Sport Club São Paulo

Not to be confused with São Paulo Futebol Clube.

Sport Club São Paulo, commonly referred to as São Paulo-RS, is a Brazilian football club based in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série B, the third level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league.

São Paulo

Full name	Sport Club São Paulo
Nickname(s)	Leão do Parque Caturrita
Founded	4 October 1908; 116 years ago (1908-10-04)
Ground	Aldo Dapuzzo
Capacity	7,000
President	Domingos Escovar
Head coach	Vosmir Fabian
League	Campeonato Gaúcho Série B
2024	2th of the Group B
Home colours Away colours

They competed in the Série A three times.

History

Sport Club São Paulo were founded on October 4, 1908,^[1] by Adolpho Corrêa and other young sportsmen.^[2] The club were named São Paulo after Adolpho Corrêa's home city.^[2] São Paulo won their first title, which was the Campeonato Gaúcho, in 1933.^[1] They won the Copa Bento Gonçalves in 1985.^[2]

The club competed in the Série A three times.^[2] São Paulo's first participation was in 1979, when they finished in the 42nd place.^[3] The club competed again in 1980, finishing in the 41st place.^[4] They competed for the last time in 1982, when they ended in the 31st place in the league.^[5]

On 6 October 2021 William Ribeiro was charged with attempted murder after kicking a referee in the head during a league match against Guarani after Rodrigo Crivellaro awarded a foul against him on 4 October 2021.^[6]

Stadium

São Paulo play their home games at Estádio Aldo Dapuzzo.^[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.^[7]

Current squad

As of 22 January 2018.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player - GK  BRA Nicolas - GK  BRA Régis - GK  BRA Medina - GK  BRA Denzel - DF  BRA Thiago Machado - DF  BRA Jeferson Falcão - DF  BRA Felipe - DF  BRA Anderson Pico - DF  BRA Bruno Oliveira - DF  BRA Guilherme Almeida - DF  BRA Rudigullithi - DF  BRA Marcelo Carvalho - DF  BRA Ricardo Bierhals - DF  BRA Pedro - MF  BRA Leanderson - MF  BRA Marcelo Labarthe

No. Pos. Nation Player - MF  BRA Diguinho - MF  BRA Ton - MF  BRA Michel Lorran - MF  BRA Jackson Leylon - MF  BRA Diogo - MF  BRA Victor Feijão - MF  BRA Rodrigo Marques - MF  BRA Matheus Humberto - FW  BRA Janderson - FW  BRA Luís Gueguel - FW  BRA Fred Saraiva - FW  BRA Alex Alcântara - FW  BRA Marlon - FW  BRA Felipe Paulista - FW  BRA Rafael Pilões

Honours

Official tournaments

State
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
Campeonato Gaúcho	1	1933
Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2	2	1967, 1970

Others tournaments

State

• Copa ACEG (1): 1986^[8]
• Copa Bento Gonçalves (1): 1985^[9]
• Campeonato do Interior Gaúcho (1): 1933

City

• Campeonato Citadino de Rio Grande (31): 1916, 1918, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1943, 1945, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1987, 2004, 2009, 2020
• Taça Cidade do Rio Grande (1): 1980

Runners-up

• Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 (1): 2013

Derby

The derby between São Paulo and Rio Grande is known as Rio-Rita.^[10]