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Chapecoense relegated three years after airline tragedy

Chapecoense crash survivor [photo courtesy]

The small-town team that captured the world's attention when most of its players were killed in an airline crash three years ago was relegated from Brazil's Serie A on Wednesday, bringing an end to a heroic six-year run in the first division.

Chapecoense hit the headlines in November 2016 when its plane crashed on a trip to Colombia for the final of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's equivalent of the Europa league.

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