Grapiúna Atlético Clube, commonly known as Grapiúna, 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 Itabuna

Itabuna

Itabuna is a city in Bahia, Brazil. Located around , it's the 6th city in Bahia, after Salvador, Feira de Santana, Vitória da Conquista, Juazeiro and Ilhéus in size of population, with an estimative of 209,211 inhabitants in 2006. The city covers a total area of 443.2 km².Itabuna became a city...

, Bahia state

Bahia

Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...

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History

The club was founded on October 12, 1998. Grapiúna finished in the second place in the Campeonato Baiano Second Level

Campeonato Baiano (lower levels)

The Campeonato Baiano lower levels are the football tournaments for the Bahia state clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Baiano First Division. The competitions are organized by the Bahia Football Federation...

 in 2001, when they lost the title to Palmeiras Nordeste

Palmeiras Nordeste Futebol

Palmeiras Nordeste Futebol, commonly known as Palmeiras Nordeste, was a Brazilian football club based in Feira de Santana, Bahia state. They competed in the Série C once. The club was formerly known as Associação Atlética Independente.-History:...

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Stadium

Grapiúna Atlético Clube play their home games at Estádio Luiz Viana Filho, nicknamed Itabunão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 11,745 people.