Sport Club do Recife
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Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife
or Sport Recife in Northeastern Brazil
, is a football
team from Recife
, Pernambuco
.
players gathered at the local Trade Workers Association (Associação dos Empregados do Comércio), founded a new club, and chose Guilherme de Aquino Fonseca as its first President. Club meetings took place for a while at the Association's main hall. At that time Nautico didn't accept black people in the team, and Guilherme and his friends didn't agree with this, so they founded Sport Club do Recife.
4-1 (with goals from Mota (2), Asdrúbal, and Vasconcelos).
Sport's squad that year was Cavalcanti, Briant and Paulino; Town, Robson and Smerthurst; Asdrúbal, Mota, Anagam, Vasconcelos and Smith.
, hosted the match between Chile
and the United States
. Chile won 5-2. It was the only World Cup match played in Pernambuco.
, after Copa União
winners and runner-ups Flamengo
and Internacional
, backed by the Club of 13
, declined to play in a run-off organized by the CBF
between the best two teams in the Copa União
and the best two in a tournament between those teams that had been excluded from the new league. Sport then went on to beat Guarani
at home by 1-0, after drawing 1-1 in Campinas
.
Sport were champs point final...For more information see Copa União
.
, but a better goal difference (+21 against +16), and thus were promoted to the elite division. The Pernambuco side played in Série A from 2007 to 2009.
, a knock-out tournament along the lines of European national cups.
Previous to the finals, Sport had beaten traditional powerhouses of Brazilian football including Internacional
, Palmeiras
, and Vasco da Gama
. In the final round, Sport was defeated by Corinthians
in the Morumbi
3-1, but became champions on the away goal rule, after beating Corinthians
2-0 in Recife
.
The finals were marred by controversy when Sport directors and fans alleged the media from Southeastern Brazil took sides with Corinthians, with some commentators, mainly from Rede Globo
, even booing when Sport scored the first goal.
and Santa Cruz
.
Náutico is the oldest club in Recife, and Sport is second only to Náutico. A derby between the two clubs is called the "Clássico dos Clássicos
" (Derby of all Derbies).
Sport and Santa Cruz are the two most popular football clubs in Pernambuco, so matches between the two sides are called the "Clássico das Multidões" (Derby of the Masses).
Sport's first derby against Náutico was played in 1909, with an attendance of around 4,000 people.
The team also claims to have rivals outside its region, mainly Flamengo
due to the Copa União
controversy. Due to a series of recent important matches, local supporters regarded both Palmeiras
and Corinthians
as Sport rivals, but the future frequency of those clashes remains in doubt now that Sport has been relegated to the second division. Those claims notwithstanding, neither Flamengo, Palmeiras or Corinthians supporters consider Sport to be a major rival.
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
or Sport Recife in Northeastern Brazil
Northeast Region, Brazil
The Northeast Region of Brazil is composed of the following states: Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia, and it represents 18.26% of the Brazilian territory....
, is a 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 from Recife
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
, Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
.
1905 - Foundation
On May 13, 23 NáuticoClube Náutico Capibaribe
Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco....
players gathered at the local Trade Workers Association (Associação dos Empregados do Comércio), founded a new club, and chose Guilherme de Aquino Fonseca as its first President. Club meetings took place for a while at the Association's main hall. At that time Nautico didn't accept black people in the team, and Guilherme and his friends didn't agree with this, so they founded Sport Club do Recife.
1905 - First match
The same year Sport played their first football match against a team called English Eleven. The match ended in a draw, with Torquato Gonçalves scoring the first goal for the newly created club. The club's starting eleven were L. F. Lathan; L. Parrot and E. Nosworthy; A. G. Silva, Colander and Ramiro; Guilherme Fonseca, Coimbra, Alberto Amorim, J. Gonçalves and Torquatro Gonçalves.1916 - First state title
After the local league was created, Sport Club do Recife took part for the first time, and won the Pernambuco state championship of 1916. The final match was played on December 16, and Sport defeated Santa CruzSanta Cruz Futebol Clube
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, or simply Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football club in Recife, Pernambuco.-Early history:On February 3, 1914, eleven young men aging from 14 to 16 years founded a football society...
4-1 (with goals from Mota (2), Asdrúbal, and Vasconcelos).
Sport's squad that year was Cavalcanti, Briant and Paulino; Town, Robson and Smerthurst; Asdrúbal, Mota, Anagam, Vasconcelos and Smith.
1950 - FIFA World Cup
During the 1950 FIFA World Cup, Sport's stadium, Ilha do RetiroEstádio Ilha do Retiro
Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, usually known as Estádio Ilha do Retiro or simply Ilha do Retiro, is a sports stadium situated in Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, owned by Sport Recife....
, hosted the match between Chile
Chile national football team
The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...
and the United States
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
. Chile won 5-2. It was the only World Cup match played in Pernambuco.
1987 - National champions
Sport were considered the 1987 national champions by the CBFCBF
CBF may refer to:* Brazilian Football Confederation , national governing body for football in Brazil* Chesapeake Bay Foundation - the largest U.S...
, after Copa União
Copa União
The Copa União was an one-off competition in Brazilian football, held in 1987 in the absence of the conventional CBF national championship.-Background:...
winners and runner-ups Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
and 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...
, backed by the Club of 13
Clube dos 13
Clube dos 13 is the organization responsible for representing the interest of the 20 greatest football clubs of Brazil, including members from several football state federations such as Federação Paulista de Futebol, Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Federação Gaúcha de Futebol and...
, declined to play in a run-off organized by the CBF
CBF
CBF may refer to:* Brazilian Football Confederation , national governing body for football in Brazil* Chesapeake Bay Foundation - the largest U.S...
between the best two teams in the Copa União
Copa União
The Copa União was an one-off competition in Brazilian football, held in 1987 in the absence of the conventional CBF national championship.-Background:...
and the best two in a tournament between those teams that had been excluded from the new league. Sport then went on to beat Guarani
Guarani Futebol Clube
Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Guarani is also known as Bugre, a popular term for an Indigenous Brazilian...
at home by 1-0, after drawing 1-1 in Campinas
Campinas
Campinas is a city and municipality located in the coastal interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. is the administrative center of the meso-region of the same name, with 3,783,597 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census, consisting of 49 cities....
.
Sport were champs point final...For more information see Copa União
Copa União
The Copa União was an one-off competition in Brazilian football, held in 1987 in the absence of the conventional CBF national championship.-Background:...
.
2006 - Return to Brazil's Série A
In 2006, after five years in Série B (the Brazilian second division), Sport Club do Recife finished second with an 18-10-10 record. Sport had the same number of points as state rivals NáuticoNáutico
Náutico may refer to one of the following:*Clube Náutico Capibaribe, a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco.*Náutico , a neighborhood in Playa, Havana, Cuba...
, but a better goal difference (+21 against +16), and thus were promoted to the elite division. The Pernambuco side played in Série A from 2007 to 2009.
2008 - Winner of the Copa do Brasil
On June 11, 2008, Sport Club do Recife became the first club from Northeastern Brazil to win the Copa do BrasilCopa do Brasil
The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
, a knock-out tournament along the lines of European national cups.
Previous to the finals, Sport had beaten traditional powerhouses of Brazilian football including 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...
, Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...
, and 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...
. In the final round, Sport was defeated by Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
in the Morumbi
Estádio do Morumbi
Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo is a stadium in São Paulo, Brazil, home of São Paulo Futebol Clube and its formal name honors Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, who was São Paulo FC's chairman during most of the stadium construction, and died before its inauguration....
3-1, but became champions on the away goal rule, after beating Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
2-0 in Recife
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
.
The finals were marred by controversy when Sport directors and fans alleged the media from Southeastern Brazil took sides with Corinthians, with some commentators, mainly from Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
, even booing when Sport scored the first goal.
Rivals
Sport's main rivals are the other two main sides in Recife, NáuticoClube Náutico Capibaribe
Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco....
and Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, or simply Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football club in Recife, Pernambuco.-Early history:On February 3, 1914, eleven young men aging from 14 to 16 years founded a football society...
.
Náutico is the oldest club in Recife, and Sport is second only to Náutico. A derby between the two clubs is called the "Clássico dos Clássicos
Clássico dos Clássicos
Clássico dos Clássicos is a derby between two crosstown football teams in the Brazilian city of Recife: Clube Náutico Capibaribe and Sport Club do Recife.-Background:...
" (Derby of all Derbies).
Sport and Santa Cruz are the two most popular football clubs in Pernambuco, so matches between the two sides are called the "Clássico das Multidões" (Derby of the Masses).
Sport's first derby against Náutico was played in 1909, with an attendance of around 4,000 people.
The team also claims to have rivals outside its region, mainly Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
due to the Copa União
Copa União
The Copa União was an one-off competition in Brazilian football, held in 1987 in the absence of the conventional CBF national championship.-Background:...
controversy. Due to a series of recent important matches, local supporters regarded both Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...
and Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
as Sport rivals, but the future frequency of those clashes remains in doubt now that Sport has been relegated to the second division. Those claims notwithstanding, neither Flamengo, Palmeiras or Corinthians supporters consider Sport to be a major rival.
Achievements
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série ACampeonato Brasileiro Série AThe 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...
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- 1987 (1)
- Copa do BrasilCopa do BrasilThe Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
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- 2008Copa do Brasil 2008The Copa do Brasil 2008 was the 20th staging of the Copa do Brasil, starting on February 13, 2008 and finishing on June 11, 2008. It was played by 64 teams, either qualified through their respected state championships or by the CBF Rankings . The clubs that played the Copa Libertadores 2008 didn't...
- Runners-up (1): 1989Copa do Brasil 1989The Copa do Brasil 1989 was the 1st staging of the Copa do Brasil.The competition started on July 19, 1989 and concluded on September 2, 1989 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Olímpico Monumental in Porto Alegre, in which Grêmio lifted the trophy for the first time with a 2-1...
- 2008
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série BCampeonato Brasileiro Série BThe 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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- 1990
- Runners-up (1): 2006
- Copa/Campeonato do NordesteCampeonato do NordesteCampeonato do Nordeste , also known as Copa do Nordeste or Copa Nordeste , is a Brazilian football competition contested between Northeastern region teams .From 1997 to 1999, the Campeonato do...
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- 1994, 2000
- Copa Norte-NordesteCopa Norte-NordesteCopa Norte-Nordeste was a football competition disputed between clubs from the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, and was an evolution of previous similar tournaments. The competition was contested between 1968 and 1970, by the state champions of those Brazilian regions...
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- 1968
- Campeonato PernambucanoCampeonato PernambucanoThe Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the Pernambuco Football Federation....
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- 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Copa dos CampeõesCopa dos CampeõesCopa dos Campeões was a Brazilian football competition contested by the best teams from each one of the regional cups.The Copa dos Campeões winner was automatically qualified to following year's Copa Libertadores....
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- Runners-up (1): 2000
Current squad
Out on loan
Notable players
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Famous supporters
- Jarbas Vasconcelos, Brazilian politician, formerly governor of Pernambuco state and currently senator
- Ariano SuassunaAriano SuassunaAriano Suassuna is a Brazilian playwright and author.He is in the "Movemento Amorial". He founded the Student Theater at Federal University of Pernambuco....
, one of the greatest writers of Brazil - João Paulo, Brazilian politician and former Mayor of Recife
- Joanna MaranhãoJoanna MaranhãoJoanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão is a medley swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 400m individual medley at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
, Brazilian swimmer - JaquelineJaquelineJaqueline is a hard rock band from Elverum, Norway.- History :The trio, composed of Morten Wærhaug, Marius Drogsås Hagen and Bjarne Ryen Berg, formed in 1998 and released their debut album Idiots in March 2005...
, Brazilian volleyball player - LenineLenineLenine may refer to:*Lenine , Brazilian singer-songwriter*Lenine, Crimea, a town in the Kerch Peninsula*Lenine Raion, one of the 25 regions of Crimea...
, Brazilian composer and singer - Keila CostaKeila CostaKeila da Silva Costa is a Brazilian long jumper and triple jumper. She has competed in two Olympic Games, 2004 and 2008, and has reached the final round both there and in World Championships and World Indoor Championships. She is the South American record holder in triple jump with 14.57 metres,...
, Brazilian long jump and triple jump Olympic athlete
Stadium
Sport Recife's stadium is Estádio Ilha do Retiro, inaugurated in 1937, with a maximum capacity of 35,000 people.Symbols and club name
- The colors of Sport Recife, black and red, represents the fighting spirit and the determination of the club's supporters.
- Sport Recife's mascotMascots of Brazilian football sidesEach Brazilian football team has a number of symbols attached to it and used prominently by the fandom. Among these symbols are the badge, the flag, the anthem and the mascot...
is a lionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
which represents the royalty of the club in the Northeast RegionNortheast Region, BrazilThe Northeast Region of Brazil is composed of the following states: Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia, and it represents 18.26% of the Brazilian territory....
sportive scenery. - Sport is not a word in PortuguesePortuguese languagePortuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
and the club are so named as they were founded by a Brazilian, Guilherme de Aquino, who studied in England by that time.