Associação Cultural Esporte Clube Baraúnas, or Baraúnas as they are usually called, is a
Brazilian football team from
Mossoró
Mossoró () is the second most populous city in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and also the largest municipality of that state. It is equidistant (four hours' drive) from Natal (approximately 277 km or 172 miles), the state capi ...
in
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", re ...
, founded on January 14, 1960.
History
In 1924, Baraúnas was initially a carnival block (meaning ''bloco carnavalesco'' in Portuguese).
[''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.]
Some of the members of this block, on January 14, 1960,
founded Esporte Clube Baraúnas.
[History at the fansite](_blank)
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In 1966, Esporte Clube Baraúnas changed its name to Associação Cultural Esporte Clube Baraúnas.Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de P ...
for the first time. In the first stage, the club beat América Mineiro, in the second stage, the club beat Vitória, in the third stage, Baraúnas beat Vasco da Gama, but in the quarterfinals, the club was eliminated by Cruzeiro.
In 2006, Baraúnas won its first state championship, beating its rival, Potiguar de Mossoró, in the final. Baraúnas' Luciano Paraíba was the competition's top goalscorer, with 11 goals.
Titles
* Campeonato Potiguar
The Campeonato Potiguar is the football league of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Format
First Division
First stage: standard round-robin, in which all teams play each other once.
Second stage: home-and-away playoffs between the t ...
: 2006
* Copa Rio Grande do Norte
The Copa Rio Grande do Norte was the association football state cup of Rio Grande do Norte, organized by the Federação Norte-rio-grandense de Futebol (FNF), in order to decide one of the representatives of the state at the Copa do Brasil.
It w ...
: 2004, 2007
* Campeonato Mossoroense: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1977
* Copa Oeste
Copa or COPA may refer to:
COPA
COPA may refer to:
* Computer Operator Programming Assistant. trade of ITI
* Child Online Protection Act, a former U.S. law to protect minors from certain material on the internet
* Canadian Owners and Pilots Asso ...
: 2000
Idols
*Etevaldo (1960s)
*Romildo (1980s)
*Cícero Ramalho (1990s and 2000s)
*Isaías (1990s and 2000s)
*Nildo (1990s and 2000s)
Current squad
First Team
Stadium
Baraúnas' home stadium is the Nogueirão stadium,[Nogueirão stadium at Templos do Futebol](_blank)
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Derby
Baraúnas' greatest rival is Potiguar de Mossoró Potiguar may refer to:
* Demonym of Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil
* Potiguara people
* Campeonato Potiguar, a Brazilian football (soccer) competition
* Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar
Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar ...
. The derby is known as ''Potiba''.
Mascot
The club's mascot is a lion called "Leão da doze". Doze anos (Twelve years, in English) is the name of the neighborhood where the club is located.[''Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.'']
Anthem
Olismar Lima and Francisco Diógenes are the creators of the official anthem's lyrics, and Maestro Batista and Francisco Diógenes are the music authors.Anthem at the fansite
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References
External links
Official website
Fansite
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Association football clubs established in 1960
Baraunas
1960 establishments in Brazil