The Associação Desportiva Leônico, commonly known as Leônico, is a Brazilian

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team from

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. They won the

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once and competed in the Série A two times.

History

They were founded on 3 April 1940. Leônico won the

in 1966. The club competed in the Série A in

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and in

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Stadium

They play their home games at the Edgard Santos stadium, located in

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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

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. This stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,000 people.

Honours

State

** 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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