Auto Esporte Clube (PB)

"Auto Esporte Clube" redirects here. For the football club from Piauí, see Auto Esporte Clube (PI).

Auto Esporte Clube, also known as Auto Esporte, is a Brazilian football team from João Pessoa, Paraíba. They compete in the Série C once, in the Copa do Brasil twice, and won the Campeonato Paraibano several times.

Auto Esporte

Full name	Auto Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	O Clube do Povo
Founded	September 7, 1936; 88 years ago (1936-09-07)
Ground	Estádio Evandro Lélis
Capacity	2,000
President	Watteu Rodrigues
Head coach	Ramiro Souza
Home colors Away colors

History

Auto Esporte Clube was founded on September 7, 1936, by taxi drivers from João Pessoa city.^[1] They won the Campeonato Paraibano in 1939, 1956, 1958, 1987, 1990, and in 1992.^[1] União was eliminated in the first stage in the Green module of the Copa João Havelange in 2000.^[2]

The club competed in the 1991, Copa do Brasil, when they were eliminated in the first stage by Grêmio of Rio Grande do Sul state.^[3] They competed in the Série C in 1992, reaching the second stage of the competition.^[4] Auto Esporte was again eliminated in the Copa do Brasil first round in 1993, when they were eliminated by Paysandu of Pará state.^[5]

Stadium

The team play their home games at Estádio Evandro Lélis.^[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 2,000 people.^[6]

Honours

State

• Campeonato Paraibano
  • Winners (6): 1939, 1956, 1958, 1987, 1990, 1992
  • Runners-up (8): 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1993
• Copa Paraíba
  • Winners (1): 2011
• Campeonato Paraibano Second Division
  • Winners (3): 1968, 2006, 2024
• Torneio Início da Paraíba
  • Winners (11): 1941, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1990

Women's Football

• Campeonato Paraibano de Futebol Feminino
  • Winners (1): 2019