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Wikipedia - Auto Esporte Clube (PB)
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.
History
Auto Esporte Clube was founded on September 7, 1936, by taxi drivers from João Pessoa city. They won the Campeonato Paraibano in 1939, 1956, 1958, 1987, 1990, and in 1992. União was eliminated in the first stage in the Green module of the Copa João Havelange in 2000.
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. They competed in the Série C in 1992, reaching the second stage of the competition. Auto Esporte was again eliminated in the Copa do Brasil first round in 1993, when they were eliminated by Paysandu of Pará state.
Le stade à domicile de l'Auto Esporte est l'Estádio Almeidão, qui peut accueillir 25 770 spectateurs. Les couleurs traditionnelles du club sont le rouge et le blanc.
Auto Esporte a remporté le Campeonato Paraibano à sept reprises, la dernière fois en 2014. Le club a également participé à la Série A, le premier échelon du football brésilien, à deux reprises, en 1968 et 1971.
Parmi les joueurs notables qui ont porté le maillot d'Auto Esporte figurent Andrade, qui a représenté le Brésil lors de la Coupe du monde 1978, et Zico, qui est considéré comme l'un des plus grands joueurs de football brésiliens de tous les temps.