Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar, commonly known as Potiguar or as Potiguar de Mossoró, are a

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ian football team from

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. They won the

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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

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History

They were founded on February 11, 1945, as Esporte Clube Potuguar by a group of sportsmen. They fused with Associação Desportiva Potiguar on June 19, 1953. The club won the

in 2004. Potiguar competed in the Série A in

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, when they were eliminated in the first stage. The club was eliminated in

Copa João Havelange The 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Copa João Havelange) was the 44th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. Due to legal complications, the championship was organized ...

's first stage of the Green module in 2000.

Stadium

They play their home games at the

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stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 25,000 people.

Honours

Rio Grande do Norte State Championship * Winners (2): 2004, 2013 * Runners-up (3): 1997, 2006, 2008 Rio Grande do Norte Second Division * Winners (1): 1981

Derby

The derby between Potiguar and Baraúnas is known as ''Potiba''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Potiguar Association football clubs established in 1945 Football clubs in Rio Grande do Norte