Associação Atlética Batel, commonly known as Batel, is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian football team based in Guarapuava

Guarapuava

Guarapuava is a city in the mid south of Paraná state in Brazil. It is the largest city in that state by area.Guarapuava is located at 25°23'36" south and 51°27'19" west. The region is known as the centre of the state of Paraná, in the third plateau, also called of the Plateau of Guarapuava...

, Paraná state

Paraná (state)

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. They competed in the Série C

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

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 twice.

History

The club was founded on March 17, 1951 in Batel neighborhood, Guarapuava

Guarapuava

Guarapuava is a city in the mid south of Paraná state in Brazil. It is the largest city in that state by area.Guarapuava is located at 25°23'36" south and 51°27'19" west. The region is known as the centre of the state of Paraná, in the third plateau, also called of the Plateau of Guarapuava...

. They competed in the Série C

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...

 in 1994 and in 1995, being eliminated in the Second Stage in both editions of the competition.

Stadium

Associação Atlética Batel play their home games at Estádio Waldomiro Gelinski, nicknamed Estádio Lobo Solitário. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people.