Grêmio Esportivo Bagé, commonly referred to as Bagé, is a
Brazilian football
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country's national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Brazil an ...
club based in
Bagé
Bagé () is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In 2020, its population was 121,335 in a total area of 4,096 km2. It is the seventeenth largest city in the state according to the 2011 census. The city was f ...
,
Rio Grande do Sul
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. It currently plays in
Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2
The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 (Gaucho Championship Series A2) is the second tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federativ ...
, the second level of the
Rio Grande do Sul state football league.
History
Grêmio Esportivo Bagé was founded on August 5, 1920. The club results of the union of two other local teams, the 14 de Julho and Rio Branco.
In relation to the colors, it inherits of Rio Branco the yellow and of the July 14 the black, becoming the traditional gold-black.
Founders
(in alphabetical order)
•Dr. Átila Vinhas
•Dr. Carlos Brasil
•Florêncio Py Lima
•José Maria Parera
•Leonardo Teixeira
•Leonidio Malafaia
•Nélson Osório Ripalda
•Paulino Brandi
•Dr. Sílvio Vinhas
•Dr. Valandro
•Virato Azambuja
The First Management
President: Alípio Pereira Costa
Treasurer: Sargento Osório
Secretary:Austeclino Guaspe
Captain: Rafael Médice
Honours
State
*
Campeonato Gaúcho
The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...
** Winners (1): 1925
** Runners-up (5): 1927, 1928, 1940, 1944, 1957
*
Copa Governador do Estado
** Winners (1): 1974
*
Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2
The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 (Gaucho Championship Series A2) is the second tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federativ ...
** Winners (3): 1964, 1982, 1985
*
Campeonato Gaúcho Série B
The Campeonato Gaúcho Série B is the third tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is run by the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation (FGF).
List of champions
Notes
*Ulbra is the cu ...
** Runners-up (2): 2017, 2022
* Campeonato do Interior Gaúcho
** Winners (6): 1925, 1927, 1928, 1940, 1944, 1957
* Copa Cícero Soares
** Winners (1): 1977
City
*
Campeonato Citadino de Bagé
** Winners (23): 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1971, 1975, 1976
* Copa Centenário de Bagé
** Winners (1): 1959
* Taça Cidade de Bagé
** Winners (1): 1976
Rio Grande do Sul First Division Records
* Currently Bagé participates in the Second Division of the Rio Grande do Sul (since 1995).
Stadium
*Name: Pedra Moura
*Capacity: 10,000
It was inaugurated in the beginning of the twenties.
The mascot
The mascot is a
bee
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. Chosen by the colors, but also by the work in group and ferocious attacks.
Rival
Bagé's greatest rival is
Guarany. The derby between the clubs is called 'Ba-Gua', and it is played there is more than 85 years.
External links
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Bagé Official Website
Association football clubs established in 1920
Football clubs in Rio Grande do Sul
1920 establishments in Brazil