Aquidauanense Futebol Clube, commonly known as Aquidauanense, is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football team based in Aquidauana

Aquidauana

Aquidauana is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.Aquidauanense Futebol Clube is the municipality football club....

, Mato Grosso do Sul state

Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil.Neighboring Brazilian states are Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay and Bolivia to the west. The economy of the state is largely based on agriculture and cattle-raising...

. The club was formerly known as Escolinha de Futebol Aquidauanense.

History

The club was founded on December 10, 2001, as Escolinha de Futebol Aquidauanense, eventually being renamed to Aquidauanense Futebol Clube. Despite finishing in the 10th position in the Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense Second Level in 2007, the club was promoted to the 2008 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense. In 2011, the club was runner-up in the Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense, losing the final to the Clube Esportivo Nova Esperança.

Stadium

Aquidauanense Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Municipal de Aquidauana, nicknamed Estádio da Noroeste. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.