Founded in 1900, Sport Club Rio Grande is Brazil's oldest active football club. Rio Grande currently plays in the second division of the Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho

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, the regional league of Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

, which the club won in 1936 - its greatest achievement to date.

History

Sport Club Rio Grande were founded on July 19, 1900, by the German

Germany

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 Christian Moritz Minnemann and a group of friends, during the celebrations of his 25th anniversary. The club won its first achievement, which is the Campeonato Gaúcho

Campeonato Gaúcho

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, in 1936. Brazil's National Football Day is celebrated on July 19 in honor of Sport Club Rio Grande's condition as Brazil's oldest football club.

Stadium

Rio Grande play their home games at Estádio Arthur Lawson. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people, and was inaugurated on August 31, 1985.

Achievements

• Campeonato Gaúcho First Division
  Campeonato Gaúcho
  The Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF is the top tier of the footballleague of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-Clubs:Clubs qualified to Campeonato Gaúcho Primeira Divisão 2011.*Canoas*Caxias...
  
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  • Winners (1): 1936

• Campeonato Gaúcho Second Division
  Campeonato Gaúcho (lower levels)
  The Campeonato Gaúcho lower levels are the football tournaments for the Rio Grande do Sul clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Gaúcho First Division in Brazil. The competitions are organized by the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation...
  
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  • Winners (1): 1962