The club finished second in the 2004 Second Division, achieving promotion back to the top tier of the Goiano.

They made national and international headlines in September of the following year, in a Série D knockout match against Tupi, when club physiotherapist Ramildo De Silva entered the pitch to make a double save in the last minute, keeping the score at 2–2 so Aparecidense advanced on away goals.

[2] Aparecidense reached the Campeonato Goiano finals in 2015, but lost the title to Goiás.

On 16 October 2021, after a 2–1 aggregate win over Uberlândia, Aparecidense achieved a first-ever promotion to the Série C in their history.

[3] Associação Atlética Aparecidense play their home games at Estádio Annibal Batista de Toledo.