Sports clubhouse in Brazil

football club
team photograph from the 1934 season

Reading: CR Vasco da Gama

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama ( portuguese pronunciation : [ ˈklubi dʒi ʁeˈgatɐʃ ˈvaʃku dɐ ˈgɐ̃mɐ ] ), besides known as Vasco da Gama or plainly Vasco, is a brazilian professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the vicinity of Vasco da Gama. Although it competes in a number of different sports, Vasco is by and large known for its football team. It presently plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of brazilian football league system and in the Campeonato Carioca, the express of Rio de Janeiro ‘s premier state league. Vasco was founded on August 21, 1898 ( although the professional football department started on November 5, 1915 ), [ 2 ] by portuguese immigrants, and still has a strong fanbase among the Portuguese community of Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the most democratic clubs in Brazil, with more than 8 million supporters, and is the fifth-most back baseball club in the country according to many studies. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Its rent defines the club as a “ coltish, recreative, educational, assistant and philanthropic non-profit organization of public utility ”. [ 5 ] The golf club ‘s dwelling stadium is São Januário, which has a capacity of 21,880, [ 1 ] making it the third base biggest in Rio de Janeiro after Maracanã and Engenhão. Some matches ( particularly the city derbies ) are played at the Maracanã ( capacity of about 80,000 ). Vasco play in blacken shirts with a whiten aslant girdle that contains a cross pattée, black shorts and black socks. 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 .

history [edit ]

foundation garment [edit ]

In the late nineteenth century, row was the most crucial sport in Rio de Janeiro. At this time, four new men – Henrique Ferreira Monteiro, Luís Antônio Rodrigues, José Alexandre d’Avelar Rodrigues and Manuel Teixeira de Souza Júnior – who did not want to travel to Niterói to row with the boats of Gragoatá Club, decided to found a row club. On August 21, 1898, in a room of the Sons of Talma Dramatic Society, 62 members ( by and large Portuguese immigrants ) formed the Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama ( Vasco da Gama Rowing Club ). Inspired by the celebrations of the fourth centennial of the inaugural sail from Europe to India, the founders chose to name to club in award of portuguese explorer Vasco district attorney Gama. On 26 November 1915, Vasco and Lusitania Sport Clube merged, resulting in the creation of Vasco ‘s footballing department. [ 6 ] Beginning in the lower leagues, the club ‘s inaugural pit was played in 1916 ; a 10–1 loss to Paladino FC. Vasco became champion of the league B in 1922 and ascended to league A. In its foremost backing in League A – in 1923, Vasco became ace with a team including whites, blacks and “ mulatto ” players of different sociable classes .

Overcoming social & class inequality [edit ]

football in Brazil at that meter was a sport for the elites, and Vasco da Gama ‘s racially diverse squad did n’t appease them. In 1924 Vasco district attorney Gama was pressured by the Metropolitan League to ban some players who were not considered adequate to play in the aristocratic league, notably because they were black or mulato and/or poor. After Vasco refused to comply with such a ban, the early big teams, including Fluminense, Flamengo and Botafogo created the Metropolitan Athletic Association and prohibited Vasco from participating unless it complied with their racist demands. The early President of Vasco, José Augusto Prestes, responded with a letter that became known as the Historic Response, ( Resposta Histórica ), [ 7 ] which revolutionized the practice of sports in Brazil. After a few years, the racism barriers fell. Vasco district attorney Gama had led the move toward a more inclusive football culture, forward-thinking not employed by leaders from Fluminense, Flamengo and Botafogo. even though the golf club was not the first to field black players, it was the beginning one to win a league with them, which led to an outshout to ban “ blue-collar workers ” from playing in the league – a be active that in exercise mean barring blacks from playing. In 1925 Vasco was readmitted into the “ elite ” league, with its black and mulatto players. By 1933, when football became professional in Brazil, most of the big clubs had total darkness players .

Sporting Achievements [edit ]

The Victory Express, the south american english Club backing and the Intercontinental Rivadavia Correa Meyer tournament [edit ]

between 1944 and 1953, the golf club was nicknamed Expresso da Vitória ( Victory Express ), as Vasco won several competitions in that time period, such as the Rio de Janeiro backing in 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, and 1952, and the south american Club Championship, the earth ‘s first ever continental club tournament, in 1948. In 1953, Vasco da Gama won its beginning intercontinental trophy, the Torneio Intercontinental Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer. Players such as Ademir de Menezes, Moacyr Barbosa, Bellini and Ipojucan starred in Vasco ‘s colors during that period .

The Super-Superchampions Generation ( 56-59 ) [edit ]

In 1956, the Vascaínos became Rio de Janeiro champions and Little World Cup runner-up, losing the claim to Di Stefano ‘s Real Madrid, which Vasco would beat in a friendly curtly after the end of the tournament, becoming the first non-european club to defeat a european Champion. In 1957, this coevals toured Europe and won 10 straight matches, including so far another victory against european champion Real Madrid ( 4-3 ), which sealed the Paris Tournament title – this match was the first gear always, at a competitive flat, between two continental champions. It besides was the alone external tournament Real didn ’ deoxythymidine monophosphate acquire between 1955 and 1960. Vasco would besides beat athletic Bilbao ( champion of the spanish League and Cup in the previous year ) by winning the traditional Teresa Herrera Trophy, and Barcelona ( champion of the spanish Cup a week early ) inside Les Corts, with a historic scoreline of 2-7, the second regretful kill always suffered at home by the Catalan team, and largest in international matches. Benfica ( portuguese supporter and latin Cup runner-up ) was besides a victim of Vasco on this tour, another impressive result, 5-2, in Lisbon. In early 1958, good before the World Cup, Vasco won the Rio-São Paulo Tournament, the most important championship in Brazil at the meter, which in this edition included teams such as Santos of Pelé, Botafogo of Garrincha, Flamengo of Zagallo and Fluminense of Telê Santana. After this memorable title, three Vasco players had authoritative parts in the political campaign for the foremost Brazil World Cup title : Vavá ( who scored five goals in the World Cup, including two in the final ) and defenders Orlando and Bellini ( the best defending pair of the tournament, Bellini was still the brazilian captain ). After the World Cup, the team then won the greatest Carioca Championship of all time. In an epic competition against Flamengo of Zagallo and Botafogo of Garrincha and Nilton Santos ( it needed two excess tiebreaker tournaments to decide the champion ), Vasco became the carioca “ super-superchampion ” of 1958. In 1959, the team went on to beat great european teams like italian champion Milan and Atletico de Madrid ( european Cup semi-finalist on that year ) in the Metropolitano. Vasco was besides Rio-São Tournament runner-up this year, alone behind Santos of Pelé. calm in 1959, five Vasco players were called up for the 1959 Copa America : Paulinho, Orlando, Bellini and Coronel ( defenders ) and Almir ( striker ). Brazil would end the tournament unbeaten ( four wins and two draws ) with about constantly four Vasco players as starters. Despite the good campaign, Argentina would keep the championship, after ending the tournament with an extra victory. Vasco, in concert with Botafogo, was the club that most gave players to the brazilian team in that period. Most football lovers think this Vasco was one of the best clubhouse of the worldly concern at the time, and possibly the best in 1957-1958 .

1998 Copa Libertadores [edit ]

After winning the Campeonato Brasileiro in 1997, beating Palmeiras in the final examination, Vasco started its Projeto Tóquio, and invested US $ 10 million to win the 1998 Copa Libertadores. Vasco district attorney Gama won the Copa Libertadores in its centennial class, and 50 years after winning its first south american trophy ( south american Championship of Champions Clubs ), beating Barcelona of Ecuador in the final examination .

1998 Toyota Intercontinental Cup [edit ]

By winning 1998 Copa Libertadores, Vasco da Gama faced the UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid at 1998 Intercontinental Cup, in Tokyo, Japan, losing 2–1 .

2000 FIFA Club World Championship [edit ]

By winning the 1998 Copa Libertadores, Vasco entered the inauguration 2000 FIFA Club World Championship held in Brazil. They beat Manchester United of England, Necaxa of Mexico, and South Melbourne of Australia in the group phase to reach the final. It finished 0–0 after extra clock in an all-Brazilian brush with Corinthians, but Vasco lost 3–4 in the punishment gunfight .

Copa Mercosul [edit ]

besides in 2000, Vasco won the Copa Mercosur against Palmeiras in a historic match. Trailing 3–0 at the end of first-half, with Palmeiras scoring 2 goals in less than a moment, Vasco managed to score 3 goals to level the pit at 3–3, with 10 players after one of the players got a red card. In the 93rd infinitesimal, Romário scored a decisive goal and Vasco won the catch ( 4-3 ). [ 8 ] The match is placid considered one of the best games in brazilian history. [ 9 ]

2000 Copa João Havelange [edit ]

Vasco won the Copa João Havelange in 2000. Seen as a controversial contest organized by Clube dos 13 rather than CBF, Vasco took on São Caetano and drew the game 1–1 when calamity struck in São Januário Stadium. Vasco won the second leg 3–1 to lift the trophy .
Vasco shirt

2008 Campeonato Brasileiro [edit ]

The team finished the backing in a black eighteenth place and was relegated to the second division for the inaugural time since its basis, 110 years earlier. Until then, it had been one of merely six clubs to have never been relegated from the first class, along with Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Santos and São Paulo, [ 10 ] ( though the survive two did n’t participate in the 1979 brazilian Championship ‘s 1st division, [ 10 ] in order to avoid conflicts with Paulista Championship agenda. )

2009 Campeonato Brasileiro [edit ]

Vasco secured their hark back to Serie A in their first base try, sealing promotion on November 7 with a 2–1 victory over Juventude at Maracanã .

2011 : The Redemption year [edit ]

After failing to win the Copa do Brasil, Vasco district attorney Gama found success in 2011, lifting that year ‘s trophy. victory came against Coritiba in the 2011 Copa do Brasil final examination. Vasco came second base in the 2011 brazilian Série A, enjoying an excellent campaign. The golf club besides ended the year as semifinalists in the Copa Sudamericana, a contest that saw the club kill Palmeiras, Aurora and Universitario in historic fashion before being eliminated by Universidad de Chile. The season was dubbed the “Redemption Year of Vasco da Gama”, with many lauding Vasco as one of brazilian football ‘s elite teams once again .

2012 : Campeonato Brasileiro and Libertadores [edit ]

In 2012, Vasco was a finalist in the two final rounds of the Campeonato Carioca, after beating Flamengo in the two semifinals. Vasco saved their best performances in that year for the Copa Libertadores. After a good campaign the team was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Corinthians, who landed an 88th-minute goal to snatch victory. In the brazilian Championship, the team set the record for 54 back-to-back rounds in the G4 ( continuing from the 2011 and 2012 seasons ), although they did ultimately did not qualify for the Libertadores the succeed year .

2013-present, mix results [edit ]

After a good season in 2012, Vasco started their 2013 ill and were hampered by fiscal issues. By the end of the year, the golf club had been relegated for the second time. After one season in the Serie B, the team gained promotion. That did n’t final hanker, as they were relegated again in the 2015 edition, placing eighteenth. once again, they were promoted after one season in the B-level league, and in the 2020 season they were relegated again .

other sports [edit ]

Although good known as a football, rowing and float clubhouse, Vasco district attorney Gama is actually a comprehensive sports clubhouse. Its basketball section, CR Vasco district attorney Gama Basquete ( three times brazilian Champion and four times South-American Champion ) produced stream NBA musician Nenê. The club is besides the first brazilian club to play against an NBA team, against San Antonio Spurs, in 1999, in the McDonald ‘s Championship concluding. Its row team is one of the best of Brazil and of the celibate, which swimmers regularly map Brazil in external competitions. Vasco district attorney Gama besides has a four-times National Champion women ‘s soccer team adenine well. Vasco ‘s beach soccer team is one of the best in the worldly concern, being once World Champion, three times South-American Champion and many times National Champion. In addition to these, Vasco has many other sports with World, South Americans and Brazilians titles.

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Players [edit ]

First team team [edit ]

As of 6 December 2021

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

Reserve team [edit ]

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

other players under shrink [edit ]

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 home team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

technical foul staff [edit ]

Position

Name

Head coach

Zé Ricardo

Assistant coach

Cléber dos Santos

Sandro Gomes

Fábio Cortez

Fitness coach

Daniel Félix

Fábio Eiras

Goalkeeping coach

Daniel Crizel

Executive football director

vacant

Honours [edit ]

International [edit ]

Continental [edit ]

worldly concern [edit ]

domestic [edit ]

National [edit ]

submit [edit ]

  • Campeonato Carioca (24): 1923, 1924, 1929, 1934, 1936, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2015, 2016
  • Copa Rio (2): 1992, 1993
  • Taça Guanabara (13): 1965, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2016, 2019
  • Taça Rio (11): 1984, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2017, 2021
  • Torneio Inicio (10): 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1942, 1944, 1945
  • Torneio Municipal do Rio de Janeiro (4): 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947
  • Torneio Relâmpago (2): 1944, 1946
  • Torneio Extra (2): 1973, 1990[12]
  • Other state championships (9): 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1997

Interstate [edit ]

  • Torneio Joao Havelange: 1993[13][14]
  • Copa dos Campeões Estaduais Rio-São Paulo: 1937

early [edit ]

  • Tournoi de Paris: 1957
  • Teresa Herrera Trophy: 1957
  • City of Sevilla Trophy: 1979
  • Colombino Trophy: 1980
  • Ramón de Carranza Trophy (3): 1987, 1988, 1989
  • City of Barcelona Trophy: 1993
  • City of Zaragoza Trophy: 1993
  • City of Palma de Mallorca Trophy: 1995

Statistics [edit ]

Explanation:
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
Increase
Promoted
Decrease
Relegated

former head coaches [edit ]

top scorers [edit ]

Updated November 2015

Most goals in a temper [edit ]

  1. Romário – 70 goals in 2000
  2. Roberto Dinamite – 61 goals in 1981

stadium [edit ]

CR Vasco district attorney Gama at Estádio São Januário, September 2008 Vasco da Gama ‘s stadium is Estádio São Januário, inaugurated in 1927, with a maximum capacity of 35.000 people. The National Championship games have a maximum capacity of 21.880 people, for security reasons. [ 1 ]

Rivals [edit ]

Vasco ‘s biggest rivals are from the same city : Fluminense, Botafogo and Flamengo, with the latter being its biggest rival. The games between Vasco and Flamengo ( “ Millions Derby “ ) are the most watch in Brazil. The matches are normally played in the Maracanã, and reunite two of the biggest crowd of Rio de Janeiro. [ 15 ]

Kit evolution [edit ]

Vasco da Gama ‘s kit development Vasco district attorney Gama is one of the oldest brazilian club and has had several unlike kits in its history. Vasco da Gama ‘s foremost kit, used in rowing, was created in 1898, and was wholly blacken, with a bequeath diagonal sash. Vasco da Gama ‘s first football kit out, created in 1916, was completely black, and was easily identified because of the presence of a white tie and a knock. In 1929, the clubhouse ‘s kit was changed. The connect and the belt were removed. however, the kit remained all-black. In the 1930s, the home plate kit ‘s color was changed again. The kit out became black with a white right diagonal sash. In 1945, the kit ‘s color was changed to white, and a blacken solidus sash was introduced. The girdle was introduced because the club ‘s director at the time, the Uruguayan Ondino Viera liked the girdle used in his former club ‘s kit out, River Plate, of Argentina, and adopted this form in Vasco da Gama ‘s off kit. so, both kits had a right diagonal sash. [ 16 ] In 1988, the sash located on the back of the shirt was removed. In 1998, the kit design was changed again. This kit became very similar to the 1945 one. however, a flimsy red line was placed around the sash. Vasco has presently three kits. The home shirt ‘s chief semblance is black with a white sash. The short and the socks are black. The away kit is similar to the home kit, but the independent semblance is white, the girdle is black, and the shorts and socks are white. In 2009–10 the one-third kit was all white, with a loss “ cross of the Knights Templar “. In 2010, the away kit changed to black in honor of 1923 ‘s team, which gave up acting for having black players, which were not allowed to play with white players at that time. This was one of the most crucial steps in the club ‘s history, the fight against racism and discrimination. The current, third kit brings the symbol of an exposed hand with “ Respect & Equality ” in the left thorax, and “ Democracy and Equality ” in the shirt collar. [ 17 ] Since July 2009, after breaking the partnership with Champs, [ 18 ] the official jerseys are produced by Penalty. [ 19 ]

Logo and flag [edit ]

The eight stars on the badge and flag signify : 1- South American Championship of Champions : 1948 ; 2- Copa Libertadores : 1998 ; 3- Copa Mercosur : 2000 ; 4- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A : 1974 ; 5- 1989 ; 6- 1997 ; 7- 2000 ; 8- The Unbeaten Championship of Earth-and-sea of 1945 .

Anthems [edit ]

Vasco ‘s official hymn was composed in 1918, by Joaquim Barros Ferreira district attorney silva, it was the baseball club ‘s first anthem. [ 20 ] There is another official anthem, created in the 1930s, called “ Meu Pavilhão ” ( meaning My Pavilion ), whose lyrics were composed by João de Freitas and music by Hernani Correia. This hymn replaced the former one. The club ‘s most popular hymn, however, is an unofficial anthem composed by Lamartine Babo in 1942 .

Supporters [edit ]

Vasco district attorney Gama is the second most supported football club in Rio de Janeiro, and varies between the third and fifth most supported in Brazil. The club ‘s support is very divers stretching across social class lines, however the core of most Vasco district attorney Gama subscribe lies within the working class of the Northern Zone of Rio de Janeiro and Rio outskirt cities like Niterói. Vasco district attorney Gama have significant support in other regions in Brazil notably the Northeastern and North regions adenine well as strongholds in southern Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo and in Santa Catarina ( in South Region ). Vasco besides have a huge digest in Distrito Federal. Vasco district attorney Gama have many fame supporters, including Pelé ( soccer actor ), Fátima Bernardes ( diarist – TV Globo ), Rodrigo Santoro ( actor ), Eri Johnson ( actor ), Marcos Palmeira ( actor ), Juliana Paes ( actress ), Sérgio Loroza ( actor ), Paulinho district attorney Viola ( singer ), Roberto Carlos ( singer ), Erasmo Carlos ( singer ), Martinho district attorney Vila ( singer ), Fernanda Abreu ( singer ), Viviane Araújo ( model ), Renata Santos ( model ), Sergio Cabral Filho ( Rio de Janeiro State early governor ), Eduardo Paes ( Rio de Janeiro mayor ), Nelson Piquet ( Formula 1 former champion ), amongst others. Vasco da Gama ‘s torcidas organizadas have a potent friendship with torcidas organizadas of Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, Grêmio and Bahia. This alliance, having the 25 class friendship of torcidas Força Jovem Vasco, Mancha Verde do Palmeiras and Galoucura do Atlético Mineiro, utilize the code name D.P.A. – Dedos Para o Alto .

  • Torcida Força Jovem Vasco[21]
  • Guerreiros do Almirante
  • Torcida Organizada do Vasco
  • Kamikazes Vascaínos
  • Pequenos Vascaínos
  • Renovascão Vasco Campeão
  • ResenVasco
  • VasBoaVista
  • União Vascaína
  • Ira Jovem Vasco
  • Torcida Expresso da Vitória

Clubs named after Vasco [edit ]

due to Vasco ‘s custom, several clubs are named after it, including Associação Desportiva Vasco district attorney Gama, of Acre state, founded in 1952, Vasco Esporte Clube, of Sergipe submit, founded in 1931, Esporte Clube Vasco district attorney Gama, of Americana, São Paulo state, founded in 1958, Vasco Sports Club, which is an indian football club founded in 1951, and CR Vasco district attorney Gama Football Club, which is a south african football club founded in 1980. Tomazinho Futebol Clube, from São João de Meriti, Rio de Janeiro express, founded in 1930, has a logo strongly inspired by Vasco ‘s logo, and plowshare the same colors .

References [edit ]

  • Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

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