Cascavel Esporte Clube, commonly known as Cascavel, was a Brazilian

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club based in

Cascavel Cascavel is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is the fifth most populous city in the state with 332,333 residents, according to IBGE, a government agency. The distance to Curitiba, the state capital, is 491 kilometers by fr ...

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that competed in the Série B and in the Série C twice.

History

The club was founded on December 19, 1979. Cascavel won the

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in 1980. The club competed in the Série B in

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and

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and was eliminated in the First Stage in both seasons. Cascavel competed in the Série C in

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and

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and was eliminated in the First Stage in both seasons. The club merged with SOREC and Cascavel S/A on December 17, 2001 to form

Cascavel Clube Recreativo Cascavel Clube Recreativo, more commonly referred to as Cascavel CR, is a Brazilian professional association football club in Cascavel, Paraná (state), Paraná which currently plays in Campeonato Paranaense, the top division of the Paraná State ...

Achievements

: ** Winners (1): 1980

Stadium

Cascavel Esporte Clube played its home games at

Estádio Olímpico Regional Arnaldo Busatto Estádio Olímpico Regional Arnaldo Busatto, sometimes nicknamed Ninho das Cobras (meaning ''Snake Nest'') is a multi-use stadium in Cascavel, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of Cascavel Clube Recre ...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 45,000 people.

References

{{Use mdy dates, date=March 2011 Defunct football clubs in Paraná (state) Association football clubs established in 1979 Association football clubs disestablished in 2001 1979 establishments in Brazil 2001 disestablishments in Brazil