Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potyguar Seridoense

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Potyguar de Currais Novos
Full nameAssociação Cultural e Desportiva Potyguar Seridoense
Nickname(s)Leão do Seridó
FoundedAugust 1, 1989
GroundEstádio Municipal Coronel José Bezerra, Currais Novos, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil
Capacity2,000
PresidentAntônio Marcos
Head coachNetinho Matias

Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potyguar Seridoense, commonly known as Potyguar de Currais Novos or Potyguar Seridoense, is a Brazilian football club based in Currais Novos, Rio Grande do Norte state. They competed in the Copa do Brasil once.

History[edit]

The club was founded on August 1, 1989.[1] Potyguar de Currais Novos won the Campeonato Potiguar Second Level in 2007. They competed in the Copa do Brasil in 2010, when they were eliminated in the First Round by Paysandu.[2]

Achievements[edit]

Stadium[edit]

Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potyguar Seridoense play their home games at Estádio Municipal Coronel José Bezerra.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 2,000 people.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 75.
  2. ^ "Jogos da Copa do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2011.