Grêmio Esportivo Catanduvense, usually known simply as Catanduvense, or as GEC, was a Brazilian football club from

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History

Grêmio Esportivo Catanduvense was founded on February 5, 1970, two years after another club from Catanduva, named Catanduva Esporte Clube, folded, adopting blue and white as its official colors. The club also inherited Cataduva EC'S spot in

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, which was São Paulo state's third level.Grêmio Esportivo Catanduvense history at Grêmio Catanduvense de Futebol website
The club won the Campeonato Paulista Second Level in 1974,1974 Campeonato Paulista Second Level at RSSSF
but there was no promotion to the first level at the time. Catanduvense competed in the Campeonato Paulista Second Level in 1988, and adopted red and white as its official colors, which were also Catanduva Esporte Clube's original colors. After a good campaign, the club finished as the runner-up, only behind

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, and finished in the second position. In the second stage, the club was eliminated by Bragantino, after a 0–1 defeat at home in the first leg, and a 1–1 draw in

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. Catanduvense's final position in the competition was 27th.1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B at RSSSF
The club was deeply in debt in 1993, and folded.

Achievements

* Campeonato Paulista Second Level: ** Winners (1): 1974

Stadium

Catanduvense's home matches were usually played at Municipal Sílvio Salles stadium,Grêmio Esportivo Catanduvense at Times Brasileiros
which has a maximum capacity of 14,800 people and was built in 1988.

Memorable matches

References

External links

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