Campeonato Sergipano
football league
The Campeonato Sergipano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. It is run by the Sergipe Football Federation (FSF).
Professionalism was introduced into Sergipe football in 1960, with the first state championship involving professional players being held that year.
History
The first football championship in Sergipe was held in 1918. The competition, organised by the Liga Desportiva Sergipana (LDS, Sergipe Sports League), featured four teams: Cotinguiba, 41° Batalhão FC, Sergipe, and Industrial. Cotinguiba emerged as champions, defeating Sergipe 2-0 in the final match. In 1919, no championship was held.
From 1920 to 1948, the matches took place at the Adolpho Rolemberg stadium, considered one of the best in the north and northeast regions, according to newspapers of the time.
In 1927, a new entity was established, the Liga Sergipana de Esportes Atléticos (LSEA, Sergipe Athletic Sports League), with only three affiliated clubs: Associação Atlética, América, and Palmeiras, while the LDS had four affiliated clubs: Sergipe, Brasil, Cotinguiba, and Aracaju.
In 1928, the LSEA took full control of football in Sergipe, following the dissolution of the LDS and the subsequent affiliation of its clubs to the newly created league.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Campeonato Sergipano” is football league. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Campeonato, Sergipano and football, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “football league” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2715310. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1960, 1918, 1919 and 1920.
The absence of detail may reflect summary conventions rather than a lack of surviving documentation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Campeonato Sergipano”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Campeonato Sergipano primary sources, Campeonato Sergipano archive and Campeonato research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Campeonato Sergipano”?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
- Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Campeonato Sergipano” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.