Sociedade Esportiva Nacional, commonly known as Nacional, 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 Santa Inês

Santa Inês

Santa Inês is a town and municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.-References:...

, Maranhão state

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...

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History

The club was founded on December 21, 2002. Nacional finished as runners-up in the Campeonato Maranhense Second Level in 2006. Since 2007, the club competes in 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....

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Stadium

Sociedade Esportiva Nacional play their home games at Estádio Artemas Santos, nicknamed Binezão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 9,146 people.