Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar

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Potiguar
Associacao Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar Mossoro logo.gif
Full name Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar
Founded August 15, 1948; 75 years ago (1948-08-15)
Stadium Nogueirão
Ground Capacity 25,000
Chairman Benjamim Machado
Manager Emanoel Sacramento

Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar, commonly known as Potiguar or as Potiguar de Mossoró, are a Brazilian football team from Mossoró.[1] They won the Campeonato Potiguar once and competed in the Série A twice.

History

They were founded on February 11, 1945, as Esporte Clube Potuguar by a group of sportsmen.[2] They fused with Associação Desportiva Potiguar on June 19, 1953.[1] The club won the Campeonato Potiguar in 2004.[2] Potiguar competed in the Série A in 1979, when they were eliminated in the first stage.[3] The club was eliminated in Copa João Havelange's first stage of the Green module in 2000.[4]

Stadium

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They play their home games at the Nogueirão stadium.[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 25,000 people.[5]

Achievements

2004, 2013

Derby

The derby between Potiguar and Baraúnas is known as Potiba.[2]

References

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