4 de Julho Esporte Clube
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4 de Julho Esporte Clube, commonly known as 4 de Julho, 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 Piripiri
Piripiri, Piauí
Piripiri, Piauí is a town and municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...

, Piauí state
Piauí
Piauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piauí has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland...

. They competed in the Série B
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

 once and 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...

 twice.

History

The club was founded on July 4, 1987, hence the name 4 de Julho. 4 de Julho won the Campeonato Piauiense
Campeonato Piauiense
The Campeonato Piauiense is the football league of the state of Piauí, Brazil. The competition is organized by the Piauí Football Federation.-Clubs:First Division*4 de Julho Esporte Clube*Barras Futebol Club...

 in 1992 and in 1993. They competed in the Série B
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

 in 1989, when they were eliminated in the First Stage. 4 de Julho was eliminated in the First Stage in the 1993 and in the 1997 editions of 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...

. The club won the Campeonato Piauiense for the third time in 2011, after beating Comercial
Comercial Atlético Clube
Comercial Atlético Clube, commonly known as Comercial, is a Brazilian football club based in Campo Maior, Piauí state. They will compete in the 2011 Copa do Brasil.-History:The club was founded on April 21, 1945...

 1–0 in the first leg of the Final, and an 1–1 draw in the second leg, the games were played respectively on August 10 and on August 17.

Stadium

4 de Julho Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Municipal Helvídio Nunes de Barros, nicknamed Arena Colorada. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,000 people.
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