Esporte Clube Milan, commonly known as Milan, is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football club based in Júlio de Castilhos

Júlio de Castilhos

This article is about the town; see Júlio Prates de Castilhos for information about the politician for whom it is named.Júlio de Castilhos is a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its area is 1,120.8 km² and its population was 3,571 in 2003...

, Rio Grande do Sul state

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...

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History

The club was founded on March 7, 1989, after Esporte Clube Castilhense and Sociedade Esportiva Cometa merged. They competed in the Campeonato Gaúcho Second Level

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...

 for the first time in 1995competing again in 1996.

Stadium

Esporte Clube Milan play their home games at Estádio Miguel Wairich Filho. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 1,000 people.