The Associação Desportiva Leônico, commonly known as Leônico, is a Brazilian
football
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team from
Salvador
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.
They won the
Campeonato Baiano
The Campeonato Baiano (), also known as the Baianão (), is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Run by the Bahia Football Federation (FBF), it is the second-oldest state football championship o ...
once and competed in the
Série A two times.
History
They were founded on 3 April 1940.
Leônico won the
Campeonato Baiano
The Campeonato Baiano (), also known as the Baianão (), is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Run by the Bahia Football Federation (FBF), it is the second-oldest state football championship o ...
in 1966.
The club competed in the
Série A in
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
and in
1985
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Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
.
Stadium
They play their home games at the
Edgard Santos stadium, located in
Simões Filho
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Notable people
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.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.
They played in the 1990s at
Estádio José Trindade Lobo, a stadium located in
Santo Antônio de Jesus
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.
This stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,000 people.
Honours
State
*
Campeonato Baiano
The Campeonato Baiano (), also known as the Baianão (), is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Run by the Bahia Football Federation (FBF), it is the second-oldest state football championship o ...
** Winners (1): 1966
** Runners-up (2): 1978, 1984
*
Torneio Início da Bahia
** Winners (3): 1965, 1975, 1978
Friendly tournaments
*
Torneio Quadrangular de Salvador
** Winners (1): 1964
References
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Association football clubs established in 1940
Football clubs in Bahia
1940 establishments in Brazil