Maranhão Atlético Clube, usually known as Maranhão or MAC, is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian football

Football (soccer)

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 club from São Luís

São Luís, Maranhão

São Luís is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Ilha de São Luís in the Baía de São Marcos , an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. Its coordinates are 2.53° south, 44.30° west...

, Maranhão

Maranhão

Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent...

 state.

History

Maranhão Atlético Clube was founded on September 24, 1932.

In 1937, Maranhão won the Campeonato Maranhense

Campeonato Maranhense

The Campeonato Maranhense is the football league of the state of Maranhão, Brazil.-Format:First Division 2006First Stage*Double round-robin, in which all teams play each other home-and-away games.*Home-and-away playoffs with the top 4 teams....

, which was the club's first title.

In 1979, Maranhão disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 for the first time, finishing in the 26th place.

In 1980, Maranhão AC disputed again the Campeonato Brasileiro's first division, finishing in the 44th place (the competition's last position). The club was relegated to the second division.

In 2000, the club was the Copa Norte

Copa Norte

Copa Norte was a Brazilian football competition contested between North region teams.From 1997 to 1999, the Copa Norte champions granted qualification to Copa CONMEBOL....

's runner-up. São Raimundo beat the club in the final.

Titles

• Campeonato Maranhense
  Campeonato Maranhense
  The Campeonato Maranhense is the football league of the state of Maranhão, Brazil.-Format:First Division 2006First Stage*Double round-robin, in which all teams play each other home-and-away games.*Home-and-away playoffs with the top 4 teams....
  
  : 14

1937, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1951, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1979, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2007.

• Copa Norte
  Copa Norte
  Copa Norte was a Brazilian football competition contested between North region teams.From 1997 to 1999, the Copa Norte champions granted qualification to Copa CONMEBOL....
  
  : 0

Runner-up (1): 2000

Stadium

The club's home matches are usually played at Castelão

Castelão (Maranhão)

The Estádio Governador João Castelo, also known as the Castelão, is a multi-purpose stadium inaugurated on March 9, 1975 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, with a maximum capacity of 75,263 people in a three-tier configuration. The stadium is owned by the Maranhão state Government, and is the home...

 stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 70,000 people.

First team

Mascot and nickname

The club's mascot is a goat

Goat

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. Maranhão is nicknamed Bode Gregório, Demolidor de Cartazes, and Quadricolor.

External links

• Arquivo de Clubes website