte Clube é um clube de Aracaju (SE) fundado em 10 de outubro de 1909. Foi seis vezes campeão sergipano e joga no Estádio Lourival Baptista, o Batistão.
Cotinguiba Sports Club
Cotinguiba Sports Club is a club from Aracaju, Sergipe, founded on October 10, 1909 and named after the Cotinguiba River. It is one of the oldest clubs in the state and has won six titles of the Sergipano Championship.
History
Cotinguiba was founded on October 10, 1909, in Aracaju, and is named after the Cotinguiba River, which is important to Sergipe's geography. Its foundation places it among the oldest clubs in Sergipe football. In the early days of local football, the club was a protagonist: it won the Sergipano Championship in 1918, 1920 and 1923, and returned to win the state title in 1936, 1942 and 1952, totaling six titles. After its most successful phase, Cotinguiba played in lower divisions of Sergipe football and was champion of Serie A2 of the Sergipano Championship in 1993. The club plays its home games at Estádio Lourival Baptista, also known as Batistão, in Aracaju, which has a capacity of around 14,000 people.