Atlético Cajazeirense de Desportos, commonly known as Atlético, is a Brazilian
football
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club based in
Cajazeiras,
Paraíba state. They competed in the
Série C once and in the
Copa do Brasil
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twice.
Atlético is currently ranked fifth among Paraíba teams in
CBF's national club ranking, at 170th place overall.
History
The club was founded on July 21, 1948.
Atlético won the
Campeonato Paraibano
The Campeonato Paraibano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Paraíba
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in 2002.
They competed in the
Copa do Brasil
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in
2003
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Demographic ...
, when they were eliminated in the First Round by
Bahia
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, and in
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
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, when they were eliminated in the First Round by
Fortaleza
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. They competed in the
Série C in
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
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, when they were eliminated in the Second Stage of the competition.
Honours
*
Campeonato Paraibano
The Campeonato Paraibano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Paraíba
Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Gr ...
** Winners (1): 2002
** Runners-up (3): 1994, 2003, 2007
*
Campeonato Paraibano Second Division
** Winners (2): 2012, 2023
Stadium
Atlético Cajazeirense de Desportos play their home games at
Estádio Perpétuo Corrêa Lima, nicknamed ''Perpetão''.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,500 people.
References
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Association football clubs established in 1948
Football clubs in Paraíba
1948 establishments in Brazil