#Vasco da gama futebol professional#

Beginning in the lower leagues, the club's first match was played in 1916 a 10вЂ“1 loss to Paladino FC. On 26 November 1915, Vasco and Lusitania Sport Clube merged, resulting in the creation of Vasco's footballing department. Inspired by the celebrations of the 4th centenary of the first sail from Europe to India, the founders chose to name to club in honor of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. On August 21, 1898, in a room of the Sons of Talma Dramatic Society, 62 members (mostly Portuguese immigrants) formed the Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (Vasco da Gama Rowing Club). At this time, four young men вЂ“ Henrique Ferreira Monteiro, LuГs AntГґnio Rodrigues, JosГ© Alexandre d'Avelar Rodrigues and Manuel Teixeira de Souza JГєnior вЂ“ who did not want to travel to NiterГіi to row with the boats of GragoatГЎ Club, decided to found a rowing club. In the late 19th century, rowing was the most important sport in Rio de Janeiro. 1.3.11 2012: Campeonato Brasileiro and Libertadores.1.3.5 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.1.3.2 The Super-Superchampions Generation(56-59).1.3.1 The Victory Express, the South American Club championship and the Intercontinental Rivadavia Correa Meyer tournament.1.2 Overcoming social & class inequality.Vasco became world-famous for forming two of the greatest Brazilian teams ever in the 1940s and 1950s, and after playing in two World Club championships in '90s. Vasco play in black shirts with a white diagonal sash that contains a cross pattГ©e, black shorts and black socks. Some matches (especially the city derbies) are played at the MaracanГЈ (capacity of about 80,000). The club's home stadium is SГЈo JanuГЎrio, which has a capacity of 21,880, making it the third biggest in Rio de Janeiro after MaracanГЈ and EngenhГЈo. Its charter defines the club as a 'sportive, recreative, educational, assistant and philanthropic non-profit organization of public utility'. It is one of the most popular clubs in Brazil, with more than 8 million supporters, and is the fifth-most supported club in the country according to many studies.

#Vasco da gama futebol professional#

Vasco was founded on Aug(although the professional football department started on November 5, 1915), by Portuguese immigrants, and still has a strong fanbase among the Portuguese community of Rio de Janeiro.

It currently plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro SГ©rie B, the second tier of Brazilian football league system and in the Campeonato Carioca, the state of Rio de Janeiro's premier state league. Although it competes in a number of different sports, Vasco is mostly known for its football team. Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama ( Portuguese pronunciation: ), also known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a Brazilian professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Vasco da Gama.