Association football cabaret in Brazil
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Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense ( portuguese pronunciation : [ ˈɡɾemju futʃiˈbɔw ˌpoɾtw ɐleˈɡɾẽsi ] ), normally known as Grêmio, is a brazilian professional football cabaret based in Porto Alegre, capital city of the brazilian express of Rio Grande do Sul. The club plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second division of the brazilian football league system, and the Campeonato Gaúcho, Rio Grande do Sul ‘s crown state league. The club was founded in 1903 by european immigrants Englishman Andy Fairbank and german Paul Cochlin. The club ‘s home labor is the Arena do Grêmio, to which it moved in 2013, having previously played at Estádio Olímpico Monumental since 1954. Grêmio besides became Champions of the Intercontinental Cup, after beating Hamburger SV in 1983 ( 2–1 ). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] besides, Grêmio is the brazilian clubhouse that most won the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores de América ( 3 ) aboard São Paulo FC, Santos and Palmeiras. [ 5 ] As of 2017, Grêmio was ranked number one in the CBF baseball club rankings [ 6 ] and is listed by Forbes as the third gear most valuable football club in the Americas with an estimated value of $ 295.5 million. [ 7 ] Grêmio has won 40 Campeonato Gaúcho, 2 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 1 Supercopa do Brasil, 1 Copa Sul and 5 Copa do Brasil. Internationally, Grêmio has won 1 intercontinental Cup, 3 Copa Libertadores de América, 2 Recopa Sudamericana and 1 Sanwa Bank Cup. [ 8 ] Grêmio normally plays in a trichromatic ( blue, black and white ) striped shirt, black shorts and white socks, which originated the team ‘s dub. Grêmio has a cutthroat competition with Internacional, which is widely considered the most heated in Brazil [ 9 ] [ 10 ] and one of the most heated in the populace. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Matches between the two teams are known as Grenal .

history [edit ]

The begin and professionalism at the club [edit ]

One of the first Grêmio squad, December 1903 Grêmio state ace of 1932. Standing : Poroto, Nenê, Sardinha I, Foguinho, ( ), Heitor, Luiz Carvalho e Lacy. squat : Amâncio, ( ), Sardinha II, Eurico Lara, Dário e Comani. On 7 September 1903, Brazil ‘s first football team, Rio Grande, played an exhibition match in Porto Alegre. An entrepreneur from Sorocaba, São Paulo, named Cândido Dias was besotted with the mutant and went to watch the match. During the catch, the ball deflated. As the alone owner of a football in Porto Alegre, he lent his ball to the players and the match resumed. After the match, he talked to the local anesthetic players about how to start a football club. On 15 September 1903, 32 people, including Cândido Dias, met at Salão Grau, a local restaurant and founded “ Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense ”. Most of the founding members were partially of the city ‘s German community. [ 13 ] Carlos Luiz Bohrer was elected as first president. [ 14 ] The baseball club ‘s first match took place on 6 March 1904, against Fuss Ball Porto Alegre, the first of two matches played that day. Grêmio won the first match 1–0. unfortunately, the name of the player who scored the club ‘s first gear goal is lost to history. The trophy Grêmio won that sidereal day, the Wanderpreis, is still displayed at the club ‘s museum. Within 5 months the club had inaugurated the Baixada, its first home .
Grêmio in 1904, wearing the blue and black jersey Grêmio state champion of 1931 On 18 July 1909, Grêmio beat Internacional 10–0 on the latter ‘s debut game. Grêmio ‘s goalkeeper Kallfelz reportedly left the field to chat with fans during the match. even now this victory is remembered with pride by Gremistas ( Grêmio supporters ). The match was the start point for a competition that rages on to this day. Grêmio was one of the founding members of the Porto Alegre football league in 1910, and in 1911 won the league for the first clock. On 25 August 1912, in a city league match, Grêmio beat Sport Clube Nacional of Porto Alegre 23–0. Sisson scored 14 goals in the match to record Grêmio ‘s biggest always win. In 1918, Grêmio became a establish member of the Fundação Rio-Grandense de Desportes ( former known as Federação Gaúcha de Futebol ), a confederation that organized the beginning state championships in Rio Grande do Sul. The first base championship was scheduled for 1918, but the spanish influenza epidemic forced the event to be postponed until 1919. In 1921, a year after the arrival of legendary goalkeeper Eurico Lara, Grêmio won its first state championship. On 7 July 1911, Grêmio beat Uruguay ‘s national team 2–1. In 1931, Grêmio became one of the first base teams in Brazil to play matches at nox after installing floodlights at Estádio Baixada. On 19 May 1935, Grêmio became the first team from Rio Grande do Sul to beat a team from the submit of São Paulo ( considered the strongest brazilian league at the time ) by defeating Santos 3–2. Grêmio was besides the first club outside Rio de Janeiro submit to play at the Maracanã Stadium, defeating Flamengo 3–1 in 1950 .
Grêmio team in 1950. That year, Grêmio played at the Maracanã Stadium and defeated Flamengo by 3–1 and became the first base baseball club outside Rio de Janeiro state to win in that stadium During this period, Grêmio started to earn a repute abroad. In 1932 it played its first gear external equal in Rivera ( Uruguay ). In 1949, the match against Uruguay ‘s Nacional ended in a 3–1 gain for Grêmio and the players received a bomber ‘s welcome on their reappearance to Porto Alegre. In that lapp year, Grêmio played for the first time in Central America. Between 1953 and 1954, Grêmio travelled to Mexico, Ecuador and Colombia, a enlistment dubbed “ the conquest of the Americas ”. On 25 February 1959, Grêmio defeated Boca Juniors 4–1 in Buenos Aires, becoming the first alien team to beat Boca at La Bombonera. In 1961, Grêmio went on its beginning european go playing 24 games in 11 countries : France, Romania, Belgium, Greece, Germany, Poland, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Denmark, Estonia and Russia. The Gremistas ( Grêmio fans ) were growing in number. 1946 saw the foremost appearance of the baseball club ‘s motto “com o Grêmio onde o Grêmio estiver” ( “ with Grêmio wherever Grêmio may be ” ), which was later written into Grêmio ‘s official hymn. An hymn penned by Lupicinio Rodrigues, a samba-cancao composer who became one of the most celebrated and revered Grêmio fans. The anthem celebrates the Gremistas repute for attending all Grêmio matches, careless of the difficulties and obstacles they might have to overcome to see their club. In the belated 1950s, Grêmio joined the Taça Brasil, as the brazilian league was known at the time. The team reached the Taça Brasil semi-finals in 1959, 1963 and 1967. In 1968, the team won its first external championship in a friendly cup with teams from Brazil and Uruguay. In 1954, Grêmio inaugurated what was at the time the biggest private stadium in Brazil, the Olímpico Stadium. In 1971, the Taça Brasil backing was replaced by the Campeonato Brasileiro with the first goal always scored in the Campeonato Brasileiro coming from Grêmio ‘s Néstor Scotta, an Argentine, in a match against São Paulo at Estádio do Morumbi. [ 15 ] Grêmio maintained a series of estimable results in Campeonato Brasileiro, normally achieving a top half finish .

Valdir Espinosa and the Intercontinental Cup 1983 [edit ]

Grêmio ‘s inaugural prevailing period in south american football began in the early 1980s. Propelled by the completion of their new stadium, the Olímpico Monumental. Grêmio won its first Campeonato Brasileiro on 3 May 1981, after defeating São Paulo at the Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo. The scores in the two-leg concluding were 2–1 at Olímpico and 1–0 for Grêmio at Morumbi. The winning goal was scored by striker Baltazar. Earlier, on 26 April 1981 Olímpico had its biggest attendance always, when 98,421 fans watched Grêmio lose to Ponte Preta 0–1 in the Campeonato Brasileiro semi-final .
1983 was the most successful year in Grêmio ‘s history. First, Grêmio won the South-American Copa Libertadores, after a consistent so far eventful campaign. One of the matches of the semi-final, the 3–3 draw against Estudiantes at Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium, became fabled for its aggressiveness on and off the pitch and is dubbed the “ Batalha de La Plata ” ( “ Battle of La Plata ” ). [ 16 ] [ 17 ] In the finals, Grêmio beat the 1982 South America and World champions Peñarol from Uruguay, with a 1–1 draw in Montevideo and a 2–1 succeed in Porto Alegre. The winning goal was scored by César just before the end of the match. A year late, Grêmio was runner-up in the Copa Libertadores final, being defeated by Argentina ‘s Independiente. besides in 1983, Grêmio won the Intercontinental Cup after defeating Hamburger SV of Germany 2–1. [ 18 ] Renato Portaluppi scored both goals. With uruguayan defender De León and goalkeeper Mazaropi besides earning cabaret caption condition on the back of their performances in the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup. Porto Alegre, was deafened by the gremista ‘s chant of : “The Earth is Blue”. soon after winning the Intercontinental Cup, Grêmio beat America of Mexico in Los Angeles, and won the Los Angeles Cup. In 1989, Grêmio won the first Copa do Brasil, a brazilian smasher cup featuring football teams from all around the country. After humiliating Flamengo with a 6–1 win in the second branch of the semi-finals, Grêmio defeated Sport Recife in the final, with a 0–0 draw in Recife and a 2–1 win in Porto Alegre. In 1991, after a hapless season, Grêmio was relegated for the first time to the brazilian Second Division [ 19 ] but gained immediate promotion back to the Campeonato Brasileiro ‘s elite the pursue season ( 1993 ). After this restitution to form, 1994 saw Grêmio win its second Copa do Brasil, defeating Ceará in the two-leg final ( 0–0 and 1–0 ), the lone finish scored by striker Nildo. This winnings kickstarted the club ‘s Tokyo Project. On December 11, 1994, Grêmio had to play three matches in a single day during the 1994 Campeonato Gaúcho, with kick-off times of 2PM, 4PM, and 6PM, due to their extensive agenda. They won two and drew the third match, using a total of 34 different players. [ 20 ]

Luiz Felipe Scolari and the Libertadores 1995 [edit ]

In May 1995, under fountainhead coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, Grêmio were runner-up in the Copa do Brasil, losing the final match to Corinthians 0–1 at Olímpico Monumental. In August, a few days after beating arch-rivals Internacional for the state title with a reservation squad, the club won the Copa Libertadores for the moment clock. Defeating Atlético Nacional of Colombia 3–1 in Porto Alegre and drawing 1–1 in Medellín. The tournament was marked by boisterous matches against Palmeiras in the quarter-finals. Palmeiras had possibly the best police squad on the contest, with players such as Rivaldo, Cafu, Edmundo, César Sampaio, Antônio Carlos, Roberto Carlos and Mancuso. They were thoroughly beaten by Grêmio in the 1st leg in an epic poem 5–0 peer with a hat-trick from Mário Jardel. Palmeiras beat Grêmio 5–1 in the return key branch, with Jardel ‘s lone hit proving enough to see Grêmio through to the Semi-finals. This qualified the club to the World Club tournament where Grêmio pushed a talented Ajax ( Featuring Patrick Kluivert, Overmars, Van Der Sar and Kanu ) into excess clock time and penalties despite being a player down. early 1996 witness Grêmio win the Recopa Sudamericana, beating Argentina ‘s Independiente 4–1. On 15 December 1996, Grêmio won its second Campeonato Brasileiro, defeating Portuguesa in the concluding. Portuguesa won the first match at home 2–0, and therefore Grêmio was forced to win the final match at Porto Alegre by the lapp score or more. Grêmio got to 2–0, with midfielder Ailton scoring the second goal a few minutes before the final whistle. Grêmio won the title due to their higher finish in the league. In 1997, Grêmio won their third base Copa do Brasil championship. In the finals against Romário ‘s Flamengo, Grêmio won on away goals after a 0–0 draw in Porto Alegre and a 2–2 withdraw in Rio de Janeiro. Four years by and by, in 2001, Grêmio won their one-fourth Copa do Brasil, defeating Corinthians. The first leg of the final, in Porto Alegre, finished with the mark of 2–2. The second game in São Paulo ended with a 3–1 Grêmio victory, in a couple which is regarded as one of the finest in Grêmio ‘s history .

Batalha do Aflitos and the Libertadores 2007 [edit ]

In 2004, after performing ailing for two consecutive seasons in the Série A, Grêmio finished penetrate of the league and were relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro ‘s second Division. [ 21 ] Grêmio ‘s promotion battle was unmanageable, with only two clubs able to qualify for promotion to the First Division. On 26 November 2005, at Estádio department of state Aflitos, Recife, Grêmio had four players sent off and two penalty given kicks against them in a disruptive equal that has become known as “ The Battle of the Aflitos “ ( “ A Batalha suffice Aflitos ”, “ Aflitos ” being the appoint of Náutico ‘s home plain ). Bruno Carvalho bounced the foremost penalty bounced off the post in the first half when Grêmio calm had 11 players on the field ; the moment was saved by goalkeeper Galatto when had been reduced to 7 men. Within 72seconds of Galatto saving the penalty 17-year-old Anderson had made a run down the left flank to slot the ball into the spinal column of the net to score Grêmio ‘s winning finish. A goal that sealed the Série B backing and promotion to the Série A. On 9 April 2006, at Estádio Beira-Rio, Grêmio won the state championship against Internacional, preventing them from winning a one-fifth title in a row. Playing away, Grêmio managed to obtain a 1–1 draw in the second branch of the final, enough to secure the style on away goals. Grêmio players said after the match that there were more than 50,000 Internacional fans in Beira Rio ‘s stadium and they could hush hear the randomness made by 6,000 Gremistas. In 2007, at Estádio Olímpico Monumental, Grêmio won the Campeonato Gaúcho once again this clock time against Juventude. besides in 2007, Grêmio reached the final of the 2007 Copa Libertadores. Throughout the campaign the team overcame away losses by putting in expansive home performances and earning the nickname of Imortal Tricolor. This besides pumped up the fans who tied after a heavy 3–0 away defeat to Boca Juniors formed huge lines to buy tickets for the final game in Porto Alegre. with some of the fans queuing for four days or more. unfortunately fan excitement was n’t enough with Riquelme ‘s brilliant performance handing Boca Juniors a 2–0 win and the Copa Libertadores deed .

holocene history and the Libertadores 2017 [edit ]

In 2008, after the sudden open fire of their point coach Vagner Mancini, the clubhouse hired Celso Roth. Within a calendar month they had prematurely dropped out of both the domestic cup ( Copa do Brasil ) and their state championship ( Campeonato Gaúcho ). This led to the team going through a express of crisis and, soon after, major renovation. They were expected to finish in the buttocks half of the Campeonato Brasileiro but managed to finish in moment place. For many supporters, even that was considered a failure as in the first half of the backing, the team was in ticket kind and even considered the best in the area. At the halfway luff of the season the team had a 10-point run over second place that they would finally surrender in the final examination games of the temper. 2012 marked the last year of the cabaret ‘s former stadium, Olímpico Monumental. Fan expectations were high but were not matched by the team ‘s performance. Grêmio did, however, qualify for the Libertadores the follow year. In 2014, the club once again qualified for the Copa Libertadores de América and signed Enderson Moreira as the newfangled coach. [ 22 ] however, after a successful political campaign in the group stage, Grêmio failed in the contest and were eliminated by San Lorenzo in the Round of 16. [ 23 ] A few days before, the club was defeated 6–2 on aggregate by their biggest equal, the Internacional, in the finals of the Campeonato Gaúcho. [ 24 ] With nothing more than a regular campaign at the beginning of the Série A, baseball club president Fábio Koff signed Luiz Felipe Scolari as the raw coach of the team. The clubhouse besides invested in Giuliano, the biggest hire of the year. [ 25 ] In 2015, erstwhile Grêmio player Roger Machado was hired as the new director. A abruptly be but initially successful test, Machado ‘s time with Grêmio saw them qualify for the 2016 Copa Libertadores with a finish in the Campeonato Brasileiro in 3rd put. Machado oversaw a celebrated victory over beat bitterness rivals Internacional with a 5–0 thrashing in “ Grenal “ No. 407. however, towards the end of the class, the team began to show a miss of arrangement, specially in its defensive system. As sports fan documentation dwindled, Roger announced his resignation after a 3–0 passing against Ponte Preta in September 2016. Renato Portaluppi replaced him and under his guidance a resurgent Grêmio became champions of the Copa do Brasil against Atlético Mineiro in a 4–2 aggregate score, making them the brazilian baseball club with the most titles in this tournament ( 5 ). After this historic feat, fans dearly nicknamed Grêmio the “ Rei de Copas ” ( King of Cups ). In 2017, Grêmio won their third Libertadores, after defeating Club Atlético Lanús 1–0 at Arena do Grêmio, followed by a 2–1 victory in Estadio Ciudad de Lanús. Luan was named the player of the tournament, while goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe performed spectacularly with a heroic, about impossible keep open in the semi-final match against Barcelona Sporting Club. They became the third brazilian club to win a third Copa Libertadores, after São Paulo and Santos. The cabaret went on to represent CONMEBOL at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, held in the United Arab Emirates. Grêmio beat Pachuca 1–0 in a close semi-final, the finish coming from Everton in extra-time. They were beaten 0–1 by substantial Madrid in the concluding .

2018 Season and Libertadores [edit ]

Grêmio once again finished 4th in the 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro securing a identify in the Copa Libertadores de América having been knocked out in the semi-final of the tournament on goal-difference in 2018 by a former river Plate goal to end the match 2–2. The finish was scored from a punishment, given on review of a handball by the VAR from Matheus Bressan in the 95th minute. [ 26 ] Bressan was subsequently transferred. [ 27 ] In the hours following the match it was revealed that River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo had broken the rules of his touchline ban at half-time by entering the River dress room. Grêmio appealed the solution within 24 hours of the concluding whistle based on this information. It took CONMEBOL 2 days to deliberate, deciding that the result should stand, with Gallardo receiving a $ 50,000 all right and a 4-match abeyance ( 1 from the Bombonera Stadium for the first leg of the Libertadores final against Boca Juniors and 3 subsequent touchline bans ). [ 28 ] River Plate would go on to win the Copa Libertadores de América after far controversy .

Symbols [edit ]

Stars [edit ]

According to the baseball club, the gold headliner represents the victory in the World Club Championship ; the silver represents the three South american english competition victories ; and the bronze one represents the National competitions. There is besides a gold ace in Grêmio ‘s flag that represents a actor, Everaldo, the sole Grêmio musician in the 1970 brazilian World Cup winning team .

flag [edit ]

The foremost clubhouse iris was unveiled by the club during the opening ceremony for the Baixada stadium. At that time, it had a horizontal stripe of gloomy, black and blank, with a medallion on the leave lead corner. The brazilian Flag was the inhalation for the Tricolor ‘s standard from 1918 to 1944 .

anthem [edit ]

Grêmio ‘s anthem is one of the most critically acclaimed in all of brazilian football, other than the anthems of the clubs from Rio de Janeiro ( all composed by Lamartine Babo ), it is the only football anthem composed by a celebrated composer, Lupicínio Rodrigues. Featuring a intense tune in the stylus of a march, the anthem features the celebrated verses : Até a pé nós iremos / para o que der e vier / mas o certo é que nós estaremos / com o Grêmio onde o Grêmio estiver ( even on foot we will go / against all obstacles / but we sure will be / with Grêmio wherever Grêmio may be ). Grêmio supporters boast that Grêmio, as the anthem hints, has never played without supporters anywhere in the universe. Eurico Lara, a goalkeeper who played for the club in the 1920s and in the 1930s, is mentioned in the hymn, where he is called the immortal idol ( or craque imortal, in Portuguese ) .

team kit [edit ]

Grêmio tricolor scheme is made up of blue sky, black and white, an unusual color combination for football shirts. The foremost Grêmio kit was inspired by English club Exeter City. At the time, the original kit out included a black capital, striped shirt in gloomy and havana ( a pas seul of brown university ), white necktie, white shorts and black socks. subsequently, the uniform was changed to blue and black due to the miss of havana fabric. soon after, vertical egg white stripes were included in the kit creating a design that is used to the present day. The Grêmio colors are set in the club codified as indeed ;

  • Home colors – Vertical stripes of light blue and black, with white piping;
  • Away colors – White with blue and black detail;
  • Alternative colors – Dark Blue or blue with white details.

Kit evolution [edit ]

Grêmio kits throughout its history : [ 29 ]



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1904

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1920

1925

1926


1928–present

It was in the early 1980s that Grêmio received its first official sponsor, with the brazilian Olympikus providing sports equipment. The partnership lasted until early 1983, when, on explanation of the brilliant moment that had been living in your history, the Grêmio has signed a contract with a german Adidas to supply. however, the partnership was ephemeral, as in 1985, with the end of the sign with Adidas, a new supplier emerged, returning to the home level with Penalty. In 1987, for the first time in its history the Grêmio signed a sponsorship agreement for stamping the shirt, with Coca-Cola. This turn in their campaigns unprecedentedly exchanged their traditional crimson logo for bootleg, because this color belongs to International, its biggest rival, and be vetoed at Grêmio. sponsorship of Penalty and Coca-Cola persisted with Grêmio for about a decade until, in 1995, the soft drink post left the chief presenter of the shirts, which was assumed by Tintas Renner, until 1997. In 1998, General Motors assumed this placement, exposing numerous names of vehicles throughout the partnership. At the begin of the twenty-first hundred, penalty left the clubhouse, with the italian Kappa providing sports equipment. In 2001, for the requital of debts, Grêmio closed an agreement with the express government of Rio Grande do Sul, exposing Banrisul bank check on his shirt. however, after requital, it was Banrisul who assumed the payments and became the master presenter of the club. In 2005 the compress with Kappa came to an end, after this, kits were the province of another german in club history, Puma. besides from this earned run average, Grêmio opened more spaces for smaller sponsors, with the first being Tramontina, Unimed, TIM and the return of Coca-Cola. In 2011, once again changing the supplier of sports equipment occurs, this time taking the brazilian Topper, under the value of €4.8 million per temper, which operates in the south american english grocery store, with a contract until the end of 2014. Beginning in 2015 season, the british company Umbro supplied sports equipment of Grêmio, paying the measure of €6 million per class. [ 30 ]

stadium [edit ]

Grêmio ‘s original stadium was the Estádio Olímpico Monumental, as it is called today. It was inaugurated on 19 September 1954 as Estádio Olímpico. At the time it was the largest private stadium in Brazil. Estádio Olímpico ‘s beginning game was between Grêmio and Nacional from Uruguay ; Grêmio won by a score of 2–0, with both goals scored by Vítor. In 1980 a moment tier was added to the Olímpico, and the stadium was renamed the Olímpico Monumental. The first crippled at the rename Olímpico Monumental was played on 21 June 1980, when Grêmio beat Vasco district attorney Gama by a score of 1–0. Estádio Olímpico Monumental has an attendance record of 98,421 people for the game against Ponte Preta on 26 April 1981. Estádio Olímpico Monumental has 40 luxury booths which hold 10 people, and 5 booths which hold 20 people. It besides has 140 places in a Tribune of Honor. It has 28 seats reserved for handicap fans, 22 of which have space for people accompanying them. The Estádio Olímpico Monumental ‘s Parking lot has quad for 700 vehicles. In 2012, Grêmio moved into their newly stadium, Arena do Grêmio, a big multi-use stadium in Porto Alegre. Its capacity is 55,225 and is one of the most modern venues in South America .

educate centre [edit ]

The first localization for prepare used by Grêmio was the extra field built future doorway of Estádio Olímpico Monumental. however, it can not be precisely characterized as a training center. In 2000 the construction of the foremost discipline center of the baseball club, the CT Hélio Dourado, in Eldorado do Sul, in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre was completed, but, because of it being located quite far away, it ended up being used for club ‘s Academy. In 2014, the construction of the modern train center of Grêmio, the CT Luiz Carvalho, located next to the Arena do Grêmio, in Porto Alegre was finished. It is adjacent to the Guaíba River, and has one of the most beautiful views of the city with the stadium and a cable-stayed bridge in the background .

Supporters [edit ]

Grêmio has around 8 million fans in the country, meaning that, in terms of ranking, the golf club is the 6th most supporters in the Brazil. Grêmio associates 92,000 people .

Geral do Grêmio [edit ]

The largest group of Grêmio supporters is Geral do Grêmio, the beginning and largest brazilian barra brava, [ 31 ] apparent motion like to european ultras, but with singular characteristics of Latin America. The group was created during the year 2001 with Grêmio fans watching games from the seats behind the southern goal at Estádio Olímpico Monumental ( an sphere of the stands called “ Geral ”, as in “ general ”, where tickets had lower costs ). Over the adopt years, more people joined the apparent motion, and they decided to jointly call themselves by the diagnose of the area from where they watched the games. A unique and traditional feature of the push is running down the stand ( a motion called the “ avalanche ” ), pressing against the fence when a finish is scored as a way to besides embrace the players in celebration. Being a barra brava, the Geral do Grêmio has differences with the ultras. On games they bring a band consisting of percussion and blow instruments, dictating the cycle of the chants throughout the bet on, never stopping or sitting. Banners and flags are exhibited in the length of the sector in which they are located inside the stadium, bringing a unique identity to their supporters. besides, wherever potential, they use flare, smoke bombs, fire extinguishers, among early materials to encourage the team on the discipline. In the Arena do Grêmio, which opened in December 2012, the lower northern stand was built with no chairs, with the Geral crowd and its “ avalanche ” celebration in thinker. by and by the avalanche celebration was made impossible by the addition of security system alloy bars .

Rivalries [edit ]

As the years went on, Grêmio and another important brazilian football club, Internacional, started to form a competition. Soon the games between these two clubs got their own mention, Grenal, and resulted in record attendance. now the games fill the streets of Porto Alegre with football-crazed fans. In 1935, Eurico Lara, who was Grêmio ‘s goalkeeper, conceded a punishment kick. When the Internacional player was about to kick it, Lara ‘s buddy stopped the game and reminded him of his doctor ‘s recommendation that he did n’t overexert himself. He did n’t listen. Soon the Internacional actor took the blast. Lara caught it, but a soon as he did he fell sideway and did n’t move. He was substituted after the fantastic salvage, and Grêmio won the game. But unfortunately he died two months late as a leave of the fatigue from that game. Lara has been immortalized in the cabaret hymn .

Players [edit ]

First team team [edit ]

As of 15 December 2021.[32]

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

For recent transfers, see 2021 Grêmio F.B.P.A. Transfers.

other players under contract [edit ]

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

Reserves squad [edit ]

Players to have featured in a first team matchday police squad for Grêmio and/or players registered for a Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana police squad .
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on loan [edit ]

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

clubhouse officials [edit ]

last updated : 13 December 2021.
source : Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense – Site Oficial

Medical staff
  • Medical director: Vacant
  • Doctor: Gabriel Severo
  • Doctor: Márcio Dornelles
  • Doctor: Paulo Rabaldo
  • Massagist: Anderson Meurer
  • Massagist: José Flores
  • Massagist: Lucas Cruz
  • Massagist: Marco Aurélio
  • Nutritionist: Guilherme Oliveira
  • Nutritionist: Tiago Fontoura
  • Physiologist: Marco Aurélio Melo
  • Physiotherapist: Felipe Coimbra
  • Physiotherapist: Gustavo Pacheco Cardoso
  • Physiotherapist: Luiz Peres
  • Physiotherapist: Marcos Ganga
  • Physiotherapist: Thiago Albuquerque
  • Nurse: Adriano Welter

Other staff
  • Press officer: Márcio Neves
  • Press officer: Vitor Rodriguez
  • Logistics supervisor: Pedro Aguiar
  • Equipment manager: Danilo Bueno
  • Equipment manager: Diego Simões
  • Assistant equipment manager: Antônio Marcos
  • Cameraman: Juares Dagort
  • Butler: Paulo Oliveira
  • Chief security: Luiz Fernando Cardoso
  • Security: André Trisch
  • Security: Cristiano Nunes
  • Security: José Nolan Pedroso
  • Security: Pedro Carvalho
  • Security: Sandro Gonçalves
  • Caretaker: João Moacir da Luz
  • Motorist: Vacant
  • Knave: João Brito
  • Maintenance technician: Higino Duarte Luciano

managerial history [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

professional [edit ]

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friendly [edit ]

International [edit ]
  • Troféu Fronteira da Paz (URU) (1): 2010
  • Taça Hang Ching (CHN) (1): 1998
  • Pepsi Cola Cup (CHN) (1): 1998
  • Troféu Colombino (SPA) (1): 1997
  • Troféu Agrupación Peñas Valencianas (SPA) (1): 1996
  • Copa Renner (1): 1996
  • Sanwa Bank Cup (1): 1995
  • Philips Cup (SWI) (1): 1987
  • Philips Cup (NED) (1): 1986
  • Rotterdam AD-Tournament (NED) (1): 1985
  • Troféu Ciudad de Palma de Mallorca (SPA) (1): 1985
  • Troféu ‘CEL’ (SLV) (1): 1983
  • Los Angeles Cup (USA) (1): 1983
  • Troféu Ciudad de Valladolid (SPA) (1): 1981
  • Troféu Torre del Vigia (URU) (1): 1981
  • Copa El Salvador del Mundo (SLV) (1): 1981
  • Troféu Ciudad de Rosário (ARG) (1): 1979
  • Taça Cidade de Salvador (BRA) (1): 1972
  • Taça do Atlântico (1): 1971
  • Copa Internacional de Porto Alegre (BRA) (1): 1971
  • Taça Río de La Plata (1): 1968
  • Troféu Internacional de Salônica (GRE) (1): 1962
  • Troféu Internacional de Atenas (GRE) (1): 1961
  • Copa José González Artigas (ECU) (1): 1954
  • Troféu Sadrep (URU) (1): 1949
  • Copa El President de la Republica de Costa Rica (CRC) (1): 1949
National [edit ]
  • Troféu João Saldanha (1): 2010
  • Troféu Osmar Santos (1): 2008
  • Taça Ironcryl (1): 1997
  • Taça Presidente Médici (1): 1971
  • Troféu Domingos Garcia Filho (1): 1970
  • Taça Petrobrás (1): 1970
  • Copa Tancredo Neves (1): 1960
  • Copa Revista do Esporte (1): 1960
  • Taça Correio do Povo (1): 1949
  • Taça Columbia Pictures (1): 1940
  • Taça General Flores da Cunha (1): 1935
Regional [edit ]
  • Troféu Rádio Gaúcha 90 Anos (RS) (1): 2017
  • Troféu Rádio Bandeirantes 80 Anos (RS) (1): 2014
  • Taça Rádio Pelotense 85 Anos (RS) (1): 2010
  • Copa Solidariedade (RS) (1): 1995
  • Taça RBS TV 25 Anos (RS) (1): 1988
  • Troféu Sesquicentenário da Revolução Farroupilha (RS) (1): 1985
  • Torneio ‘Festa da Uva’ (RS) (1): 1965
  • Torneio Início Estadual (RS) (3): 1963, 1965, 1967
  • Troféu Wallig (RS) (1): 1962
  • Taça Jubileu de Prata da Refinaria Ipiranga (RS) (1): 1962
  • Copa Farroupilha 120 Anos (1): 1955
  • Taça Bento Gonçalves (1): 1952
  • Taça Rádio Gaúcha (1): 1952
  • Taça Manuel Amorim Albuquerque (1): 1950
  • Campeonato Extra de Porto Alegre (2): 1948, 1949
  • Taça Cidade de Porto Alegre (2): 1948, 1996
  • Taça General Corrêa Lima (1): 1946
  • Taça Casa Sport (1): 1946
  • Taça ‘Dia do Futebol’ (1): 1945
  • Taça Ernesto Dorneles (1): 1943
  • Taça Cambial (2): 1942, 1943
  • Campeonato Gaúcho de Amadores (1): 1942
  • Campeonato Metropolitano de Amadores (1): 1942
  • Taça de Portugal (1): 1940
  • Taça José Loureiro da Silva (1): 1938
  • Taça ‘Dia do Filiado’ (1): 1938
  • Taça Café Nacional (1): 1938
  • Taça Martel (2): 1936, 1937
  • Torneio ‘Benefício da FRGD'(1): 1935
  • Taça Flores da Cunha 1): 1934
  • Taça ‘Dia do Cronista’ (7): 1933, 1944, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1968
  • Taça ‘Dia do Desporto’ (1): 1932
  • Torneio de Encerramento de Porto Alegre (3): 1931, 1933, 1938
  • Torneio de Preparação de Porto Alegre (1): 1929
  • Taça Reivindicação (1): 1929
  • Taça Fernando Caldas (1): 1928
  • Torneio Washington Luis (1): 1926
  • Torneio FC Porto Alegre (1): 1926
  • Taça São Pedro (1): 1924
  • Taça Associação dos Varejistas (2): 1923, 1924
  • Torneio Início de Porto Alegre (14): 1922, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1937, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1967
  • Taça Rio Branco (3): 1914, 1915, 1916
  • Taça Sportiva (1): 1909
  • Troféu Wanderpreis (8): 1904, 1905*, 1905*, 1906, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1912

womanhood [edit ]

  • Copa Sul (1): 2002
  • Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Feminino (3): 2000, 2001, 2018
  • Copa de Inverno de Gramado (RS) (1): 1998
  • Copa 90 Anos do EC Pelotas (1): 1998

Futsal [edit ]

  • Copa Atlântico Sul (1): 1987
  • Taça Governador do Estado (RS) (1): 1976
  • Campeonato Metropolitano (2): 1973, 1974
  • Liga das Américas (1): 2020
  • Campeonato Gaúcho (1): 2020
  • Taça Governador (1): 2020

basketball [edit ]

  • Campeonato Gaúcho (3): 1934, 1954, 1955

volleyball [edit ]

  • Campeonato Gaúcho (2): 1929, 1934
  • Campeonato Citadino (6): 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935

tennis [edit ]

  • Campeonato Gaúcho (1): 1926

mesa tennis [edit ]

  • Campeonato Citadino (1): 1949

Boxing [edit ]

  • Campeonato Gaúcho (3): 1949, 1950, 1951

sport of Athletics [edit ]

  • Troféu Brasil de Atletismo (2): 1958, 1959
  • Campeonato Gaúcho de Atletismo Masculino (16): 1934, 1935, 1936, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
  • Campeonato Gaúcho de Atletismo Feminino (8): 1951, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1972

Campeonato Brasileiro record [edit ]

Year Position Year Position Year Position Year Position Year Position Year Position
1971 6th 1981 1st 1991 19th Decrease 2001 5th 2011 12th 2021 17th Decrease
1972 10th 1982 2nd 1992 Série BIncrease[19] 2002 3rd 2012 3rd 2022 Série B
1973 5th 1983 14th 1993 11th 2003 20th 2013 2nd
1974 5th 1984 3rd 1994 11th 2004 24thDecrease 2014 7th
1975 14th 1985 18th 1995 15th 2005 Série B Increase[21] 2015 3rd
1976 6th 1986 16th 1996 1st 2006 3rd 2016 9th
1977 13th 1987 5th 1997 14th 2007 6th 2017 4th
1978 6th 1988 4th 1998 8th 2008 2nd 2018 4th
1979 22nd 1989 11th 1999 18th 2009 8th 2019 4th
1980 6th 1990 3rd 2000 4th 2010 4th 2020 6th

References [edit ]

Websites [edit ]

Books [edit ]

  • Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
  • Especial Placar – 500 Times do Brasil, São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003.