Paulistano Futebol Clube, commonly known as Paulistano, is a Brazilian

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club based in

Paulista Paulista is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of 334,376 as of 2020. It has the highest Human Development Index (HDI) of the Recife metropolitan area. It is the birthplace of footballer Rivaldo and is also famous for its beac ...

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. They competed in the Série C twice.

History

The club was founded on August 7, 1982. Paulistano competed in the Série C in

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, when they were eliminated in the Second Stage of the competition, and in

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, when they were eliminated in the First Stage.

Stadium

Paulistano Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Ademir Cunha. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people.

References

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