Gama is a Brazilian football team from Gama

Gama (Brazil)

The article below was translated from the Portuguese Wikipedia ArticleGama is a satellite town of Brasilia , capital of Brazil, with nearly 170,000 inhabitants in 2004.-History:...

 in Distrito Federal

Brazilian Federal District

The Federal District is set apart for Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Located in a region called Planalto Central, or Central Plateau, the Federal District is divided in 29 administrative regions. Brasilia - place where the three branches of the Federal Government are located - is the main...

, founded on November 15, 1975.

Gama greatest rival is Brasiliense

Brasiliense Futebol Clube

The Brasiliense Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club, based in Taguatinga, Distrito Federal.Brasiliense wears yellow uniforms, hence one of its supporters' associations is named Febre Amarela...

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Their home stadium is the Bezerrão stadium, capacity 25,000. They play in green shirts, white shorts and green socks.

History

The club was founded by a group of sportsmen. They wanted a professional football team to represent the city of Gama in Campeonato Brasiliense

Campeonato Brasiliense

The Campeonato Brasiliense, also known as Campeonato Metropolitano de Brasília or Campeonato Candango, is the football league of the Distrito Federal, Brazil....

. On November 15, 1975, the club was founded.

The Golden Age of the club was in the 1990s, when Gama won six state championships, and won Campeonato Brasileiro 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...

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In 1999, Wagner Marques, president of the club at the time, guided by numerologists

Numerology

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, changed the team name to "Gamma" (with two letters "m", instead of one). The supporters disliked this change. In 2002, the club was relegated to the Second Division of Campeonato Brasileiro

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...

, and in 2003 the name "Gama" was restored.

Football

• 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...
  
  : 1

1998

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
  The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third division of Brazilian football.Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the financial conditions to travel long distances...
  
  : 0

Runners-up (1): 2004

• Torneio Centro-Oeste: 1

1981

• Torneio Centro-Oeste
  Copa Centro-Oeste
  Copa Centro-Oeste was a Brazilian football competition contested between Center-West region teams.Minas Gerais state clubs only competed in the first Copa Centro-Oeste edition, joining the new Copa Sul-Minas in 2000....
  
  : 0

Runners-up (1): 2002

• Campeonato Brasiliense
  Campeonato Brasiliense
  The Campeonato Brasiliense, also known as Campeonato Metropolitano de Brasília or Campeonato Candango, is the football league of the Distrito Federal, Brazil....
  
  : 10

1979, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003

Basketball

• Copa Centro-Oeste: 0

Runners-up (1): 2000

• Campeonato do Distrito Federal: 1

2001

Runners-up (2): 2000, 2002

• Copa Centro-Oeste: 0

Runners-up (2): 2000, 2002

Estádio

((Principal | Bezerrão))

O Estádio Bezerrão foi inaugurado em 1977, e completamente renovado e reinaugurado em 2008, com uma capacidade máxima de 20.000 pessoas.

Famous players

Adriano da Silva

Adriano da Silva

Adriano da Silva is a Brazilian footballer, who currently plays for Botafogo Futebol Clube .- References :...

 Dimba

Dimba

Editácio Vieira de Andrade, usually known simply as Dimba , is a Brazilian futsal player and former footballer who played as a forward. He was born in Sobradinho, Brasília, Distrito Federal-Football:...

• Ferrugem Márcio Santos
  Márcio Roberto dos Santos
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   Palhinha Paulo Nunes
  Paulo Nunes
  Arílson de Paula Nunes, better known as Paulo Nunes , is a former Brazilian football player. He retired in 2003 playing for Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube.-Career:...
  
  
• Rodrigo
• Warley