Auto Esporte Clube

Auto Esporte Clube, also known as Auto Esporte, is a Brazilian football team from João Pessoa, Paraíba. They compete in the Série C once, in the Copa do Brasil twice, and won the Campeonato Paraibano several times.

For the football club from Piauí, see Auto Esporte Clube (PI).

Auto Esporte
Full nameAuto Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)O Clube do Povo
FoundedSeptember 7, 1936 (1936-09-07)
GroundEstádio Evandro Lélis
Capacity2,000
PresidentWatteu Rodrigues
Head coachRamiro Souza

History

Auto Esporte Clube was founded on September 7, 1936, by taxi drivers from João Pessoa city.[1] They won the Campeonato Paraibano in 1939, 1956, 1958, 1987, 1990, and in 1992.[1] União was eliminated in the first stage in the Green module of the Copa João Havelange in 2000.[2]

The club competed in the 1991, Copa do Brasil, when they were eliminated in the first stage by Grêmio of Rio Grande do Sul state.[3] They competed in the Série C in 1992, reaching the second stage of the competition.[4] Auto Esporte was again eliminated in the Copa do Brasil first round in 1993, when they were eliminated by Paysandu of Pará state.[5]

Stadium

The team play their home games at Estádio Evandro Lélis.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 2,000 people.[6]

Achievements

References
  1. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. pp. 127–129. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. "Brazil 2000 Championship - Copa João Havelange". RSSSF Brasil. June 6, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  3. "Brasil 1991 Cup" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brasil. October 13, 1999. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  4. "Brasil 3rd Level 1992" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brasil. November 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  5. "Brasil 1993 Cup" (in Portuguese). RSSSF Brasil. October 13, 1999. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  6. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
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