Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
sports club in Brazil
(Redirected from C.R. Vasco da Gama)
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama also known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a Brazilian professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of São Cristovão. Although it competes in a number of different sports, Vasco is mostly known for its football team. The club is probably passing through the worst period in its history, since in the last 12 years, Vasco has fallen to the second division of the Brazilian Football Championship four times.
| Full name | Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Gigante da Colina (Giant of the Hill) Almirante (Admiral) Cruzmaltino (Maltese Cross) Trem Bala da Colina (Bullet Train of the Hill) Expresso da Vitória (Victory Express Train) | ||
| Founded | August 21, 1898 (Rowing Club) November 5, 1915 (Football Club) | ||
| Ground | Estádio São Januário | ||
| Capacity | 21,880[1] | ||
| President | Jorge Salgado | ||
| Head coach | Marcelo Cabo | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Carioca Série B2 | ||
| 2020 2020 | Série A, 17th (relegated) Carioca, 7th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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League titleEdit
- Série B : 1
- 2009
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Vasco x Timão: novo laudo expande capacidade para 21.880 mil pessoas". globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
