In 2005, Baraúnas competed in the Copa do Brasil for the first time. In the first stage, the club beat América Mineiro, in the second stage, the club beat Vitória, in the third stage, Baraúnas beat Vasco da Gama, but in the quarterfinals, the club was eliminated by Cruzeiro.[6]
In 2006, Baraúnas won its first state championship, beating its rival, Potiguar de Mossoró, in the final. Baraúnas' Luciano Paraíba was the competition's top goalscorer, with 11 goals.[7]
The club's mascot is a lion called "Leão da doze". Doze anos (Twelve years, in English) is the name of the neighborhood where the club is located.[9]
AnthemEdit
Olismar Lima and Francisco Diógenes are the creators of the official anthem's lyrics, and Maestro Batista and Francisco Diógenes are the music authors.[10]
ReferencesEdit
^Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
^ abc"Baraúnas at Arquivo de Clubes". Archived from the original on 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2006-08-25.
associação, cultural, esporte, clube, baraúnas, baraúnas, they, usually, called, brazilian, football, team, from, mossoró, grande, norte, founded, january, 1960, baraúnasfull, namenickname, leãoleão, oestebarufoundedjanuary, 1960, years, 1960, groundnogueirão,. Associacao Cultural Esporte Clube Baraunas or Baraunas as they are usually called is a Brazilian football team from Mossoro in Rio Grande do Norte founded on January 14 1960 BaraunasFull nameAssociacao Cultural Esporte Clube BaraunasNickname s LeaoLeao do OesteBaruFoundedJanuary 14 1960 63 years ago 1960 01 14 GroundNogueirao Mossoro BrazilCapacity25 000ChairmanJoao Dehon da RochaManagerHugo SalesHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Titles 3 Idols 4 Current squad 4 1 First Team 5 Stadium 6 Derby 7 Mascot 8 Anthem 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditIn 1924 Baraunas was initially a carnival block meaning bloco carnavalesco in Portuguese 1 Some of the members of this block on January 14 1960 2 founded Esporte Clube Baraunas 3 In 1966 Esporte Clube Baraunas changed its name to Associacao Cultural Esporte Clube Baraunas 3 In 1989 Baraunas competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B being eliminated in the first stage 4 In 1998 the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C being eliminated in the first stage 5 In 2005 Baraunas competed in the Copa do Brasil for the first time In the first stage the club beat America Mineiro in the second stage the club beat Vitoria in the third stage Baraunas beat Vasco da Gama but in the quarterfinals the club was eliminated by Cruzeiro 6 In 2006 Baraunas won its first state championship beating its rival Potiguar de Mossoro in the final Baraunas Luciano Paraiba was the competition s top goalscorer with 11 goals 7 Titles EditCampeonato Potiguar 2006 Copa Rio Grande do Norte 2004 2007Idols EditEtevaldo 1960s Romildo 1980s Cicero Ramalho 1990s and 2000s Isaias 1990s and 2000s Nildo 1990s and 2000s Current squad EditFirst Team Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK nbsp BRA Erico GK nbsp BRA Jefferson DF nbsp BRA Pedrosa DF nbsp BRA Nildo DF nbsp BRA Johnson DF nbsp BRA Robert No Pos Nation Player DF nbsp BRA Rogerinho MF nbsp BRA Everton MF nbsp BRA Fidelis MF nbsp BRA Wilker FW nbsp BRA Cristiano FW nbsp BRA Leo GuerreiroStadium EditMain article Nogueirao Baraunas home stadium is the Nogueirao stadium 2 which has a maximum capacity of 25 000 people 8 Derby EditBaraunas greatest rival is Potiguar de Mossoro The derby is known as Potiba 2 Mascot EditThe club s mascot is a lion called Leao da doze Doze anos Twelve years in English is the name of the neighborhood where the club is located 9 Anthem EditOlismar Lima and Francisco Diogenes are the creators of the official anthem s lyrics and Maestro Batista and Francisco Diogenes are the music authors 10 References Edit Enciclopedia do Futebol Brasileiro Volume 1 Lance Rio de Janeiro Arete Editorial S A 2001 a b c Baraunas at Arquivo de Clubes Archived from the original on 2009 05 29 Retrieved 2006 08 25 a b History at the fansite 1989 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B at RSSSF Archived 2008 09 07 at the Wayback Machine 1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C at RSSSF Archived 2007 10 08 at the Wayback Machine 2005 Copa do Brasil at RSSSF Archived 2007 02 20 at the Wayback Machine 2006 Campeonato Potiguar at RSSSF Archived February 9 2007 at the Wayback Machine Nogueirao stadium at Templos do Futebol Especial Placar 500 Times do Brasil Sao Paulo Editora Abril 2003 Anthem at the fansiteExternal links Edit in Portuguese Official website in Portuguese Fansite Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Associacao Cultural Esporte Clube Baraunas amp oldid 1154453385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
