Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar

Potiguar
Full name Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar
Founded August 15, 1948
Stadium Nogueirão
Capacity 25,000

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

Main article: Nogueirão

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 227. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
  3. ↑ "V Copa Brasil - 1979". RSSSF. November 16, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Brazil 2000 Championship - Copa João Havelange". RSSSF. June 6, 2008. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Nogueirão" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved July 6, 2009.