Sport Club Americano (Porto Alegre)
Sport Club Americano, commonly known as Americano, was a Brazilian football club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state. They won the Campeonato Gaúcho once.
| Full name | Sport Club Americano | ||
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| Founded | June 4, 1912 | ||
| Dissolved | 1940s | ||
| Ground | Estádio dos Eucaliptos, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
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History
The club was founded on June 4, 1912,[1] as Sport Club Hispano-Americano, changing the name to Sport Club Americano in the following year. They won the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1928.[2] In the 1940s, the club merged with a team owned by a group of students, and it was renamed to Americano-Universitário, but the merge was a failure, and the club folded.
Achievements
- Campeonato Gaúcho:
- Winners (1): 1928
Stadium
Sport Club Americano played their home games at Estádio dos Eucaliptos.[1] The stadium had a maximum capacity of 20,000 people.[1]
References
- Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 100.
- Placar Guia 2011 (1350–C): 56. January 2011.CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
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