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.
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| Full name | Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Time Macho Príncipe Alvirrubro Mossoroense Maior do interior | ||
| Founded | 15 February 1948 | ||
| Ground | Nogueirão | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Chairman | Benjamim Machado | ||
| Manager | Emanoel Sacramento | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Potiguar | ||
| 2023 2023 | Série D, 20th of 64 Potiguar, 3rd of 8 | ||
| Website | http://www.potiguardemossoro.com.br/ | ||
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Potiguar is currently ranked fourth among Rio Grande do Norte teams in CBF's national club ranking at 157th place overall. They are the best placed team in the state from outside of Greater Natal.[2]
History
editThey were founded on 11 February 1945, as Esporte Clube Potuguar by a group of sportsmen.[3] They fused with Associação Desportiva Potiguar on June 19, 1953.[1] The club won the Campeonato Potiguar in 2004.[3] Potiguar competed in the Série A in 1979, when they were eliminated in the first stage.[4] The club was eliminated in Copa João Havelange's first stage of the Green module in 2000.[5]
Stadium
editThey play their home games at the Nogueirão stadium.[3] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 25,000 people.[6]
Honours
edit- Campeonato Potiguar
- Winners (2): 2004, 2013
- Runners-up (3): 1997, 2006, 2008
- Campeonato Potiguar Second Division
- Winners (1): 1981
- Copa Cidade do Natal
- Winners (2): 2008, 2013
Derby
editThe derby between Potiguar and Baraúnas is known as Potiba.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 227. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF. 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "V Copa Brasil – 1979". RSSSF. 16 November 2007. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "Brazil 2000 Championship – Copa João Havelange". RSSSF. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "Nogueirão" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "Associação Cultural Esporte Clube Baraúnas" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
External links
edit- Official website (in Portuguese)