Trem Desportivo Clube, commonly referred to as Trem, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Macapá, Amapá. Founded on 1 January 1947, it competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Amapaense, the top flight of the Amapá state football league.
Throughout its football history, the club has won five titles in the now defunct “Copão da Amazônia” in the late 1980s, as well as 10 Amapá state titles, two of which were won during the amateur era and seven during the professional era.
History On 1 January 1947, Trem Desportivo Clube at Futebol do Norte the club was founded as Trem Desportivo Clube by Bellarmino Paraense de Barros, Benedito Malcher, the brothers Osmar and Arthur Marinho, and Walter and José Banhos, among others, in one of the most important and traditional Portal Amapá neighborhoods of Macapá.
In 1993, the club competed in the Copa do Brasil for the first time. The club was eliminated in the first stage, by Remo (first leg, at Zerão stadium, Macapá, Remo won 5–0, the second leg, at Mangueirão, Belém, Remo won again, 2–0).1993 Copa do Brasil at RSSSF In 1999, due to financial difficulties, the club closed its football section. However, some years later, the club reopened it. In 2008, Trem competed again in the Copa do Brasil, but was eliminated in the first stage by Paraná.2008 Copa do Brasil at RSSSF
In 2022, Trem recorded one of the biggest victories in the history of the Brasileirão Série D, thrashing Náutico of Roraima 10–2, at Zerão.
Colours and badge The club's colors are red and black. Trem Desportivo Clube at Times Brasileiros The club's home kit, and its logo are heavily inspired by Flamengo ones. The home kit is composed of red and black horizontal stripes, white shorts and black socks.Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
The club name Trem means train in Portuguese language. It was the name of the bairro where the club was founded. The neighborhood was founded in the 19th century.Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.
Trem's mascot is a locomotive, simply named Locomotiva. Locomotiva is also the club's nickname.
Stadium
Like other clubs in the state, Trem does not have its own stadium. Since 2017, all football matches in Amapá are held at Zerão. Up until 2014, the team also played at Glicerão, which is currently undergoing renovation. Honours Regional Torneio de Integração da Amazônia Winners (5): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990
State Campeonato Amapaense Winners (10): 1952, 1984, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Runners-up (8): 1960, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 2015, 2016
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External links
Trem Desportivo Clube at Soccerway