Associação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa, or simply Icasa, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará. It competes in the Campeonato Cearense Série B, the second division of the Ceará state football league.
The club competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and returning after be relegated from Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2011.
History
The club was founded on May 1, 1963 by Doro Germano, and José Feijó de Sá, as Icasa Esporte Clube. The club's founders were the owners of Indústria Cearense de Algodão S.A (Ceará Cotton Industry), shortened as ICASA, hence the club's name.
Icasa competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C in 1981, 1995 and in 1998, being eliminated in the first stage in 1981, in the second stage in 1995, and in the first stage in 1998. In 1985, Icasa competed in the Série B, where they were eliminated in the first stage. In 1992, Icasa won the Campeonato Cearense, sharing the title with Fortaleza, Ceará, and Tiradentes, as the competition was not concluded due to a judicial dispute.
In 1998, the club was founded again as Juazeiro Empreendimentos to avoid paying a labor debt for a former club's player. After the debt was paid with the help of the club's supporters, on January 7, 2002, Juazeiro was refounded as Associação Desportiva Recreativa Cultural Icasa. In 2003, the club won the Campeonato Cearense Second Level. Icasa competed again in the Série C in 2005, where they were eliminated in the second stage, in 2006, again Icasa was eliminated in the second stage, in 2007, the club was eliminated in the first stage. Icasa competed in the 2008 Série C, where they were eliminated in the second stage, but as one of the four best clubs eliminated in that stage, Icasa qualified to compete in the following season's Série C. In 2009, the club was promoted to Série B. They won the Copa Integração in 2007, 2008, and in 2009.
Icasa a fost fondată în 1963 și a petrecut cea mai mare parte a istoriei sale jucând în diviziile inferioare ale fotbalului brazilian. Totuși, în 2003, echipa a câștigat Campeonato Brasileiro Série C și a fost promovată în Série B. Icasa a jucat în Série B timp de cinci sezoane, înainte de a retrograda în Série C în 2008.
Echipa a revenit în Série B în 2010 și a petrecut încă două sezoane în divizie, înainte de a retrograda din nou în Série C. Icasa nu a mai revenit în Série B de atunci.
Cele mai mari realizări ale lui Icasa includ câștigarea Campeonato Cearense de patru ori (1971, 1973, 1975 și 1988) și câștigarea Campeonato Brasileiro Série C în 2003.
Icasa joacă meciurile de acasă pe Estádio Romeirão, care are o capacitate de 10.000 de locuri.