O Sport Club Santa Rita é um clube alagoano fundado em 1974, três vezes campeão da Segunda Divisão do Campeonato Alagoano (2007, 2009 e 2013) e que chegou às oitavas de final da Copa do Brasil de 2014.
Sport Club Santa Rita
Sport Club Santa Rita is a club from Alagoas, founded in 1974 as Associação Atlética Santa Rita. It became known nationally for reaching the Round of 16 of the 2014 Copa do Brasil, when it was eliminated by Cruzeiro.
History
The club was founded in 1974 under the name Associação Atlética Santa Rita, in Alagoas. For many years it competed in local football and the promotion divisions of the Campeonato Alagoano. The team was champion of the Alagoas Second Division in 2007, 2009 and 2013, achievements that led it to the state elite and national competitions. The highlight of the club's history happened in the 2014 Copa do Brasil. Despite being a small club, Santa Rita surprised by advancing through several rounds and reaching the Round of 16, when it was eliminated by Cruzeiro. The team has the nicknames Rubro-Negro and Leão da Mata and plays its home matches at Estádio Olival Elias de Moraes. The club's last participation in the Campeonato Alagoano was in 2018, when it finished in the last position and was relegated; it is currently inactive.