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| Full name | Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama | |||
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| Nickname(s) | A Cruz de Malta or Cruzmaltino (Maltese Cross) Gigante da Colina (Giant of the Hill) Camisas Negras (Black Shirts) O Legítimo Clube do Povo (The Actual People's Club) Vascaínos or Cruzmaltinos (supporters)[1] | |||
| Founded | 21 August 1898 | |||
| Ground | São Januário Maracanã | |||
| Capacity | 21,880[2] 78,838[3] | |||
| SAF owner | 777 Partners (suspended)[4] Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (100%) | |||
| President | Pedrinho | |||
| Head coach | Rafael Paiva | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Carioca | |||
| 2023 2023 | Série A, 15th of 20 Carioca, 3rd of 12 | |||
| Website | https://vasco.com.br/ | |||
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Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklubi dʒi ʁeˈɡatɐz ˈvasku dɐ ˈɡɐ̃mɐ]; English: Vasco da Gama Club of Rowing), commonly referred to as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although originally a rowing club and then a multi-sport club, Vasco is mostly known for its men's football team, which currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, and in the Campeonato Carioca, the state of Rio de Janeiro's premier state league.[5]
Named after Vasco da Gama 400 years after his European–Asian sea route in 1498, the club was founded in 1898 as a rowing club by Brazilian workers, Portuguese Brazilians and newly arrived Portuguese immigrants.[6][7] Vasco created its football department in 1915, with professionalism officially adopted in 1933 – pioneer in Brazil.[8][9] In addition to its main departments of football and rowing, Vasco has other sports departments since the 1910s. Its youth academy, which has brought up international footballers such as Romário, Philippe Coutinho, Hilderaldo Bellini, Roberto Dinamite and Edmundo, is well known for its socio-educational methodology.[10]
At the national level, Vasco da Gama has won four Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, three Torneio Rio–São Paulo and one Copa do Brasil. In international club football, the club has won one Copa Libertadores, one South American Championship of Champions, and one Copa Mercosur. At the state level, the club has also won 24 Campeonato Carioca. The golden generation of Vasco da Gama, dubbed Expresso da Vitória (Victory Express), won five state titles in the eight year span between 1945–1952, and led Vasco to become the first continental club champion ever with the 1948 South American Championship of Champions title. This team, which included Moacir Barbosa, Ademir de Menezes, Friaça, Danilo Alvim, Augusto da Costa, and Chico, among others, is considered one of the greatest teams of its generation and of all time.
With fans worldwide, Vasco da Gama is one of the most widely supported clubs in Brazil, the Rio de Janeiro state and the Americas. Vasco plays its home matches in São Januário stadium since its inauguration in 1927. Occasionally, the club has also played their home matches in Maracanã stadium since its inauguration in 1950. Vasco holds long-standings rivalries with Flamengo, Fluminense and Botafogo. Originally from rowing in the 1900s and extending to football in the 1920s as O Clássico dos Milhões (the Derby of Millions), the Vasco–Flamengo rivalry is considered of the main rivalries of Brazilian sports and one of the most prominent football rivalries in the world.
- ^ "Vasco - Apelidos do Clube". Netvasco.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Vasco x Timão: novo laudo expande capacidade para 21.880 mil pessoas". globoesporte (in Portuguese). 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ http://secure.rio2016.com/maracana/o-novo-estadio-do-maracana-tera-capacidade-para-78639-espectadores [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Justiça suspende contrato com a 777 e devolve controle do futebol ao Vasco". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Unzelte, Celso – O Livro de Ouro do Futebol; page 689 (Editora Ediouro, 2002) – ISBN 85-00-01036-3
- ^ Porto Editora – Vasco da Gama (futebol) na Infopédia [em linha]. Porto: Porto Editora. [consult. 2023-08-28 01:04:51]. Disponível em https://www.infopedia.pt/$vasco-da-gama-(futebol)
- ^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de (2 July 2014). "Vasco da Gama foi fundado por portugueses há 116 anos". Vasco da Gama foi fundado por portugueses há 116 anos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "History of CR Vasco da Gama". CR Vasco Da Gama. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "C. R. Vasco da Gama: História, 1898-1923". NetVasco. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "De Coutinho a Andrey: Colégio Vasco da Gama completa 20 anos e recebe parabéns de formados no clube". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.