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Paysandu Sport Club
Paysandu is a Brazilian football club located in Belém, Pará. Paysandu is also known as Papão da Curuzu . Papão because they won several titles in the 1940s and Curuzu because this is the name of the street where Paysandu's stadium is located in.
Paysandu is the most successful club in Northern Brazil, having won 41 State Leagues, 1 Regional League (Copa Norte in 2002) and 3 national titles (Brazilian League Second Division in 1991 and 2001 and the Brazilian Champions' Cup in 2002).
Paysandu called the world's attention in 2003 when they had a brilliant campaign in Copa Libertadores de América, beating several traditional South American teams such as Cerro Porteño and Boca Juniors (at La Bombonera).
List of Titles
- National Titles
- National Second Division - 1991 and 2001
- Brazilian Champions' Cup - 2002
- Regional Titles
- Copa Norte - 2002
- State Titles
- Campeonato Paraense - 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2005.
External links
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