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2012 Campeonato Gaúcho
The 2012 Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF (2012 FGF First Division Professional Football Championship), better known as the 2012 Campeonato Gaúcho or Gaúcho, was the 92nd edition of the top flight football league of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The season began on 18 January and ended on 13 May. Internacional successfully defended its 2011 title in the final by defeating Caxias. Format The sixteen clubs were divided into two groups, such that each team would play two matches to determine which four teams from each group would qualify to the play-offs, and which teams would be relegated. The first stage, called ''Taça Piratini 2012'' (Piratini Cup 2012, won by Internacional), had each team from one group play one team in the other group. In the second stage, called ''Taça Farroupilha 2012'' (Farroupilha Cup 2012, won by Grêmio) each team within each group played one match against another team in the same group. The two lowest rank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campeonato Gaúcho
The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchão, has been since its founding in 1919 the top flight tier of the division of professional football clubs in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, that contest in the ''Campeonato Gaúcho'', typically from January to April, for the state championship title. The rivalry of two of the better-known Brazilian teams ( Grêmio and Internacional) have a significant impact in the history of the tournament. Format Qualification for competitions The best placed of league qualify for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, excluding the teams having already qualified for the Série A, Série B, Série C or Série D. Clubs Throughout its more than 100-year history, dozens of clubs have played Campeonato Gaúcho, including teams that became ina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoas
Canoas (), which earned city status in 1939, is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. With more than 340,000 inhabitants, it is part of the Porto Alegre conurbation and has the second highest GDP in the state. It is also the fourth largest city in the state by population. Canoas boasts a strong manufacturing-based economy and is the home to Canoas Air Force Base - ALA3, one of the most important bases of the Brazilian Air Force. According to the IBGE, Brazil's Geography and Statistics Institute, Canoas currently has no rural areas, but it started as a village of large landowners. The first of them was ''conquistador'' Francisco Pinto Bandeira, who received from the Portuguese Crown, in 1740, an area north of the Gravataí River. History has that 1871 was the beginning of the village of Canoas, when the first section of the railway that would link Porto Alegre to São Leopoldo was inaugurated. Canoas was then part of the municipalities of Gravataí and Sã ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futebol Clube Santa Cruz
Futebol Clube Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football club from Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on March 26, 1913. Its rival is Esporte Clube Avenida. Achievements * Campeonato Gaúcho Second Level: ** Runners-up (2): 1952, 1983 *Copa FGF The Copa Federação Gaúcha de Futebol, commonly known as the Copa FGF, is an annual cup competition organized by the Rio Grande do Sul state football federation for clubs that are in the first, second and third divisions of the Campeonato Gaú ... ** Winners (1): 2020 Current squad References Association football clubs established in 1913 Football clubs in Rio Grande do Sul 1913 establishments in Brazil {{Brazil-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelotas
Pelotas () is a Brazilian city and municipality (''município''), the third most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located 270 km (168 mi) from Porto Alegre, the state's capital city, and 130 km (80.8 mi) from the Uruguayan border. The Lagoa dos Patos lies to the east and the São Gonçalo Channel lies to the south, separating Pelotas from the city of Rio Grande. In the 19th century, Pelotas was Brazil's leading center for the production of dried meat (''charque''), a staple food made by slaves and destined to feed the slaves of sugarcane, coffee and cocoa plantations across the country."O Ciclo do Charque" Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Accessed on 3 April 2007. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esporte Clube Pelotas
Esporte Clube Pelotas, more commonly referred to as Pelotas, is a professional football club based in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Founded in 1908, it plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football league system, Brazilian football, as well in the Campeonato Gaúcho, the States of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul's premier State football leagues in Brazil, state league, holding home games at Estádio Boca do Lobo, with a 23,336-seat capacity. The club competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, and won the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1930. Esporte Clube Pelotas women's football team competed in the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino 2008, 2008 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino. History The club was founded on October 11, 1908, after two clubs from Pelotas, Club Sportivo Internacional and Football Club, merged. In 1930, Pelotas won the Campeonato Gaúcho, beating Grêmio F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novo Hamburgo
Novo Hamburgo (Portuguese for ''New Hamburg''; german: Neu-Hamburg) is a municipality in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, the state capital. As of 2020, its population was 247,032. The city covers an area of , and the average temperature is , which is mild for the region. The Sinos River runs through the urban area. Consolidated by German immigrants, the city was named after Hamburg, Germany. Novo Hamburgo's population is still predominantly of German descent. In the 1980s, Novo Hamburgo received the nickname of "the national capital of shoes", attracting many athletes, tracks and companies connected to the sport. Nowadays, the city is the industrial centre of the Sinos River Valley, the economy of which is based mainly on the manufacture of shoes and the associated leather goods supply chain. History The area of the city was first settled by Portuguese immigrants in the mid 18th century, but it would grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo
Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo, commonly referred to as Novo Hamburgo, is a Brazilian football club based in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A, the first level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league. Home stadium is the Estádio do Vale (Stadium of the Valley). It has a maximum capacity of 5,196. History On 1 May 1911, employees of Adams Footwear Factory founded an association. In that day, during the celebrations of the Worker's Day, as it used to happen every year, took place a social gathering event between the employers and employees of the factory. After the barbecue ended, they always played football. Manoel Lopes Mattos, João Scherer, Aloys Auschild, Manoel Outeiro, João Tamujo and Adão Steigleder decided to found a football club. The suggested name was Adams Futebol Clube, but the name they chose was Sport Club Novo Hamburgo, later renamed to Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo (german: Sport Club Neu-Hamburg). As Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajeado, Rio Grande Do Sul
Lajeado is an important city in the valley of the Taquari River, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The population is 85,033 (2020 est.) in an area of 90.09 km². Some of the largest distributors of food and fuel of the state are found in Lajeado. The city is mostly urban. Its current mayor is Marcelo Caumo. It was founded on January 26, 1891, when it was separated from the municipality of Estrela. It was colonized by German and Italian people. The city has a university: Univates. Notable people * Filipe Catto Filipe Catto Alves (born 26 September 1987) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. She has worked with genres such as MPB, samba, tango, jazz, rock and bolero. She identifies as non-binary and uses both she/her and they/them pronouns. She has ... (1987–), singer and songwriter References {{Authority control Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clube Esportivo Lajeadense
Clube Esportivo Lajeadense, commonly referred to as Lajeadense, is a Brazilian football club based in Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, the second level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league. History The club was founded on April 4, 1911. They won the Campeonato Gaúcho Second Division in 1959 and in 1979. Achievements * Copa FGF : Winners (1): 2015 *Recopa Gaúcha : Winners (1): 2015 * Super Copa Gaúcha : Winners (1): 2014 *Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 (Gaucho Championship Series A2) are the football tournament for the Rio Grande do Sul clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 in Brazil. The competitions are organized by the Rio Grande do Su ... : Winners (2): 1959, 1979 Stadium Clube Esportivo Lajeadense play their home games at Arena Alviazul. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,500 people. References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Laje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esporte Clube Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. The club currently competes in the top tier of Brazilian football, the Série A, as well as in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A, the first level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league. Major titles won by the club include the 1999 Copa do Brasil and the 1994 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. Juventude also competes in the top tier state league of Rio Grande do Sul, having won it once, in 1998. Their greatest rival is Caxias, with whom it contests the Caxias do Sul derby, also known as CaJu. History Juventude was founded on June 29, 1913, by 35 youngsters from Caxias do Sul, descendants of Italian immigrants, being one of the first football clubs in that community. Antônio Chiaradia Neto was chosen as the club's first president. On July 20, 1913, Juventude played its first game, against Serrano, from the city of Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's List of metropolitan areas in Brazil, fifth largest metropolitan area, with 4,405,760 inhabitants (2010). The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state. Porto Alegre was founded in 1769 by Manuel Jorge Gomes de Sepúlveda, who used the pseudonym José Marcelino de Figueiredo to hide his identity; but the official date is 1772 with the act signed by Immigration to Brazil, immigrants from the Azores, Portugal. The city lies on the eastern bank of the Guaíba Lake, where five rivers converge to form the Lagoa dos Patos, a giant freshwater lagoon navigable by even the largest of ships. This five-river junction has become an important alluvial port as well as a chief industrial and commercial center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esporte Clube Cruzeiro
Esporte Clube Cruzeiro, commonly referred to as Cruzeiro-RS, is a Brazilian football club based in Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, the second level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league. History The club was founded on July 14, 1913, in Porto Alegre. They won the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1929, and the Second Level in 2010. Cruzeiro competed in the Série D in 2011, when the club was eliminated in the first stage of the competition. João de Assis Moreira, the father of the legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho, had a brief spell with the club. Achievements * Campeonato Gaúcho: ** Winners (1): 1929 * Campeonato Gaúcho Second Level: ** Winners (1): 2010 * Copa Metropolitana The Campeonato da Região Metropolitana, commonly known as the Copa Metropolitana, is an annual competition organized by the Rio Grande do Sul state football federation for clubs that are in the first, second and third divisions of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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