Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano

What Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano does

Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano (CRAC), nicknamed 'Leão do Sul' (Lion of the South), is a private Brazilian football club founded on July 13, 1931 in Catalão, Goiás. It competes primarily in the Campeonato Goiano and has participated in national competitions including the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (vice-champion in 2012) and the Copa do Brasil. The club plays home matches at the Estádio Genervino Evangelista da Fonseca (capacity 8,487, inaugurated 1960) and operates with a 30-player squad plus a 6-person technical commission at a monthly payroll of R$ 160,000.

CRAC generates revenue through four streams: matchday ticket sales (R$ 20 general, R$ 10 women's discount), regional broadcasting rights for state and national competitions, corporate sponsorships historically sourced from local businesses and the municipal government, and player transfers, the last of which is enabled in part by an agent-funded squad model in which agents pay salaries to use CRAC as a showcase. The club's digital presence is anchored by cracnet.com.br, a fan portal offering news, match schedules, a prediction game ('Palpite da Rodada'), video content, and supporter group information, supplemented by a weekly TV Catalão program and local radio coverage.

The club is member-owned with a board of directors elected by members and no external investors or parent company. CRAC has two Campeonato Goiano titles (1967 and 2004), one Série D vice-championship (2012), and was recognized in 2015 as having the best campaign efficiency (86.7%) among all teams in Brazil's four divisions during the Série D first phase. Its competitive position rests on being the sole professional football representative of the municipality of Catalão, with three organized supporter groups (Comando Azul, Camisa 12, La 12 Catalana) anchoring fan engagement.

Name

Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano

Legal name

Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano

Website

https://cracnet.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano (CRAC) is a private Brazilian football club founded in 1931 in Catalão, Goiás, serving the local community through participation in the Campeonato Goiano and national Série D competitions, generating revenue from matchday tickets, regional broadcasting rights, local sponsorships, and player transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Football Club

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Association Football (Soccer) Leagues (MPAKAAAA)

Keywords

• Professional football club
• Matchday ticketing
• Regional broadcasting rights
• Corporate sponsorship
• Player development

Headquarters

HQ city

Catalão

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Match Revenue: Ticket sales from home matches at Estádio Genervino da Fonseca. Single ticket price R$ 20.00, women's tickets R$ 10.00
2. Player Transfers: Transfer of players to other clubs as revenue source; players sometimes paid by agents who use CRAC as a showcase
3. Broadcasting Rights: TV broadcasting rights for state and national competitions
4. Sponsorship: Corporate sponsorship deals; historically supported by local businesses and the municipal government

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano (CRAC) is a private Brazilian professional football club that fields a competitive team in the Campeonato Goiano (state), Copa do Brasil, and Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The club sells matchday tickets at Estádio Genervino Evangelista da Fonseca in Catalão, Goiás, monetizes broadcasting rights to regional TV networks, secures corporate sponsorships, and generates revenue through player transfers. Its unofficial fan portal cracnet.com.br provides news, schedules, videos, and fan engagement content.

Product overview

Cracnet is a unified fan portal that aggregates all aspects of Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano support, combining news coverage, match schedules and results, multimedia content (videos), fan engagement tools (prediction games), team information, and supporter group details into a single website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Matchday tickets (professional football matches) Admission tickets to CRAC home matches in the Campeonato Goiano, Copa do Brasil, and Série D, priced at R$ 20.00 general admission and R$ 10.00 for women. Targeted at local fans and the Catalão community.
• Professional football team (squad participation) Fielding a competitive professional football squad of 30 players and 6 technical commission members across state and national competitions. Targeted at fans, broadcasters, and sponsors.
• Player transfer sales Sale/transfer of registered CRAC players to other clubs, generating transaction-based revenue. Sometimes combined with agent partnerships that underwrite player salaries.
• Broadcasting rights Licensing of Campeonato Goiano and Série D television broadcast rights to regional TV networks (including TV Catalão and broader affiliates), enabling 50,000+ regional viewers to watch matches.
• Corporate sponsorship Brand sponsorship and partnership deals with local businesses and the municipal government, providing advertising visibility in exchange for financial support.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Anápolis Futebol Clube: Goiás state club that defeated CRAC 4-1 at Estádio Genervino da Fonseca in 2016. Competes in the same state championship and shares a similar small-city, lower-division profile.
• Itumbiara Esporte Clube: Interior Goiás club competing in Campeonato Goiano. Similar small-market, lower-division profile to CRAC with comparable revenue constraints and supporter-driven model.
• Iporá Esporte Clube: Small interior Goiás club competing in Campeonato Goiano divisions. Closely comparable in scale, fanbase size, and resource constraints to CRAC.
• Jataiense Esporte Clube: Small interior Goiás club that has competed in Campeonato Goiano divisions. Closely comparable in scale, resource base, and sporting position to CRAC within the state pyramid.
• Goianésia Esporte Clube: Interior Goiás club that CRAC has played in Campeonato Goiano matches (e.g., 2016). Closely comparable in scale, geography, and competitive position within the state pyramid.
• Vila Nova Futebol Clube: Goiás state club that played CRAC in the 2004 Campeonato Goiano final. Operates in the same state championship and shares the same regional competitive landscape, making it the most direct on-pitch comparable.
• Associação Atlética Aparecidense: Goiás state club that CRAC has faced regularly in the Campeonato Goiano (e.g., 2016 away fixture). Comparable in scale and interior-Goiás profile, competing in the same state pyramid.
• Goiânia Esporte Clube: Traditional Goiânia-based club competing in Campeonato Goiano. Comparable sporting tier and shares the same state-level commercial market as CRAC.

Broad incumbents

• Goiás Esporte Clube: Largest traditional Goiás club, historically competing in Série A. Same Campeonato Goiano but with substantially greater resources, broadcasting revenue, and fan base — useful as a ceiling benchmark.
• Atlético Clube Goianiense: The dominant Goiânia-based Goiás club, currently in Série A. Operates in the same state championship but at a substantially larger scale, serving as the regional incumbent CRAC measures itself against.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clube-recreativo-e-atl%C3%A9tico-catalano

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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