Sport Club São Paulo, commonly referred to as São Paulo-RS, is a
Brazilian football
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club based in
Rio Grande
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,
Rio Grande do Sul
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. It currently plays in
Campeonato Gaúcho Série B, the third level of the
Rio Grande do Sul state football league.
They competed in the
Série A three times.
History
Sport Club São Paulo were founded on October 4, 1908,
by Adolpho Corrêa and other young sportsmen.
The club were named São Paulo after Adolpho Corrêa's
home city.
São Paulo won their first title, which was the
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 ...
, in 1933.
They won the Copa Bento Gonçalves in 1985.
The club competed in the
Série A three times.
São Paulo's first participation was in
1979
Events
January
* January 1
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, when they finished in the 42nd place.
The club competed again in
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
, finishing in the 41st place.
They competed for the last time in
1982
Events
January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
, when they ended in the 31st place in the league.
On 6 October 2021 William Ribeiro was charged with attempted murder after kicking a referee in the head during a
league match against
Guarani after Rodrigo Crivellaro awarded a foul against him on 4 October 2021.
Stadium
São Paulo play their home games at
Estádio Aldo Dapuzzo.
The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.
Current squad
:''As of 22 January 2018.''
Honours
Official tournaments
Others tournaments
State
*Copa ACEG (1): 1986
*Copa Bento Gonçalves (1): 1985
*Campeonato do Interior Gaúcho (1): 1933
City
*Campeonato Citadino de Rio Grande (31): 1916, 1918, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1943, 1945, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1987, 2004, 2009, 2020
*Taça Cidade do Rio Grande (1): 1980
Runners-up
*
Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 (1): 2013
Derby
The derby between São Paulo and
Rio Grande
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is known as Rio-Rita.
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References
External links
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Association football clubs established in 1908
Football clubs in Rio Grande do Sul
1908 establishments in Brazil