Atlético Cajazeirense de Desportos

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Atlético
Full nameAtlético Cajazeirense de Desportos
Nickname(s)Trovão Azul do Sertão
Alviceleste
FoundedJuly 3, 1948 (75 years ago) (1948-07-03)
GroundPerpetão, Cajazeiras, Paraíba state, Brazil
Capacity4,500

Atlético Cajazeirense de Desportos, commonly known as Atlético, is a Brazilian football club based in Cajazeiras, Paraíba state. They competed in the Série C once and in the Copa do Brasil twice.

Atlético is currently ranked fifth among Paraíba teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 170th place overall.[1]

History[edit]

The club was founded on July 21, 1948.[2] Atlético won the Campeonato Paraibano in 2002.[3] They competed in the Copa do Brasil in 2003, when they were eliminated in the First Round by Bahia, and in 2004, when they were eliminated in the First Round by Fortaleza. They competed in the Série C in 2007, when they were eliminated in the Second Stage of the competition.

Achievements[edit]

Stadium[edit]

Atlético Cajazeirense de Desportos play their home games at Estádio Perpétuo Corrêa Lima, nicknamed Perpetão.[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,500 people.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF. December 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 60.
  3. ^ Placar Guia 2011 (1350-C): 94. January 2011. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2011.