Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar


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.

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.

Honours

Rio Grande do Norte State Championship
Rio Grande do Norte Second Division
The derby between Potiguar and Baraúnas is known as Potiba.