Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama

Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama, commonly known as Vasco de Rio Branco, Vasco do Acre or Vasco da Gama, is a Brazilian football club based in Rio Branco, Acre. The club currently competes in Campenato Acreano, the top division of the Acre state football league.

For other uses, see Vasco da Gama (disambiguation).
Vasco de Rio Branco
Full nameAssociação Desportiva Vasco da Gama
Nickname(s)Bacalhau D'água Doce (Fresh water's codfish)
Founded28 June 1952 (1952-06-28)
GroundFlorestão
Capacity10,000
PresidentRenato Machado (Lobinho)
Head coachLelão
LeagueCampeonato Acreano
2019Acreano, 6th

Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama's home kit is a white shirt with a black diagonal stripe from the top right corner of the shirt to the bottom left, black shorts and white socks. They play their home matches at the Estádio José de Melo which has a capacity of 8,000 and are currently playing in the Campeonato Acriano which they have won three times. Vasco competed twice in the Série C.

The club's name and team colors are adopted from the more famous Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama.

History

Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama was founded on June 28, 1952.[1] They won the Campeonato Acriano in 1965, 1999 and 2001. The club participated in the Série C in 1995 and in 1999.

Honours

Domestic

State
Winners (3): 1965, 1999, 2001
Runners-up (5): 1963, 1964, 1967, 2002, 2003
Winners (1): 2013
Runners-up (1): 2012

Stadium

Vasco plays its home games at Estádio José de Melo.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.[2]

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References
  1. "Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  2. "CNEF – Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.


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