Maranguape Futebol Clube, commonly known as Maranguape, 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 Maranguape

Maranguape

Maranguape is a municipality in Ceará with 102,982. The community was founded in 1851 and is currently part of the Fortaleza metropolitan area.- External links :*...

, Ceará state

Ceará

Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...

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History

The club was founded on November 17, 1997. They competed for the first time in the Campeonato Cearense

Campeonato Cearense

The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.-Format:The Cearense Championship has three divisions with the following division and format :First DivisionThe ten clubs play two legs...

 in 2002, when they finished in the third position.

Stadium

Maranguape Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Francisco Cardoso de Moraes, nicknamed Moraisão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.