Ground Capacity 25,000 Manager Emanoel Sacramento | Chairman Benjamim Machado Founded 1945 | |
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Full name Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar Location Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Leagues Campeonato Potiguar, Campeonato Brasileiro Série D | ||
Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar, commonly known as Potiguar or as Potiguar de Mossoró, are a Brazilian football team from Mossoró. They won the Campeonato Potiguar once and competed in the Série A twice.
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History
They were founded on February 11, 1945, as Esporte Clube Potuguar by a group of sportsmen. They fused with Associação Desportiva Potiguar on June 19, 1953. The club won the Campeonato Potiguar in 2004. Potiguar competed in the Série A in 1979, when they were eliminated in the first stage. The club was eliminated in Copa João Havelange's first stage of the Green module in 2000.
Stadium
They play their home games at the Nogueirão stadium. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 25,000 people.
Achievements
Derby
The derby between Potiguar and Baraúnas is known as Potiba.