Sport Club São Paulo

Sport Club São Paulo, also known as São Paulo, are a Brazilian football team from Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul. They competed in the Série A three times.

São Paulo
Full nameSport Club São Paulo
Nickname(s)Leão do Parque
Caturrita
Founded4 October 1908 (1908-10-04)
GroundAldo Dapuzzo, Rio Grande, Brazil
Capacity7,000
PresidentDomingos Escovar
Head coachVosmir Fabian
LeagueCampeonato Gaúcho
2016Campeonato Gaúcho, ranked for the second phase.

History

Sport Club São Paulo were founded on October 4, 1908,[1] by Adolpho Corrêa and other young sportsmen.[2] The club were named São Paulo after Adolpho Corrêa's home city.[2] São Paulo won their first title, which was the Campeonato Gaúcho, in 1933.[1] They won the Copa Bento Gonçalves in 1985.[2]

The club competed in the Série A three times.[2] São Paulo's first participation was in 1979, when they finished in the 42nd place.[3] The club competed again in 1980, finishing in the 41st place.[4] They competed for the last time in 1982, when they ended in the 31st place in the league.[5]

Stadium

São Paulo play their home games at Estádio Aldo Dapuzzo.[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.[6]

Current squad
As of 22 January 2018.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK  BRA Nicolas
- GK  BRA Régis
- GK  BRA Medina
- GK  BRA Denzel
- DF  BRA Thiago Machado
- DF  BRA Jeferson Falcão
- DF  BRA Felipe
- DF  BRA Anderson Pico
- DF  BRA Bruno Oliveira
- DF  BRA Guilherme Almeida
- DF  BRA Rudigullithi
- DF  BRA Marcelo Carvalho
- DF  BRA Ricardo Bierhals
- DF  BRA Pedro
- MF  BRA Leanderson
- MF  BRA Marcelo Labarthe
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  BRA Diguinho
- MF  BRA Ton
- MF  BRA Michel Lorran
- MF  BRA Jackson Leylon
- MF  BRA Diogo
- MF  BRA Victor Feijão
- MF  BRA Rodrigo Marques
- MF  BRA Matheus Humberto
- FW  BRA Janderson
- FW  BRA Luís Gueguel
- FW  BRA Fred Saraiva
- FW  BRA Alex Alcântara
- FW  BRA Marlon
- FW  BRA Felipe Paulista
- FW  BRA Rafael Pilões

Achievements

Derby

The derby between São Paulo and Rio Grande is known as Rio-Rita.[7]

References
  1. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 239. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. "Sport Club São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Arquivo de Clubes. Archived from the original on April 19, 2004. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  3. Ricardo Pontes (November 16, 2007). "V COPA BRASIL - 1979". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  4. Ricardo Pontes (January 4, 2000). "VI Copa Brasil - 1980". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  5. Ricardo Pontes (January 18, 2000). "Brazil 1982". RSSSF Brasil. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  6. "Aldo Dapuzzo" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  7. "Esporte: Rio Grande vence o Rio-Rita e é líder da Chave 2" (in Portuguese). Diário Popular. April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
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