São José de Ribamar Esporte Clube, commonly known as São José, 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 São José de Ribamar

São José de Ribamar

Sao José de Ribamar is a Brazilian city in the Maranhão state. 134.593 was its estimated population in 2006. It is part of the São Luís Island together with São Luís, Raposa, and Paço do Lumiar....

, 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 June 14, 2007. The club finished as runners-up in the 2007 Campeonato Maranhense Second Level, losing the competition to Itinga, and finished in the third position in the 2008 Taça Cidade de São Luís.

Stadium

São José de Ribamar Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Nhozinho Santos

Estádio Nhozinho Santos

Estádio Nhozinho Santos is a multi-use stadium located in São Luís, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Moto Club de São Luís. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 21,000 people and was built in 1950...

, in São Luís

São Luís, Maranhão

São Luís is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Ilha de São Luís in the Baía de São Marcos , an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. Its coordinates are 2.53° south, 44.30° west...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 16,500 people.