Nacional Atlético Clube, usually known as Nacional de Patos or simply as Nacional is a
Brazilian football club from
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. The club was founded in 1961, and in 1989 competed in the
Brazilian Championship Second Level and in 2005 and in 2007 competed in the
Brazilian Championship Third Level. Its home matches are played at
José Cavalcanti Stadium.
History
On December 23, 1961, the club was founded by employees of federal institutions, such as the
Correios, and other institutions. The club's colors were originally green and yellow, but later the green and white were adopted as Nacional's official colors.
[Nacional Atlético Clube at Arquivo de Clubes]
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From 1977 to 1981, Nacional won the Torneio Incentivo, which was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation
The Brazilian Football Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Futebol; CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country ...
, five times in a row.[1989 Brazilian Championship Second Level at RSSSF](_blank)
In 2005
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, Nacional competed in the Brazilian Championship Third Level, but was eliminated in the first stage of the competition.[2005 Brazilian Championship Third Level at RSSSF](_blank)
In 2007, the club won the Paraíba State Championship for the first time. Nacional's Edmundo was the competition's top goalscorer, with 18 goals.[2007 Paraíba State Championship at RSSSF](_blank)
In the same year, the club competed in the Brazilian Championship Third Level, reaching the final stage of the competition.[2007 Brazilian Championship Third Level at RSSSF](_blank)
Achievements
* Paraíba State Championship: 2007
* Torneio Incentivo: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Current squad (selected)
Stadium
Nacional's home stadium is Estádio José Cavalcanti, with a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system.
Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the f ...
final stage home matches at Amigão
Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro, usually known by its nickname Amigão (sometimes called O Amigão), is a multi-purpose stadium in Campina Grande, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 35,000. The stadium ...
stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 40,000 people and is located in Campina Grande
Campina Grande is the second most populous Brazilian city in the State of Paraíba after João Pessoa, the capital. It is considered to be the most important city of the Northeastern Brazilian subregion called '' agreste''. It is considered one ...
,[Amigão Stadium at Templos do Futebol]
because the minimum stadium capacity allowed during that stage of the competition was 10,000 people.[Nacional não deve jogar em Patos na fase final da Série C do Brasileiro - WSCOM (October 7, 2007)]
(retrieved on November 23, 2007)
References
External links
Official website
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Association football clubs established in 1961
Football clubs in Paraíba
1961 establishments in Brazil