Ponta Grossa Esporte Clube, commonly known as Ponta Grossa, was a Brazilian

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club based in

Ponta Grossa Ponta Grossa () is a municipality in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil. The estimated population is 355,336 according to official data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and it is the 4th most populous city in Paraná ...

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. They competed in the Série C once.

History

The club was founded on June 30, 1994, by a former president of another Ponta Grossa club,

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. They competed in the Série C in

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, when they were eliminated in the Second Stage of the competition. Due to financial problems, in 2003 the club sold its spot in the

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to ADAP, competing in that season's competition as ADAP/Ponta Grossa. The club folded in the same year.

Stadium

Ponta Grossa Esporte Clube played their home games at

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. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,620 people.

References

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