Atlético Clube Lagartense, commonly known as Lagartense, 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 club based in Lagarto

Lagarto, Sergipe

Lagarto is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 90,345 and its area is 969 km²....

, Sergipe state

Sergipe

Sergipe , is the smallest state of the Brazilian Federation, located on the northeastern Atlantic coast of the country. It borders on two other states, Bahia to the south and west and Alagoas to the north, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean...

. They competed in the Copa do Brasil

Copa do Brasil

The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...

 twice.

History

The club was founded on August 11, 1992. Lagartense won the Campeonato Sergipano

Campeonato Sergipano

The Campeonato Sergipano is the football league of the state of Sergipe, Brazil.-Format:Serie A-1Double round-robin, in which all teams play each other home-and-away games.The team with the most points is crowned the champion....

 in 1998. They competed in the Copa do Brasil

Copa do Brasil

The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...

 in 1999 and in 2001, they were eliminated in the First Round in both seasons, respectively by Fluminense

Fluminense Football Club

Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

 and Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, or simply Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football club in Recife, Pernambuco.-Early history:On February 3, 1914, eleven young men aging from 14 to 16 years founded a football society...

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Stadium

Atlético Clube Lagartense play their home games at Estádio Paulo Barreto de Menezes, nicknamed Barretão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.