Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama 187324 225244666 2008-07-12T17:41:50Z Prof bed 1988303 {{Football club infobox | clubname = Vasco da Gama | image = [[Image:ClubDeRegatasVascoDaGama.svg|120px]]| fullname = Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama| nickname = ''Gigante da Colina'' (Hill's Giant), <br /> ''Bacalhau'' ([[Cod]])| founded = [[1898]] | ground = [[Estádio São Januário|São Januário]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]| capacity = 36,273| chairman = {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Roberto Dinamite]] | mgrtitle = Head coach| manager = {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Antônio Lopes]] | league = [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] | season = [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2007|2007]] | position = [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]], 10th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_blackrightsash_vasco|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=ffffff|socks1=FFFFFF| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_whiterightsash_vasco2|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=000000|body2=000000|rightarm2=000000|shorts2=000000|socks2=000000| }} '''Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama''', usually known as '''Vasco da Gama''' or simply '''Vasco''', (after the famous [[Vasco da Gama|Portuguese explorer]] of the same name) is a [[Brazil]]ian [[sports club]] from [[Rio de Janeiro]] in Brazil, founded on [[August 21]], [[1898]] (although the football department started on [[November 5]], [[1915]]<ref>{{Cite web || url=http://www.crvascodagama.com/?display=HISTORIA-2-EN || title= Vasco da Gama's official site - The History of CR Vasco da Gama || accessdate = 2008-03-26}}</ref>). It was founded by [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[immigration|immigrants]], and it is still the team traditionally supported by the [[Portuguese-Brazilian|Portuguese community]] of Rio de Janeiro and one of the most popular in [[Brazil]], with more than 10 million supporters.<ref>{{Cite web || url = http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas/2004/10/04/ult59u87819.jhtm || title = Flamengo e Corinthians lideram levantamento de torcidas no país - UOL Esporte || accessdate = 2008-03-27}}</ref> Its statute defines the club as a "''sportive, recreative, educational, assistant and philanthropic non-profit organization of public utility''".<ref>UNZELTE, Celso - O Livro de Ouro do Futebol; page 689 (Editora Ediouro, 2002) - ISBN 85-00-01036-3</ref> Their home stadium is the [[Estádio São Januário|São Januário]], capacity 36,273, but some matches (especially the [[Local derby#Rio de Janeiro|city derbies]]) are played at the [[Estádio do Maracanã|Maracanã]] (capacity 95,000). They play in [[white]] [[shirts]] with a [[black]] diagonal sash that contains an [[Order of Christ]] [[cross]], white [[shorts]] and white [[sock]]s. ==History== ===Foundation=== In the late 19th century [[Sport rowing|rowing]] was the most important sport in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. At this time, four young men - Henrique Ferreira Monteiro, Luís Antônio Rodrigues, José Alexandre d `Avelar Rodrigues and Manuel Teixeira de Souza Júnior - who did not want to travel to [[Niterói]] to row with the boats of Gragoatá Club decided to found a rowing club. On [[August 21]], [[1898]] in a room of the ''Sons of Talma Dramatic Society'', with 62 members (mostly Portuguese immigrants), the '''Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama''' ([[Vasco da Gama]] Rowing [[Club]]) was born. Inspired by the celebrations of the 4th centenary of the first sail from [[Europe]] to [[India]], the founders chose the name of the Portuguese explorer [[Vasco da Gama]] to baptise the new club. ===The Victory Express and the South American Club Championship=== Between 1947 and 1952, the club was nicknamed Expresso da Vitória (Victory Express), as Vasco won several competitions in that period, such as the [[Campeonato Carioca|Rio de Janeiro championship]] in 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, and 1952, besides the [[South American Club Championship (football)|South American Club Championship]], in 1948. Players such as [[Ademir Marques de Menezes|Ademir]], [[Moacyr Barbosa]], [[Hilderaldo Bellini|Bellini]] and [[Ipojucan]] defended Vasco's colors during that period. ===1998 Copa Libertadores=== After winning the [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1997|Campeonato Brasileiro]] in 1997, beating [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] in the final, Vasco started its [[Projeto Tóquio|Tokyo Project]], and invested US$ 10 million to win the [[Copa Libertadores 1998]], and thus be eligible to play in the [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]] in Japan. Vasco successfully won the Copa Libertadores, beating [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] of Ecuador in the final, but the club was defeated by [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] of Spain 2-1 in the Intercontinental Cup. ==Other sports== Although best known as a football club, Vasco da Gama is actually a comprehensive sports club. Its [[basketball]] section (twice [[Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete|Brazilian champion]] and twice [[Liga Sudamericana|South-American]] champion) produced current [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player [[Nenê]]. The club is also the first Brazilian club to play against a NBA team. In 1999, the club played the [[McDonald's Championship]] final against [[San Antonio Spurs]]. Its rowing team is one of the best of Brazil. Its swimmers constantly represent Brazil in international competitions. And Vasco da Gama is present in many other sports. ==Current Squad== :''As of [[16 April]] [[2008]].'' {{Fs start}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=GK|name=[[Roberto Volpato Neto|Roberto]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=GK|name=[[Ricardo Teixeira Vieira|Ricardo]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=GK|name=[[Tiago Antônio Campagnaro|Tiago]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Eduardo Luiz Dallagnol|Eduardo Luiz]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Pablo de Barros Paulino|Pablo]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Jorge Luiz Alves Justino|Jorge Luiz]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Vilson Xavier de Menezes Júnior|Vilson]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Wagner Diniz Gomes de Araújo|Wagner Diniz]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Diego Pereira Correa|Diego]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Marcus da Cruz Alves Nóbrega|Marcus Vinícius]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Luiz Carlos Nascimento Júnior|Luizão]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=DF|name=[[Rodrigo Antônio do Nascimento|Rodrigo Antônio]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Josef de Souza Dias|Souza]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Jonílson Clovis Nascimento Breves|Jonílson]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Bruno Vieira Gallo de Oliveira|Bruno Gallo]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Marco Aurélio Pereira Alves|Marquinho]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Ernane Ferreira Cavalheira Campos|Ernane]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Leandro do Bonfim|Leandro Bonfim]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Manoel Morais Amorim|Morais]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Rafael Silva Nascimento|Rafael]]}} {{fs mid}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Anderson Conceição Xavier|Xavier]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Joubert Araújo Martins|Beto]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=MF|name=[[Madson Formagini Caridade|Madson]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Adailson Pereira Coelho|Abuda]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior|Alan Kardec]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Chile|pos=FW|name=[[José Luis Villanueva|Villanueva]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Alex Teixeira Santos|Alex Teixeira]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[André Borges]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Jean Carlos da Silva Ferreira|Jean Carlos]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto|Edmundo]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Leandro Amaral]]}} {{football squad player|no=|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Bruno Reboli Meneghel|Bruno Meneghel]]}} {{fs end}} ==Transfers 2008== === In === * {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Abubakar Bello-Osagie|Abu]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] (Loan) * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Joubert Araújo Martins|Beto]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brasiliense Futebol Clube|Brasiliense]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Orlando Calisto de Souza|Calisto]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Rubin Kazan]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Diego Pereira Correa|Diego]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Goiás Esporte Clube|Goiás]] (loan return) * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Jonílson Clovis Nascimento Breves|Jonílson]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Vegalta Sendai]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Marcus Vinícius da Cruz Alves Nóbrega|Marcus Vinícius]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Teixeira Vieira|Ricardo]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul|Caxias-RS]] (loan) * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Tiago Antônio Campagnaro|Tiago]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa-SP]] * {{flagicon|Chile}} [[José Luis Villanueva|Villanueva]] ''from'' {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[André Borges]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} Grande Rio Brescia-RJ (loan return) * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Renan da Silva Moura|Renan]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} Grande Rio Brescia-RJ (loan return) * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto|Edmundo]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Jean Carlos da Silva Ferreira|Jean Carlos]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Josimar Higino Pereira Júnior|Josimar Júnior]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Bruno Reis Lino|Bruno Reis]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Alania Vladikavkaz]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Eduardo Luiz Dallagnol|Eduardo Luiz]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Atlético Goianiense|Atlético-GO]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Marco Aurélio Pereira Alves|Marquinho]] ''from'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Guarani Futebol Clube|Guarani]] === Out === * {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Darío Leonardo Conca|Darío Conca]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]] * {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Emiliano Ariel Dudar|Dudar]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[FC Chiasso]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Enílton Menezes de Miranda|Enílton]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] (loan return) * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Guilherme Oliveira Santos|Guilherme]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Spain}} [[UD Almeria]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Marcelo Santos Oliveira|Marcelinho]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Martin Andrade Weber Chagas Carvalho|Martin Carvalho]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] (loan return) * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rubens Rodrigues dos Santos Júnior|Rubens Júnior]] ''to'' released * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Silvio Luiz Oliveira de Paula|Silvio Luiz]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Itumbiara Esporte Clube|Itumbiara]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Thiago Maciel Santiago|Thiago Maciel]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ipatinga Futebol Clube|Ipatinga]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Carlos Eduardo Santos Oliveira|Eduardo]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube|Duque de Caxias]] (loan) * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Júlio César dos Santos|Júlio Santos]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Édson Marcelo de Faria Manfron|Marcelo]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Associação Portuguesa de Desportos|Portuguesa]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Renan da Silva Moura|Renan]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Madureira Esporte Clube|Madureira]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Cleilton Eduardo Vicente|Perdigão]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Cássio Albuquerque dos Anjos|Cássio]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube|Macaé]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Leonardo Borges de Azevedo Leal|Leo Borges]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} Uberaba-MG (Loan) * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[João Henrique de Andrade Amaral|Andrade]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Cádiz CF|Cádiz CF]] in July 2008 * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Roberto Lopes Nascimento|Roberto Lopes]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} Boa Vista-RJ * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Thiago Silva de Paiva|Thiaguinho]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} Botafogo * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Bruno Reboli Meneghel|Bruno Meneghel]] ''to'' {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bahia ==Titles== ===Men's football=== *'''''International''''' **[[Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Correa Meyer]] 1953 **[[Tournament of Paris]] 1957 **[[South American Club Championship 1948|South American Club Championship]]: 1948 **[[Copa Libertadores de América|Libertadores Cup]]: 1998 **[[Copa Mercosur|Mercosur Cup]]: 2000 **[[CONCACAF Gold Cup|Golden Cup]] ([[Los Angeles]], [[United States|USA]]/1987) **[[Tap Cup]] ([[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[USA]]/1987) *'''''National''''' **[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Brazilian National Championship]]: 1974, 1989, 1997, 2000 **[[Torneio Rio-São Paulo|Rio-São Paulo Tournament]]: 1958, 1966, 1999 *'''''State''''' **Twenty-two [[Campeonato Carioca|State Championships]]: 1923, 1924, 1929, 1934, 1936, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003 **[[Taça Guanabara|Guanabara Trophy]]: 1965, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003 **[[Taça Rio|Rio Trophy]]: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004 **[[Copa Rio|Rio Cup]]: 1992, 1993 **[[Campeonato Carioca (lower levels)|State Championship Second Division]]: 1922 *'''Other Brazilian competitions''' **[[Belém City Tournament]]: 1964 **[[The Fiftieth Anniversary Tournament of the Federation of Pernambuco]]: 1965 **[[Erasmo Martins Pedro Tournament]]: 1973 **[[Printing Press Tournament of Santa Catarina]]: 1977 **[[José Fernandes Tournament]]: 1980 **[[João Havelange Tournament]]: 1981, 1993 **[[João Castelo Tournament]]: 1982 **[[Juiz de Fora Tournament]]: 1986, 1987 **[[Summer Tournament (Adolpho Bloch Cup)]]: 1990 *'''''Youth''''' **[[Copa São Paulo de Juniores|São Paulo Youth Cup]]: 1992 **[[Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores|Belo Horizonte Youth Cup]]: 1991, 1992 **[[Copa Macaé de Juvenis|Macaé Youth Cup]]: 1998 *'''Other International Tournaments''' **Dr. Luiz Aranha Tournament ([[Rio de Janeiro]]/1940) **International Quadrangular of Rio ([[Rio de Janeiro]]/1953) ** International Tournament of [[Chile]] (Chile/1953) **IV Centenary Tournament ([[Rio de Janeiro]]/1965) **[[Lima, Peru|Lima]]'s Tournament ([[Peru]]/1957) **Tereza Herrera Trophy ([[Spain]]/1957) **[[Santiago de Chile|Santiago]]'s Tournament ([[Chile]]/1957/1963) **Mexican Pentagonal Tournament ([[Mexico]]/1963) **[[Elche]] City Tournament ([[Spain]]/1979) **[[Seville]] City Tournament ([[Spain]]/1979) **Colombino Trophy ([[Spain]]/1980) **Fest D'Eix Tournament ([[France]]/1980) **[[Funchal]] Island Tournament ([[Portugal]]/1981) **Summer Tournament ([[Uruguay]]/1982) **Ramón de Carranza Trophy ([[Spain]]/1987/88/89) **[[Lorena]]'s Tournament ([[France]]/1989) **Friendship Tournament ([[Africa]]/1991) **City of [[Barcelona]] Trophy ([[Spain]]/1993) **City of [[Zaragoza]] Trophy ([[Spain]]/1993) **[[Palma de Mallorca]] Tournament ([[Spain]]/1995) **Bortolotti Trophy ([[Italy]]/1997). ===Women's football=== *'''Women's national competitions''' **[[Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino|Brazilian Women's Football Championship]]: 1994, 1995, 1998 *'''Women's state competitions''' **[[Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino|Women's State Championship]]: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 **[[Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino|Início Tournament]]: 2000, 2001 ===Men's basketball=== *'''''International''''' **[[Liga Sudamericana|South American League]]: 1999, 2000 **[[Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes|South American Club Championship]]: 1998, 1999 *'''''National''''' **[[Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete|Brazilian Basketball League]]: 2000, 2001 ==[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Brazilian League]] record== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 10em; margin: 0 auto;" |- bgcolor="#000000" align="center" !Year!!Position!!Year!!Position!!Year!!Position!!Year!!Position |- |'''1971'''||10th||'''1981'''||5th||'''1991'''||11th||'''2001'''||11th |- |'''1972'''||5th||'''1982'''||9th||'''1992'''||3rd||'''2002'''||15th |- |'''1973'''||13th||'''1983'''||5th||'''1993'''||11th||'''2003'''||17th |- |'''1974'''||'''1st'''||'''1984'''||2nd||'''1994'''||13th||'''2004'''||16th |- |'''1975'''||19th||'''1985'''||9th||'''1995'''||20th||'''2005'''||12th |- |'''1976'''||7th||'''1986'''||9th||'''1996'''||18th||'''2006'''||6th |- |'''1977'''||5th||'''1987'''||11th||'''1997'''||'''1st'''||'''2007'''||10th |- |'''1978'''||3rd||'''1988'''||5th||'''1998'''||10th||'''2008'''|| |- |'''1979'''||2nd||'''1989'''||'''1st'''||'''1999'''||5th||'''2009'''|| |- |'''1980'''||5th||'''1990'''||14th||'''2000'''||'''1st'''||'''2010'''|| |} ==Historical teams== ===1923=== First [[Campeonato Carioca|State Championship]] Team: [[Nicolino]], [[Torterolli]], [[Leitão]], [[Ceci]], [[Bolão]], Negrito, [[Arlindo]], Arthur, [[Mingote e Paschoal]], Nélson (in the grass) ===1929=== Third [[Campeonato Carioca|State Championship]] Team: [[Tinoco]], [[Brilhante]], [[Itália]], [[Jaguaré]], [[Fausto dos Santos|Fausto]] and Mola. Squat: [[Paschoal]], [[Oitenta e Quatro]], [[Russinho]], [[Mário Matos]] and Santana. ===1945=== Sixth [[Campeonato Carioca|State Championship]] (undefeated) Team: [[Ondino Viera]] (coach), [[Cordeiro]], Djalma, [[Santo Cristo]], [[Lelé]], [[Ademir Marques de Menezes|Ademir]], João Pinto, [[Jofre]], [[Isaías Benedito da Silva|Isaías]], Jair and Pacheco. Squat: [[Alfredo II]], [[Berascochéa]], Eli, Dino, [[Nílton]] and [[Argemiro]]. Seat: [[Rafanelli]], [[Augusto]], [[Barbosa]], Rodrigues, [[Sampaio]], [[Jorge]] and [[Mário Américo]] (masseur). ===1948=== First and unique [[South American Club Championship 1948]] Team: Eli, [[Jorge]], [[Barbosa]], [[Rafanelli]], [[Augusto]] and [[Danilo]]. Squat: Djalma, [[Lelé Dimas]], [[Manuel Marinho Alves|Maneca]] and Chico. ===1949=== Ninth [[Campeonato Carioca|State Championship]] (undefeated) Team: Eli, [[Jorge]], [[Augusto]], [[Danilo]], [[Barbosa]] and [[Sampaio]]. Squat: Nestor, [[Manuel Marinho Alves|Maneca]], [[Ademir Marques de Menezes|Ademir]], [[Ipojucan]] and [[Mário]]. ===1997 and 1998=== Third [[Brazilian Championship]], [[State Championship]], [[Libertadores Cup]] Almost all people believe that this period was the best period of Vasco's history and the best teams of Vasco. Team: 1997 - [[Carlos Germano]], [[Vágner]], ([[Mauro Galvao|Mauro Galvão]]), [[Odvan Gomes Silva|Odvan]], [[Felipe Loureiro|Felipe]], Nasa, Luizinho, [[Juninho Pernambucano]], [[Pedro Paulo de Oliveira|Pedrinho]], [[Evair]] and [[Edmundo]]. 1998 - [[Carlos Germano]], [[Vágner]], ([[Mauro Galvao|Mauro Galvão]]), [[Odvan Gomes Silva|Odvan]], [[Felipe Loureiro|Felipe]], Nasa, Luizinho, [[Juninho Pernambucano]], [[Pedro Paulo de Oliveira|Pedrinho]], [[Donizete Pantera]] and [[Luizão]] ===2000=== Fourth [[Brazilian Championship]], [[Copa Mercosul]] and 2nd place in [[2000 FIFA Club World Championship|FIFA Club World Championship]] Team: [[Helton da Silva Arruda|Hélton]], Clébson (dead in a car crash), [[Odvan Gomes Silva|Odvan]], [[Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior|Júnior Baiano]] ([[Mauro Galvao|Mauro Galvão]]), [[Felipe Loureiro|Felipe]], Nasa, Luizinho (Paulo Miranda), [[Ramon Menezes Hubner|Ramón]], [[Osvaldo Giroldo Junior|Juninho Paulista]], [[Juninho Pernambucano]], [[Pedro Paulo de Oliveira|Pedrinho]], [[Euller Elias de Carvalho|Euller]], [[Edmundo]] and [[Romário de Souza Faria|Romário]]. ==Top five scorers== #[[Roberto Dinamite]] - 698 goals (1971 to 1993) in 1110 games #[[Romário]] - 316 goals (1985 to 1988, 1999 to 2001, 2005 and 2007) in 400 games. #[[Ademir]] - 301 goals (1942 to 1945 and 1948 to 1956) in 429 games. #[[José Lázaro Robles|Pinga]] - 250 goals (1953 to 1962) in 466 games. #[[Ipojucan]] - 225 goals (1944 to 1954) in 413 games. ==Most goals in a season== #[[Romário]] - 65 goals in 2000 #[[Roberto Dinamite]] - 61 goals in 1981. ==Famous players== ===Athletics=== *[[Ademar Ferreira da Silva]] ===Basketball=== *[[Charles Byrd]] *[[Demétrio]] *[[Helinho]] *[[José Vargas]] *[[Nenê]] ===Football=== {{col-begin}} {{col-break|width = 33%}} *[[Ademir]] *[[Alex Dias de Almeida|Alex Dias]] *[[Amaral]] *[[Sonny Anderson]] *[[Edgardo Andrada|Andrada]] *[[Moacir Barbosa|Barbosa]] *[[Bebeto]] *[[Hideraldo Luiz Bellini|Bellini]] *[[Hércules Brito Ruas|Brito]] *[[Carlos Germano]] *[[Francisco Aramburu|Chico]] *[[Cocada (footballer)|Cocada]] *[[Dener]] {{col-break|width = 33%}} *[[Dirceu]] *[[Edmundo]] *[[Fausto dos Santos|Fausto]] *[[Felipe Loureiro|Felipe]] *[[Gilberto da Silva Melo]] *[[Hélton]] *[[Ipojucan Lins de Araújo|Ipojucan]] *[[Juninho Paulista]] *[[Juninho Pernambucano]] *[[Leão]] *[[Marco Antônio]] *[[Mauro Galvão]] *[[Mazinho]] {{col-break|width = 33%}} *[[Orlando Peçanha de Carvalho|Orlando Peçanha]] *[[Oscarino Costa Silva|Oscarino]] *[[Paschoal Silva Cinelli|Paschoal]] *[[Pedro Luís Vicençote|Pedrinho]] *[[Roberto Dinamite]] *[[Romário]] *[[Onofre Anacleto de Souza|Sabará]] *[[Vagner]] *[[Vavá]] *[[José Marcelo Ferreira|Zé Maria]] {{col-break}} {{col-end}} ==Famous coaches== ===Football=== *[[Abel Braga]] *[[Gentil Cardoso]] *[[Flávio Costa]] *[[Otto Glória]] *[[Joel Santana]] *[[Sebastião Lazaroni]] *[[Antônio Lopes]] *[[Harry Welfare]] *[[Mário Zagallo|Zagallo]] *[[Zezé Moreira]] ==Stadium== {{Main|Estádio São Januário}} Vasco da Gama's stadium is Estádio São Januário, inaugurated in 1927, with a maximum capacity of 36,273 people. ==Rivals== Vasco's biggest rivals are from the same city: [[América Football Club|América]], [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]], [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]] and [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]], with the latter being its biggest rival. The [[Clássico dos Milhões|games between Vasco and Flamengo]] (A Millions Classical) are the most watched in Rio de Janeiro. The matches are usually played in the Maracanã, and reunite the two biggest crowds of Rio de Janeiro.<ref name="crowds">{{cite web | title = Vasco e Flamengo iniciam a decisão no Rio | url=http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/reportagem/futebol/rep328.htm | accessdate = 2008-01-31 | publisher=Gazeta Esportiva }}</ref> ==Kit evolution== [[Image:Vasco historia uniforme2.jpg|thumb|Vasco da Gama's kit evolution.]] Vasco da Gama is one of the oldest Brazilian clubs, so, the club have had in his history several different kits. Vasco da Gama's first kit, used in rowing, was created in 1898, and was completely black, with a left diagonal sash. Vasco da Gama's first football kit, created in 1916, was completely black, and was easily identified because of the presence of a white tie and a belt. In 1929, the club's kit was changed. The tie and the belt were removed. However, the kit remained all-black. In the 1930s, the home kit's color was changed again. The kit became black with a white right diagonal sash. In 1945, the away kit's color was changed to white, and a black diagonal sash was introduced. The sash was introduced because the club's manager at the time, the [[Uruguay]]an [[Ondino Viera]] liked the sash used in his previous club's kit, [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]], of [[Argentina]], and adopted this pattern in Vasco da Gama's away kit. So, both kits had a right diagonal sash.<ref name="1945kit">{{pt icon}} {{cite web | title = Símbolos | url=http://www.crvascodagama.com/?display=CLUBE-3 | accessdate = 2008-05-19 | publisher=Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama official website }}</ref> In 1988, the sash located on the back of the shirt was removed. In 1998, the kit design was changed again. This kit became very similar to the 1945 one. However, a thin red line was placed around the sash. Vasco has currently three kits. The home shirt's main color is white, with a black sash. The short and the socks are white. The away kit is similar to the home kit, but the main color is black, the sash is white, and the shorts and socks are black. The third kit is similar to the one used in 1929, being all-black, without the sash. The color of the player names and numbers is gold. Currently, [[Reebok]] is the maker of all three Vasco da Gama's shirts. ==Logo and flag== <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Bandeiravasco.gif|right|thumb|Club flag.]] --> The eight [[star (football crest)|stars on the crest]] and flag signify: 1- [[South American Club Championship 1948|South American Club Championship]]: 1948; 2- [[Copa Libertadores de América|Libertadores Cup]]: 1998; 3- [[Copa Mercosur|Mercosur Cup]]: 2000; 4- [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Brazilian National Championship]]: 1974; 5- 1989; 6- 1997; 7- 2000; 8- The Unbeaten [[Championship of Earth-and-sea]] of 1945. ==Anthems== Vasco's official anthem was composed in 1918, by Joaquim Barros Ferreira da Silva. There is another official anthem, created in the 1930s, called ''Meu Pavilhão'' (meaning ''My Pavilion''), of which lyrics was composed by João de Freitas and the music by Hernani Correia. This anthem replaced the previous anthem. The club's most popular anthem, however, is an unofficial anthem composed by Lamartine Babo in 1942: ==[[Ultras]]== *[http://www.grtofjv.com.br/ Torcida Força Jovem Vasco] *[http://www.manchanegravasco.cjb.net/ Torcida Mancha Negra Vasco] *Torcida Organizada do Vasco *Kamikazes Vascaínos *Pequenos Vascaínos *Renovascão Vasco Campeão *ResenVasco *VasBoaVista *[http://www.guerreirosdoalmirante.com.br Movimento Guerreiros do Almirante (Barra)] ==Clubs named after Vasco== Due to Vasco's tradition, several clubs are named after it, including [[Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama]], of [[Acre]] state, founded in 1952, [[Vasco Esporte Clube]], of [[Sergipe]] state, founded in 1931, [[Esporte Clube Vasco da Gama]], of [[Americana, São Paulo|Americana]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo state]], founded in 1958, [[Vasco Sports Club]], which is an [[India]]n football club founded in 1951 and [[Vasco da Gama (South Africa)|CR Vasco da Gama Football Club]], which is a [[South Africa]]n football culb founded in 1980. [[Tomazinho Futebol Clube]], from [[São João de Meriti]], [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro state]], founded in 1930, has a logo strongly inspired by Vasco's logo, and share the same colors. ==References== *''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 1 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001. {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.crvascodagama.com/ Official Site] *[http://www.grtofjv.com.br/ Torcida Força Jovem Vasco] *[http://www.manchanegravasco.cjb.net/ Torcida Mancha Negra Vasco] *[http://www.netvasco.com.br/ Unofficial Home Page] *[http://www.vascodagamabr.com/ Vasco da Gama Unofficial Home Page] {{fb start}} {{Campeonato Brasileiro Série A}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1898|Vasco da Gama]] [[Category:Brazilian football clubs|Vasco da Gama]] [[Category:Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]] [[Category:Multi-sport clubs]] [[ar:نادي فاسكو دا جاما]] [[bg:Клуб де Регаташ Вашку да Гама]] [[ca:Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama]] [[da:Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama]] [[de:CR Vasco da Gama]] [[es:Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama]] [[fr:Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama]] [[id:CR Vasco da Gama]] [[it:Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama]] [[lv:Riodežaneiro "Vasco da Gama"]] [[lt:Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama]] [[nl:CR Vasco da Gama]] [[ja:CRヴァスコ・ダ・ガマ]] [[no:Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama]] [[pl:Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro]] [[pt:Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama]] [[ro:Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama]] [[ru:Васко да Гама (футбольный клуб)]] [[sr:ФК Васко да Гама]] [[fi:Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama]] [[sv:CR Vasco da Gama]] [[tr:Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama]] [[uk:Васко да Гама (футбольний клуб)]] [[zh:華斯高]]