Sport Club Rio Grande is a professional

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club based in

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, Brazil. Founded in July

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, they are

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's oldest active

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club. They play in the second division of the Campeonato Gaúcho, which the club won in 1936; its greatest achievement to date.

History

Sport Club Rio Grande were founded on July 19, 1900, by the

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Johannes Christian Moritz Minnemann and a group of friends, during the celebrations of his 25th anniversary. The club won its first achievement, which is the Campeonato Gaúcho, in 1936. Brazil's National Football Day is celebrated on July 19 in honor of Sport Club Rio Grande's condition as Brazil's oldest football club.

Stadium

Rio Grande play their home games at Estádio Arthur Lawson. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people, and was inaugurated on August 31, 1985.

Achievements

* Campeonato Gaúcho: ** Winners (1): 1936 * Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2: ** Winners (1): 1962 *

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 ...

: ** Winners (1): 2014 ** Runners-up (1): 1985

Derby

The derby between SC São Paulo and Rio Grande is known as Rio-Rita.

References

External links

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Official website

1900 establishments in Brazil