Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube

Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube, better known simply as Sampaio Corrêa or just Sampaio, was founded on 25 March 1923 by a group of young workers practicing amateur football on São Pantaleão Street, in the Centro neighborhood of São Luís, which gave rise to the nickname “Tricolor of Saint Pantaleon”. The club's name and colors were inspired by the Sampaio Corrêa II Hydroplane, which landed in the capital of Maranhão in December 1922.

Quite popular in the Brazilian football scene, Sampaio Corrêa is recognized for having the biggest fan base in the state of Maranhão. The club has several organized fan groups, but the main ones are Tubarões da Fiel and Brava Bolivia (Barra Brava). Having the shark as its mascot and its colors are red, green and yellow. He usually sends his games to Castelão. Its main rivals are Moto and Maranhão, with whom it shares the biggest rivalries in Maranhão football. Due to the unity between the Sampaio Corrêa and Imperatriz fans, there is no intense rivalry between the clubs, consequently leaving a very friendly atmosphere when they face each other. It is the club that has the most titles in the Maranhense Championship with 37 victories - eight of them undefeated - and is the only one in Maranhão that won the Copa Norte (in 1998) and the Copa do Nordeste (in 2018), being , thus, the only club in Brazil to be champion of two different regionals. It is also the only Brazilian club to have been champion of three different national divisions - the Second Division of 1972 (currently Série B), the Third Division of 1997 (currently Série C) and Série D of 2012.

In national competitions, he has participated in 12 editions of Series A of the Brazilian Championship (considering the Taça Brasil era), 18 in Series B of the Brazilian Championship and another 26 in the Copa do Brasil. Sampaio is still the only team from Maranhão to have participated in an official international tournament, the 1998 Copa Conmebol, having reached the semi final stage.