Potiguar
Full nameAssociação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar
Nickname(s)Time Macho
Príncipe
Alvirrubro Mossoroense
Maior do interior
Founded15 February 1948 (1948-02-15)
GroundNogueirão
Capacity25,000
ChairmanBenjamim Machado
ManagerEmanoel Sacramento
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série D
Campeonato Potiguar
2023
2023
Série D, 20th of 64
Potiguar, 3rd of 8
WebsiteClub website

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.

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

They 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

They play their home games at the Nogueirão stadium.[3] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 25,000 people.[6]

Honours

Derby

The derby between Potiguar and Baraúnas is known as Potiba.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 227. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF. 16 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  4. "V Copa Brasil - 1979". RSSSF. 16 November 2007. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  5. "Brazil 2000 Championship - Copa João Havelange". RSSSF. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  6. "Nogueirão" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  7. "Associação Cultural Esporte Clube Baraúnas" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
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