Nacional de Patos
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Wikipedia - Nacional Atlético Clube (Patos)
Nacional Atlético Clube, usually known as Nacional de Patos or simply as Nacional is a Brazilian football club from Patos, Paraíba state. The club was founded in 1961, and in 1989 competed in the Brazilian Championship Second Level and in 2005 and in 2007 competed in the Brazilian Championship Third Level. Its home matches are played at José Cavalcanti Stadium.
History
On 23 December 1961, the club was founded by employees of federal institutions, such as the Correios, and other institutions. The club's colors were originally green and yellow, but later the green and white were adopted as Nacional's official colors.
From 1977 to 1981, Nacional won the Torneio Incentivo, which was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation, five times in a row.
In 1989, the club competed in the Brazilian Championship Second Level, but was eliminated in the first stage.
In 2005, Nacional competed in the Brazilian Championship Third Level, but was eliminated in the first stage of the competition.
In 2007, the club won the Paraíba State Championship for the first time. Nacional's Edmundo was the competition's top goalscorer, with 18 goals. In the same year, the club competed in the Brazilian Championship Third Level, reaching the final stage of the competition.
Nacional de Patos har vundet Campeonato Paraibano fire gange: i 1972, 1975, 1977 og 2019. Klubben har også deltaget i Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, det fjerde niveau i det brasilianske fodboldsystem, flere gange.
Holdets farver er blå og hvid, og det kaldes ofte for "Canário do Sertão" (Kanariefuglen fra Sertão). Nacional de Patos har en stærk fanklub kendt som "Torcida Amarela" (Den gule fanklub), som er kendt for sin passion og loyalitet.