Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural, commonly referred to as Veranópolis, is a

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club based in

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. It currently plays in

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, the second level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league.

History

On January 15, 1992,Veranópolis at Arquivo de Clubes
/ref> Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural was founded, after two local clubs, Dalban and Veranense, fused.
In 1993, Veranópolis, managed by Tite,''Especial Placar - 500 Times do Brasil'', São Paulo: Editora Abril: 2003. won the

.1993 Campeonato Gaúcho Second Level at RSSSF
In 2007, the club, managed by

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, reached the

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semifinals, where the club was defeated by Juventude of

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.Juventude perde do Veranópolis, mas é inimigo do Grêmio na final - Esportes UOL (April 22, 2007)
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Club colors and nickname

The club's colors are

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red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a seconda ...

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Veranópolis at Times Brasileiros website
/ref> and

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. Because of its colors, Veranópolis is nicknamed ''Pentacolor'' (meaning ''five colors'').''Ju vence e fica perto da final'' - Globo Esporte (April 14, 2007)
/ref> The club is also nicknamed by the acronym VEC.

Stadium

Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural's home stadium is Antônio David Farina stadium, located in Medianeira neighborhood,
/ref> with a maximum capacity of 8,000 people.

Honours

** Winners (1): 1994 * Campeonato do Interior Gaúcho ** Winners (3): 1997, 1999, 2012

Current team (2015)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Veranopolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural Association football clubs established in 1992 Football clubs in Rio Grande do Sul 1992 establishments in Brazil