Canoas Sport Club, usually known as Canoas is a Brazilian football

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from Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, founded by the

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(in

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, Universidade Luterana do Brasil - ULBRA). The

is also active in

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. The club was originally named Sport Club Ulbra and then Universidade Sport Club.

History

On January 26, 1998, the club was founded by the

as Sport Club Ulbra. The club started with

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, handball, and

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sections. In 2001, the club started its football department, and joined the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation. In 2002, Ulbra competed in the Campeonato Gaúcho Third Division and the

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, because the competition's regulation allowed a club to play in both divisions in the same year. The club also participated in the national third division, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C for the first time. The club was eliminated in the quarterfinals by

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. In 2003, the club won the Campeonato Gaúcho Second Division, and was promoted to the First Division for the following season. The club again competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. Ulbra was eliminated in the second stage by another club from the same state, RS. In 2004, Ulbra was the

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's runner-up. The club beat Grêmio 3-1 in the semifinals, but was defeated by

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in the final. The club competed again in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and was eliminated by Hermann Aichinger in the second stage. In 2005, the club entered the national cup competition, the

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, for the first time. Ulbra was eliminated in the first round by Treze. In 2006 the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, but was eliminated in the second stage of the competition, and in 2007, the club was eliminated in the third stage of the championship. The club was renamed to Universidade Sport Club in December 2009. The club was renamed to Canoas Sport Club on November 26, 2010.

Football

Stadium

The club's home matches are usually played at Complexo Esportivo da Ulbra stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.

Titles

* Campeonato Gaúcho Second Division: 2003 *

runner-up: 2004 *

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 ...

runner-up: 2005, 2006 * Copa Emídio 'Burbão' Perondi runner-up: 2006

Current squad

Futsal

Titles

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: 1999, 2001 * Liga Futsal: 1998, 2002, 2003

Current squad

Colors

The club's colors are blue, white and red.

Other sports

Besides football and futsal, Canoas also has other sports sections, such as

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and

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References

External links

Official Website
{{Campeonato Gaúcho Association football clubs established in 1998 Futsal clubs established in 1998 Football clubs in Rio Grande do Sul Futsal clubs in Brazil University and college association football clubs 1998 establishments in Brazil