Esporte Clube São José, commonly referred to as São José, is a Brazilian professional club based in

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founded on 24 May 1913. It competes in the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the f ...

, the third tier of

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, as well as in the

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 ...

, the top flight of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league.

History

São José was founded in 1913, when, among conversations and soccer games during class breaks at São José High School, a group of students decided to leave the school fields to face big teams in the professional fields. With the encouragement of Brother Constantino José, an admirer of Italian soccer and intellectual mentor of the venture, six students formed the Esporte Clube São José, which from its birth showed the will to seek new challenges. Léo de la Rue, one of the founders, inaugurated the presidents' gallery, in a management where each player bought his own uniform and contributed with a monthly fee of $500 to kick-start this great project. After several changes of headquarters, in 1939 the club found its home in a piece of land in the North Zone of Porto Alegre.

Stadium

São José's stadium is the Estádio Passo D'Areia, built in 1940 and renovated in 2011 with the implantation of artificial turf (with FIFA approval). The stadium has a maximum capacity of 13,000 people.

Honours

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): 1963, 1981 *

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): 2017 *

Recopa Gaúcha The Recopa Gaúcha ( en, Rio Grande do Sul Winners Cup), is a super cup tournament organized by the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation (FGF), disputed between the winners of Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Cha ...

: Winners (1): 2018 *

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 ...

: Winners (1): 2016 *

Super Copa Gaúcha The Super Copa Gaúcha ( en, Rio Grande do Sul Supercup), was a tournament organized by the FGF during 2013 to 2016 reuniting the winners of Copa Metropolitana, Copa Serrana (Copa Norte), Copa Sul-Fronteira (Copa Sul), and Copa FGF. The winner o ...

: Winners (1): 2015 *

Copa Sul-Fronteira The Campeonato da Região Sul-Fronteira, commonly known as the Copa Sul-Fronteira, 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 ...

: Winners (1): 2015

References

External links

Official Site

São José on Globo Esporte
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