Esporte Clube Pelotas, more commonly referred to as Pelotas, is a professional football club based in

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&nb ...

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. Founded in 1908, it plays in the Série D, the fourth tier of

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, as well 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 state of

's premier

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, holding home games at

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, with a 23,336-seat capacity. The club competed several times in the

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and in the

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, and won the

in 1930. Esporte Clube Pelotas women's football team competed in the

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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

, beating Grêmio in the final. In 1983, Pelotas won the Campeonato Gaúcho Second Level. In 1988, Pelotas competed in the

for the first time, but was eliminated in the first stage. In 1989, the club competed again in the Série B, being eliminated in the first stage again. In 1995, 1996 and in 1998, Pelotas competed in the

, being eliminated in the first stage in all three seasons. In 2003, the club competed again in the Série C, where they were eliminated by RS Futebol in the third stage of the competition. In the same year, Pelotas competed in the

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, being eliminated in the cup's first round, by Guarani. In 2008, the club won the

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 ...

for the first time, after beating Cerâmica in the final, thus qualifying to the same season's

Recopa Sul-Brasileira The Recopa Sul-Brasileira was a Brazilian football competition reuniting the champions of four other competitions, which are the Copa FPF, the Copa Paraná, the Copa Santa Catarina and the Copa FGF, respectively played by teams of São Paulo, Par ...

, and the following season's

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D) is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and was announced by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on April 9, 2008. The Campeonato Brasileir ...

. The club was eliminated in the Recopa Sul-Brasileira in the semifinals 2–0, by

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Achievements

: 1 ::1930 :Runners-up (5): 1932, 1945, 1951, 1956, 1960 *

: 2 ::2008, 2019 *

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: 2 ::1983, 2018 *

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: 2 ::2014, 2020 *

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 ...

: 1 ::2013 *

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 ...

: 1 ::2013 *Campeonato Citadino de Pelotas: 18 ::1913, 1915, 1916, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1981, 1996

Women's football team

Esporte Clube Pelotas women's football team competed in the

, but was eliminated in the first round by Kindermann, of

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, Santa Catarina. In the first leg, the club was beaten 5–0, then in the second leg the club was defeated again, 3–0.

Rivals

Pelotas's rivals are

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and

Farroupilha Farroupilha is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in the Serra Gaúcha between the cities of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul. The city's total area is 359.3 km2. Farroupilha has 73,061 residents (2020 estimate). Farroupilha hosts ...

. The first derby is known as Bra-Pel, while the second derby is known as Far-Pel.

Stadium

The club usually plays its home games at

, which is a stadium located in Pelotas, and it has a maximum capacity of 23,336 people.

Current squad

References

External links

Esporte Clube Pelotas official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pelotas Association football clubs established in 1908 Women's football clubs in Brazil Football clubs in Rio Grande do Sul 1908 establishments in Brazil