Caiçara Esporte Clube
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Caiçara Esporte Clube, commonly known as Caiçara, is a Brazilian football club based in Campo Maior, Piauí state. They competed once in the Copa do Brasil.
History
The club was founded on February 27, 1954{{cite book|title=Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro|publisher=Panda Books|author=Rodolfo Rodrigues|year=2009|page=67}} by employees of Casa Morais company and former supporters of another club of the city.{{Cite web|url=http://www.campomaioremfoco.com.br/local/27947-anivesario-de-58-anos-do-caicara-passou-despercebido.html|title=Aniversário de 58 anos do Caiçara passou despercebido|publisher=Campo Maior em Foco|date=February 28, 2012|accessdate=July 29, 2012|language=Portuguese}} Caiçara won the Campeonato Piauiense Second Level in 1963.{{cite book|title=Lancepédia - A Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro|publisher=Lance! Publicações|isbn=978-85-88651-14-2|language=Portuguese|location=Rio de Janeiro|date=August 2009|page=157}} The team finished as Campeonato Piauiense runners-up in 1963 and in 1990,{{Cite web|url=http://www.futebolnordeste.com.br/NoticiaVisualizar.aspx?id=38464 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231155932/http://www.futebolnordeste.com.br/NoticiaVisualizar.aspx?id=38464 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 31, 2012 |title=Caiçara também se apresenta |publisher=Futebol Nordeste |accessdate=July 14, 2012 |language=Portuguese }} and competed in the Copa do Brasil in 1991, when they were eliminated in the First Round by Atlético Mineiro. It became the first club from Piauí state to compete in a Brazilian national tournament.{{cite web|publisher=Portal O Dia|title=Caiçara fora do campeonato piauiense-1º time do interior a representar o Piauí em competição naciona|url=http://www.portalodia.com/municipios/campo-maior/caicara-fora-do-campeonato-piauiense-1o-time-do-interior-a-representar-o-piaui-em-competicao-naciona-71412.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131130953/http://www.portalodia.com/municipios/campo-maior/caicara-fora-do-campeonato-piauiense-1o-time-do-interior-a-representar-o-piaui-em-competicao-naciona-71412.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|language=Portuguese|date=8 September 2010}}
Honours
- Campeonato Piauiense
- Runners-up (3): 1963, 1990, 1995
- Campeonato Piauiense Second Division
- Winners (1): 1963
Stadium
Caiçara Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Deusdeth de Melo. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,000 people.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf |title=CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol |publisher=Confederação Brasileira de Futebol |accessdate=April 13, 2010 |format=PDF |language=Portuguese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510210022/http://www.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf |archivedate=May 10, 2013 }}
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Category:Football clubs in Piauí