Campo Grande Atlético Clube, or Campo Grande as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Campo Grande neighborhood

Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro

Campo Grande is a relatively big suburban neighborhood in the Rio de Janeiro city, among the West Zone of it.- History :Campo Grande, which in the early 1940s was considered the "Empire of the Orange", grew along with the settlement of Brazil...

, Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

 in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro (state)

Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...

, founded on June 13, 1940.

History

On June 13, 1940, Campo Grande Atlético Clube was founded.

In 1979, the club played the Campeonato Brasileiro First Division

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 for the first time. Campo Grande finished in the 27th position. The club reached the league's second stage.

In 1982, the club won its only national title so far, the Brazilian Second Division

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

, after defeating CSA

Centro Sportivo Alagoano

Centro Sportivo Alagoano, is a Brazilian football team from Maceió in Alagoas, founded on September 7, 1913. It is the biggest club in the state of Alagoas, and the largest fan base....

 of Alagoas in the final. Campo Grande's Luisinho was the top goalscorer of the competition, with 10 goals. The club was promoted to tohe following year's first division.

In 1983, the club played the Campeonato Brasileiro First Division for the second time. The club was eliminated in the first stage, playing then a second stage qualification playoff against Paysandu

Paysandu Sport Club

Paysandu Sport Club is a Brazilian football club located in Belém, Pará. Paysandu is also known as Papão da Curuzu because it won several titles in the 1940s and Curuzu from the name of the street where Paysandu's stadium sits.Paysandu is a club in Northern Brazil, having won 43 State Leagues, 1...

. After defeating Paysandu, the club qualified to the second stage, finishing in the group's last position. Campo Grande finished in the competition's 24th place.

In 1991, Roberto Dinamite, Vasco da Gama

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...

's biggest idol and one of the most prolific Brazilian goal scorers ever (he has scored 698 goals in his career, most of them for Vasco), played for Campo Grande.

Achievements

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
  
   (Silver Trophy): 1

1982

• Campeonato Carioca Second Division
  Campeonato Carioca (lower levels)
  The Campeonato Carioca lower levels are the football tournaments for the Rio de Janeiro clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Carioca First Division. The competitions are organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation...
  
  : 2

1985, 1993

• Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino
  Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino
  The Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino , organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation is the women's football state championship of Rio de Janeiro State, and is contested since 1983.The four most important Rio de Janeiro Men's football teams contested in...
  
   (Women's Football): 1

2008

Stadium

Campo Grande's stadium is Estádio Ítalo del Cima

Estádio Ítalo del Cima

The Estádio Ítalo del Cima is a football stadium inaugurated on April 29, 1960 in Campo Grande neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro , with a maximum capacity of 18,000 people. The stadium is owned by Campo Grande Atlético Clube, and it is also the home stadium of Futuro Bem Próximo Atlético...

, built in 1960, with a maximum capacity of 18,000 people.

Team colors

Campo Grande's colors are black and white. They usually play in black and white vertical stripes, black shorts and white socks. Its away kit is almost all-white, with the exception being its black socks.

Noted managers

Vanderlei Luxemburgo

Vanderlei Luxemburgo

Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva , better known as Vanderlei Luxemburgo, is a Brazilian football manager and former football player. He holds the distinction of being the most successful manager in the history of Brazil's Série A, with 5 league titles...

started his career as a manager in 1983, coaching Campo Grande.

External links

Campo Grande at Arquivo de Clubes Fuscão Alvinegro Website