Sport Club Americano, commonly known as Americano, was a Brazilian football club from

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, twelfth most populous city in the country ...

, Rio Grande do Sul state. They won 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 ...

once.

History

The club was founded on June 4, 1912, as Sport Club Hispano-Americano, changing the name to Sport Club Americano in the following year. They won the

in 1928. In the 1940s, the club merged with a team owned by a group of students, and it was renamed to Americano-Universitário, but the merge was a failure, and the club folded.

Achievements

State

: ** Winners (1): 1928

City

Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre The Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre ( en, Municipality of Porto Alegre Championship) was a football competition held among the clubs located in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was established in 1910, making it older ...

: ** Winners (3): 1924, 1928, 1929

Stadium

Sport Club Americano played their home games at

Estádio dos Eucaliptos The Estádio Ildo Meneghetti, familiarly known as Estádio dos Eucaliptos, was a football (soccer), football stadium located in the neighborhood of Menino Deus, Porto Alegre, Menino Deus, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The stadium was ...

. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 20,000 people.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Americano Porto Alegre, Sport Club Association football clubs established in 1912 Defunct football clubs in Rio Grande do Sul 1912 establishments in Brazil 1940s disestablishments in Brazil