Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, also known as Caxias, is a Brazilian football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team in Caxias do Sul

Caxias do Sul

Caxias do Sul is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, situated in the state's mountainous Serra Gaúcha region. Coordinates: 29°10′0″ S, 51°11′0″ W....

, 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...

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Together with Juventude

Esporte Clube Juventude

Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Juventude's greatest rival is Caxias.-History:...

, it is one of the biggest teams 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...

 state, losing only the Internacional

Sport Club Internacional

Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...

 and Grêmio.

History

Caxias was founded on April 10, 1935, as Grêmio Esportivo Flamengo, which had been a fusion of two other teams (Rui Barbosa and Rio Branco). However the club, as well as Juventude

Esporte Clube Juventude

Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Juventude's greatest rival is Caxias.-History:...

 folded due to a financial crisis

Financial crisis

The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many financial crises were associated with banking panics, and many recessions coincided with these...

 in the 1960s. Both teams merged into Associação Caxias de Futebol on December 14, 1971. Juventude

Esporte Clube Juventude

Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Juventude's greatest rival is Caxias.-History:...

 back down from Associação Caxias de Futebol in 1975, and Grêmio Esportivo Flamengo adopted the name Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul. In 1972, Associação Caxias de Futebol and Grêmio

Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...

 played the first game on color TV in Brazil. The game finished 0-0. The club's greatest feat was the 2000 Campeonato Gaúcho

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...

 title.

Achievements

• Campeonato Gaúcho
  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...
  
  : 1

2000

Runners-up (2): 1990, 2009

• 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...
  
   (as Flamengo): 1

1953

• Copa Interior: 1

1990

• Copa Daltro Menezes: 1

1996

• Taça STC 10 Anos (Caxias - Jamaica
  Jamaica national football team
  The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
  
   1-0): 1

1998

• Copa Ênio Andrade: 1

1998

Current squad

As of June 3, 2011


Out on loan:
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First-team staff

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| Paulo Porto
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Idols

• Cristian Borja
  Cristian Borja
  Cristian Borja , is a Colombian footballer, who plays for Red Star Belgrade on loan from Caxias do Sul.-Career:...
  
  
• Luiz Felipe Scolari
  Luiz Felipe Scolari
  Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...
  
  
• Washington
• Caçapava
  Luís Carlos Melo Lopes
  Luís Carlos Melo Lopes, best known as Caçapava is a former Brazilian football player in defensive midfielder role.-Clubs:* Gaúcho de Caçapava: 1972* Internacional: 1973-1979....
  
  
• Gil Baiano
  Gil Baiano
  José Gildásio Pereira de Matos, commonly known by the nickname Gil Baiano , is a retired professional association football right back, who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs, and for the Brazilian national team....
  
  
• Delmer
• Artemio
• Bebeto
• Gilmar
• Bagatini
• Cedenir

Stadium

Caxias' stadium is Estádio Centenário, inaugurated in 1976, with a maximum capacity of 30,802 people.

Rivalry

Caxias´ biggest rival is Juventude

Esporte Clube Juventude

Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Juventude's greatest rival is Caxias.-History:...

. The game between the two clubs is named CA-JU. The other rival of Caxias is Esportivo of Bento Gonçalves

Bento Gonçalves

Bento Gonçalves may refer to:* Bento António Gonçalves, member of the Portuguese Communist Party* Bento Gonçalves da Silva, Tatter revolutionary leader* Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, a town located in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul...

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External links

Official Site Arquivo Grená