Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama, commonly known as Vasco de Rio Branco, Vasco do Acre or Vasco da Gama, is a
Brazilian football club based in
Rio Branco,
Acre. The club currently competes in
Campenato Acreano, the top division of the Acre
state football league.
Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama's home kit is a white shirt with a black diagonal stripe from the top right corner of the shirt to the bottom left, black shorts and white socks. They play their home matches at the
Estádio José de Melo which has a capacity of 8,000 and are currently playing in the Campeonato Acriano which they have won three times. Vasco competed twice in the
Série C.
The club's name and team colors are adopted from the more famous
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (), commonly referred as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally a rowing club, Vasco is mostly known for its football team, who it currently compet ...
.
History
Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama was founded on June 28, 1952.
They won the
Campeonato Acriano
Campeonato Acreano (sometimes referred as Campeonato Acriano) is the football league of the State of Acre, Brazil. It is organized by the Acre State Football Federation.
Format 2020 First Division
First stage
*The 10 clubs are divided into two gr ...
in 1965, 1999 and 2001. The club participated in the
Série C in
1995
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and in
1999
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.
Honours
Domestic
State
*
Campeonato Acreano
Campeonato Acreano (sometimes referred as Campeonato Acriano) is the football league of the State of Acre, Brazil. It is organized by the Acre State Football Federation.
Format 2020 First Division
First stage
*The 10 clubs are divided into two gr ...
:
: Winners (3): 1965, 1999, 2001
: Runners-up (5): 1963, 1964, 1967, 2002, 2003
*
Campeonato Acreano Segunda Divisão:
: Winners (1): 2013
: Runners-up (1): 2012
Stadium
Vasco plays its home games at
Estádio José de Melo.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.
References
External links
Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama at Arquivo de Clubes
Association football clubs established in 1952
Football clubs in Acre (state)
1952 establishments in Brazil
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