Crato Esporte Clube, commonly known as Crato, 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 Crato

Crato, Ceará

Crato is a city of 110,000 inhabitants on the banks of the river Granjeiro in the south of the state of Ceará, in the northeast of Brazil. It was founded 21 June 1764 by the Capuchin friar Carlos Maria de Ferrara...

, 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 11, 1997. They finished in the second position in the Campeonato Cearense Second Level in 1999, when they lost the competition to Guarany

Guarany Sporting Club

Guarany Sporting Club, commonly known as Guarany de Sobral or just as Guarany, is a Brazilian football club from Sobral, Ceará state. They competed once in the Série B and in the Série C, and won the Série D once.- History :...

, and in 2009, when they lost the competition to Limoeiro

Associação Desportiva Limoeiro Futebol Clube

Associação Desportiva Limoeiro Futebol Clube, commonly known as Limoeiro, is a Brazilian football club based in Limoeiro do Norte, Ceará state. They competed in the Série C once.-Foundation:...

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Stadium

Crato Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Municipal Governador Virgílio Távora, nicknamed Mirandão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.