Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potyguar Seridoense, commonly known as Potyguar de Currais Novos or Potyguar Seridoense, is a Brazilian

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club based in

Currais Novos Currais Novos is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. As of 2020, the population was estimated at 44,905. Prominent people * Vicente de Lima (b. 1977), Olympic sprinter * Francisco Fabiano Perei ...

, Rio Grande do Norte state. They competed in the

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once.

History

The club was founded on August 1, 1989. Potyguar de Currais Novos won the Campeonato Potiguar Second Level in 2007. They competed in the

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, when they were eliminated in the First Round by Paysandu.

Honours

Campeonato Potiguar The Campeonato Potiguar is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, ...

** Runners-up (1): 2009 * Campeonato Potiguar Second Division ** Winners (3): 2007, 2012, 2021 * Copa Cidade do Natal ** Winners (1): 2009

Stadium

Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potyguar Seridoense play their home games at

Estádio Municipal Coronel José Bezerra The Estádio Municipal Coronel José Bezerra, nicknamed Bezerrão, is a football stadium located in Currais Novos, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football games and is the home stadium of Associação Cult ...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 2,000 people.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Potyguar Seridoense, Associacao Cultural E Desportiva Association football clubs established in 1989 Football clubs in Rio Grande do Norte 1989 establishments in Brazil