Sport Club Rio Grande

Rio Grande
Full name	Sport Club Rio Grande
Nickname(s)	Vovô (The Grandfather); Veterano (The Veteran)
Founded	July 19, 1900
Ground	Estádio Arthur Lawson
Capacity	5,000
Home colours	Away colours

Sport Club Rio Grande is a professional association football club based in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Founded in July 1900, they are Brazil's oldest active football club.[1]

They play in the second division of the Campeonato Gaúcho, which the club won in 1936; its greatest achievement to date.

History

Sport Club Rio Grande were founded on July 19, 1900, by the German Johannes Christian Moritz Minnemann and a group of friends, during the celebrations of his 25th anniversary.[2] The club won its first achievement, which is the Campeonato Gaúcho, in 1936.[3] Brazil's National Football Day is celebrated on July 19 in honor of Sport Club Rio Grande's condition as Brazil's oldest football club.[3]

Stadium

Rio Grande play their home games at Estádio Arthur Lawson.[4] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people,[4] and was inaugurated on August 31, 1985.[5]

Achievements

Campeonato Gaúcho:
- Winners (1): 1936
Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2:
- Winners (1): 1962
Campeonato Gaúcho Série B:
- Winners (1): 2014
- Runners-up (1): 1985

Derby

The derby between SC São Paulo and Rio Grande is known as Rio-Rita.[6]

References

Paglia, Ernesto (2011). "Rio Grande (RS)". O Diário de Bordo do JN no Ar (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Editora Globo. pp. 288–289. ISBN 978-85-250-1842-7.
Poli, Gustavo; Carmona, Lédio (2009). Almanaque do Futebol Sportv. Rio de Janeiro: Casa da Palavra. p. 33. ISBN 978-85-7734-090-3.
Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 231. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
"Arthur Lawson" (in Portuguese). Zerozero. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
"Estádio Arthur Lawson" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
"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.

External links

(in Portuguese) Official website

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[1] Paglia, Ernesto (2011). "Rio Grande (RS)". O Diário de Bordo do JN no Ar (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Editora Globo. pp. 288–289. ISBN 978-85-250-1842-7.

[almanaquedofutebolsportv-2] Poli, Gustavo; Carmona, Lédio (2009). Almanaque do Futebol Sportv. Rio de Janeiro: Casa da Palavra. p. 33. ISBN 978-85-7734-090-3.

[enciclopedialance-3] Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 1. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 231. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.

[zerozero-4] "Arthur Lawson" (in Portuguese). Zerozero. Retrieved September 12, 2009.

[Templos_do_Futebol-5] "Estádio Arthur Lawson" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved September 12, 2009.

[rio-rita-6] "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.