Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo, commonly referred to as Novo Hamburgo, is a

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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, ...

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. 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 Brazil entered

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in 1944 war joining the

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side, Novo Hamburgo had to change its name, as it was of German origin – Novo Hamburgo means New

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. The city was renamed to ''Marechal Floriano Peixoto'' and the club turned into ''Esporte Clube Floriano''. In 1968, the club reverted to its previous name.

Rivals

Novo Hamburgo's first rival was Sociedade Esportiva Esperança, from the same city. At that time, Novo Hamburgo was named Floriano. The derby was known as Flor-Esp. The second rival of Novo Hamburgo was

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, and the derby was known as Clássico do Vale (Valley's Derby). This rivalry was stronger during the 1960s and the 1970s. Novo Hamburgo's current rival is 15 de Novembro. The first match between the two clubs was played in 1994, in

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Current squad

Honours

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 Gauchã ...

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Campeonato Gaúcho Série B The Campeonato Gaúcho Segunda Divisão, commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho Série B, is the third-highest professional football league in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The league is contested between 10 clubs and typically lasts ...

: 1996,

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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 ...

: 2005, 2013 *

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 Campeonat ...

: 2013, 2014 * Copa Emídio Perondi: 2005 * Copa ACEG: 1982, 1984 * Copa Brasil Telecom GSM: 2005

Trivia

The famous player

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, who won the 1958 and the 1962 World Cups, played once for Novo Hamburgo. On 2 July 1969, he wore the number 7 of the club. The friendly match, played at Beira-Rio stadium ended 3–1 in favour of

Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonat ...

. He played the whole first half, and the first 15 minutes of the second one.

Ultra groups

Two ultra groups supports the club: Fogo Anil and Torcida Independente Mancha Anil. Fogo Anil was founded in 1996, and Torcida Independente Mancha Anil was founded on 13 May 2005.

Anthem

The club's anthem lyrics were composed by Juracy Araújo, the music by Pedro Araújo and the piano transcription by Rejane Frota Dillenburg.

Mascot

The club's mascot is an

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shoe, as Novo Hamburgo is known for its shoe industry.

External links

Official Website
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Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo, commonly referred to as Novo Hamburgo, is a Football in Brazil, Brazilian football club based in Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho, Campeo ...