O Zumbi Esporte Clube é um clube de União dos Palmares (AL), fundado em 1954, apelidado de Pantera Verde e que joga no Praxedão.
Zumbi Esporte Clube
Zumbi Esporte Clube is a football club from União dos Palmares, in Alagoas, founded on November 15, 1954. The name honors Zumbi dos Palmares, the last great leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares.
History
Zumbi Esporte Clube was founded on November 15, 1954, in União dos Palmares, a city in Alagoas linked to the history of the Quilombo dos Palmares. The name is a tribute to Zumbi, a symbol of Black resistance in Brazil. The club adopts green and white colors and is known as Pantera Verde (Green Panther), a nickname that refers to agility and strength. In 1995, it competed for the first time in the Second Division of the Alagoas State Championship, finished as runner-up and secured promotion to the state elite. In 1996 it finished in sixth place and, in 1999, was relegated after finishing the State Championship in ninth position. Zumbi plays its matches at Estádio Orlando Gomes de Barros, known as Praxedão, with a maximum capacity of approximately 3,000 spectators.