Esporte Clube de Patos, commonly known as Esporte de Patos, or just as Esporte, is a Brazilian

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club based in

Patos Patos is a municipality of the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil. It is classified by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics as a sub-regional center A. It is located in the Espinharas River valley, surrounded by ...

, Paraíba state.

History

The club was founded on July 7, 1952 by former athletes from the defunct local club Botafogo de Patos. The founders were fans of

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...

football, thus the club adopted a similar name to

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, and adopted the same colors and team kits as

Clube Náutico Capibaribe Clube Náutico Capibaribe (), or simply Náutico, is a Brazilian multi-sport club based in Recife, Pernambuco. The club is most notable for its association football team, that plays in the Série C, the third tier of the Brazilian footbal ...

's. Esporte won the Campeonato Paraibano second division in 2005, 2013, 2015 and 2018.

Achievements

* Campeonato Paraibano Second Division: ** Winners (4): 2005, 2013, 2015 and 2018

Stadium

Esporte Clube de Patos play their home games at Estádio José Cavalcanti. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 11,000 people.

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