Associação Desportiva Limoeiro Futebol Clube, commonly known as Limoeiro, is a Brazilian

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club based in

Limoeiro do Norte Limoeiro do Norte is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Ceará This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Ceará (CE), located in the Northeast Region of Bra ...

, Ceará state. They competed in the Série C once.

History

Foundation

The club was founded on February 1, 2001. Limoeiro won the Campeonato Cearense Second Division in 2001 and in 2009. They competed in the Série C in

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, when they reached the Final Stage of the competition, finishing in the fourth place, and thus failing to gain promotion to the following year's Série B.

Achievements

Campeonato Cearense Série B The Campeonato Cearense Série B is the second tier of the state league of Ceará, Brazil. List of champions ;Name changes *Uniclinic is the currently Atlético Cearense. Titles by team Teams in bold stills active. By city Reference ...

: ** Winners (2): 2001, 2009

Stadium

Associação Desportiva Limoeiro Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio José de Oliveira Bandeira, nicknamed ''Bandeirão''. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Limoeiro Futebol Clube, Associacao Desportiva Association football clubs established in 2001 Football clubs in Ceará 2001 establishments in Brazil