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Vasco da Gama

Full name	Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
Nickname(s)	Gigante da Colina (Giant of the Hill) Almirante (Admiral) Cruzmaltino (Maltese Cross) Trem Bala da Colina (Bullet Train of the Hill) Expresso da Vitória (Victory Express Train)
Founded	August 21, 1898; 120 years ago (1898-08-21) (Rowing Club) November 5, 1915; 103 years ago (1915-11-05) (Football Club)
Ground	Estádio São Januário Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Capacity	21,880[1]
President	Alexandre Campello
Head Coach	Alberto Valentim
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Carioca
2018	Série A, 16th Carioca, final stage runnher-up
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors Third colors
Current season

Team photo from the 1934 season

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈklubi dʒi ʁɛˈgataʃ ˈvaʃku dɐ ˈgɐ̃mɐ]) is a Brazilian football club that was founded on August 21, 1898 (although the professional football department started on November 5, 1915),^[2] by Portuguese immigrants, and still has a strong fanbase among the Portuguese community of Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the most popular clubs in Brazil, with more than 20 million supporters.^[3] Although they compete in a number of different sports, Vasco is mostly known for its association football team. It plays in the Campeonato Carioca, the state of Rio de Janeiro's premier state league and in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football league system.

Its statute defines the club as a "sportive, recreative, educational, assistant and philanthropic non-profit organization of public utility".^[4]

Their home stadium is São Januário, with a capacity of 21,880,^[1] the third biggest in Rio de Janeiro (after Maracanã and Engenhão), but some matches (especially the city derbies) are played at the Maracanã (capacity of about 80,000). They play in black shirts with a white diagonal sash that contains a Cross pattée, black shorts and black socks.

The club is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.

History

Foundation

In the late 19th century 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.

Football was included only with the fusion with Lusitania Clube, other mostly Portuguese immigrants club.^[5] Beginning in the smaller leagues, Vasco became champion of the league B in 1922 and ascended to league A. In its first championship in League A – in 1923, Vasco became champion with a team formed by whites, blacks and "mulatto" players of different social classes.

Fight and victory against racism

Football in Brazil back then was a sport for the elites, and Vasco da Gama's racially diverse squad didn't appease them. In 1924 Vasco da Gama was pressured by the Metropolitan League to ban some players that were not considered adequate to play in the aristocratic league, notably because they were black or mulato and/or poor. After Vasco refused to comply with such a ban, the other big teams, Fluminense, Flamengo and Botafogo, among others, created the Metropolitan Athletic Association and prohibited Vasco from participating unless it complied with the racist demands.

The former President of Vasco, José Augusto Prestes, responded with a letter that became known as the Historic Response (resposta histórica),^[6] which revolutionised the practice of sports in Brazil. After a few years, the racism barriers fell. Vasco da Gama had led the move toward a more inclusive football culture, forward-thinking not employed by leaders from Fluminense, Flamengo and Botafogo.

Even though the club was not the first to field black players, it was the first one to win a league with them, which led to an outcry to ban "blue-collar workers" from playing in the league - a move that in practice meant barring blacks from playing.

In 1925 Vasco was readmitted into the "elite" league, with its black and mulatto players. By 1933, when football became professional in Brazil, most of the big clubs had black players in them.

Sporting Achievements

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 Rio de Janeiro championship in 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, and 1952, and the South American Club Championship in 1948. Players such as Ademir, Moacyr Barbosa, Bellini and Ipojucan starred in Vasco's colours during that period.

1969 Pelé's 1,000th Goal

Pelé scored his 1,000th professional goal against Vasco on 19 November 1969, in front of 65,157 spectators.^[7] The goal, popularly named O Milésimo (The Thousandth), occurred in a match against Vasco, when Pelé scored from a penalty at the Maracanã Stadium.^[8]

1998 Copa Libertadores

After winning the Campeonato Brasileiro in 1997, beating Palmeiras in the final, Vasco started its Projeto Tóquio, and invested US$10 million to win the 1998 Copa Libertadores. Vasco won the Copa Libertadores, beating Barcelona of Ecuador in the final.

1998 Toyota Intercontinental Cup

By winning 1998 Copa Libertadores, Vasco da Gama faced the UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid at 1998 Intercontinental Cup, in Tokyo, Japan. They lost the game 2–1.

2000 FIFA Club World Championship

By winning the 1998 Copa Libertadores, Vasco entered the inaugural 2000 FIFA Club World Championship held in Brazil. They beat Manchester United, Necaxa and South Melbourne in the group stage to reach the final, it finished 0–0 after extra time in an all-Brazilian clash with Corinthians but lost 3–4 in the penalty shootout.

Copa Mercosul

Also in 2000, Vasco won the Copa Mercosur against Palmeiras in a historic match. Trailing 3-0 at the end of first-half, with Palmeiras scoring 2 goals in less than a minute, Vasco managed to score 3 goals to level the match at 3–3. In the 93rd minute, Romário scored a decisive goal and Vasco won the match (4-3).^[9] The match is still considered one of the best games in Brazilian history.^[10]

2000 Copa João Havelange

Vasco won the Copa João Havelange in 2000. Seen as a controversial competition organised by Clube dos 13 rather than CBF, Vasco took on São Caetano and drew the game 1–1 when disaster struck in São Januário Stadium. Vasco won the second leg 3–1 to lift the trophy.

Vasco shirt

2008 Campeonato Brasileiro

The team finished the championship in a disastrous 18th place and was relegated to the second division for the first time since its foundation, 110 years before. Up until the relegation, it was one of the only six clubs to have never been relegated from the first division, along with Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Santos and São Paulo,^[11] (though the last two didn't participate in the 1979 Brazilian Championship's 1st division,^[11] in order to avoid conflicts with Paulista Championship schedule.)

2009 Campeonato Brasileiro

Vasco secured their return to Serie A at the first time of asking, sealing promotion on 7 November with a 2-1 victory over Juventude at Maracanã.

2011: The Redemption Year

After failing to win the Copa do Brasil, Vasco da Gama found success in 2011, lifting that year's trophy. Victory came against Coritiba in the 2011 Copa do Brasil final. Vasco came second in the 2011 Brazilian Série A, enjoying an excellent campaign. The club also ended the year as semifinalists in the Copa Sudamericana, a competition that saw the club defeat Palmeiras, Aurora and Universitario in historic fashion before being eliminated by Universidad de Chile. The season was dubbed the "Redemption Year of Vasco da Gama", with many lauding Vasco as one of Brazilian football's elite teams once again.

2012: Campeonato Brasileiro and Libertadores

In 2012, Vasco was a finalist in the two final rounds of the Campeonato Carioca, after beating Flamengo in the two semifinals. Vasco saved their best performances in that year for the Copa Libertadores. After a good campaign the team was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Corinthians, who landed an 88th minute goal to snatch victory. In the Brazilian Championship, the team set the record for 54 consecutive rounds in the G4 (continuing from the 2011 and 2012 seasons), although they did ultimately did not qualify for the Libertadores the following year.

2013: Campeonato Brasileiro

After a good season in 2012, Vasco started a 2013 poorly and were hampered by financial issues. By the end of the year, the club had been relegated for the second time.

Other sports

Although best known as a football, rowing and swimming club, Vasco da Gama is actually a comprehensive sports club. Its basketball section, CR Vasco da Gama Basquete (twice Brazilian champion and twice South-American champion) produced current NBA player Nenê. The club is also the first Brazilian club to play against an 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 regularly represent Brazil in international competitions. Vasco da Gama also has a presence in many other sports.

Players

First team squad

As of 18 January 2019, according to the official website.^[12]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Fernando Miguel 2 DF Raúl Cáceres (on loan from Cerro Porteño) 3 DF Oswaldo Henríquez 4 DF Breno 5 DF Leandro Castán 6 MF Fellipe Bastos (on loan from Corinthians) 7 FW Rossi (on loan from Shenzhen) 8 MF Thiago Galhardo 9 FW Ribamar 10 MF Bruno César 11 FW Maxi López 12 GK Gabriel Félix 13 DF Luiz Gustavo 14 DF Danilo (on loan from Atlético Mineiro) 15 MF Andrey 16 MF Guilherme 18 MF Lucas Mineiro (on loan from Chapecoense) 19 FW Hugo Borges 20 MF Yan Sasse (on loan from Coritiba) 21 DF Cláudio Winck 22 DF Yago Pikachu

No. Position Player 23 FW Caio Monteiro 25 MF Willian Maranhão 26 DF Rafael França 27 FW Tiago Reis 28 MF Dudu 29 MF Bruno Silva 30 FW Vinícius Araújo 31 MF Raul 32 MF Lucas Santos 33 DF Ramon 34 DF Werley 36 DF Ricardo Graça 37 DF Henrique 38 FW Marrony 39 FW Moresche 41 MF Marcelo Mattos 42 MF Rodrigo 43 MF Bruno Ritter 44 GK Jordi 45 DF Kainandro 46 GK João Pedro

Reserve team

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

No. Position Player DF Luan

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player DF Jomar (on loan to Oriente Petrolero until 31 December 2019) DF Rafael Galhardo (on loan to Grêmio until 31 December 2019) MF Bruno Cosendey (on loan to Criciúma until 31 December 2019)

No. Position Player FW Paulo Vitor (on loan to Albacete until 30 June 2019) FW Thalles (on loan at Ponte Preta until 31 December 2019)

Personnel

Technical staff

Honours

Unbeaten champions

INTERCONTINENTAIS
	Competition	Títles	Seasons
	Torneio Octogonal Rivadavia Corrêa Meyer	1	1953 Organized by CBD, authorized FIFA,[13] successor of[14]Copa Rio.[15][16][17][18][19][20]
CONTINENTAL
	Competition	Títles	Seasons
	Campeonato Sul-Americano de Campeões[21]	1	1948
	Copa Libertadores da América	1	1998
	Copa Mercosul	1	2000
NATIONAL
	Competition	Títles	Seasons
	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	4	1974, 1989, 1997, 2000
	Copa do Brasil	1	2011
	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B	1	2009
INTERSTATE
	Competition	Títles	Seasons
	Torneio Rio-São Paulo	3	1958, 1966¹, 1999 (1) - Divided among Botafogo, Corinthians and Santos.
	Copa dos Campeões Estaduais Rio-São Paulo	1	1937
	Torneio João Havelange[22][23][24]	1	1993
STATE
	Competition	Títles	Seasons
	Campeonato Carioca	24	1923, 1924 , 1929, 1934, 1936, 1945 , 1947 , 1949 , 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992 , 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2015, 2016
	Taça Guanabara (edições disputadas como torneio independente do Campeonato Estadual)	1	1965
	Copa Rio	2	1992 , 1993
	Torneio Início	10	1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1958
	Taça Guanabara (edições disputadas como turnos do Campeonato Estadual)	11	1976, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1990 , 1992 , 1994 , 1998, 2000 , 2003, 2016 , 2019
	Taça Rio (segundo turno do Campeonato Estadual)	10	1984, 1988, 1992 , 1993, 1998, 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2004, 2017
	Turnos do Campeonato Estadual disputados com outros nomes	9	1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1997
	Campeonato Carioca - Série B	1	1922
	Campeonatos Cariocas de Aspirantes/Reservas ou Amadores[25][26]	15	1924, 1928, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1967
MUNICIPAL
	Competition	Titles	Season
	Torneio Municipal do Rio de Janeiro	4	1944, 1945 , 1946, 1947
	Torneio Relâmpago do Rio de Janeiro	2	1944 , 1946
	Torneio Extra[27]	2	1973 , 1990
FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
	Competition	Títles	Seasons
	Torneio Luís Aranha	1	1940
	Quadrangular Internacional do Rio de Janeiro	1	1953
	Troféu IV Centenário da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro	1	1965
	Torneio Triangular Internacional do Chile	1	1957
	Torneio Internacional de Santiago	1	1953
	Troféu Teresa Herrera	1	1957
	Troféu Festa de Elche	1	1979
	Troféu Colombino	1	1980
	Troféu Ramón de Carranza	3	1987 , 1988 , 1989
	Troféu Cidade de Barcelona	1	1993
	Troféu Cidade de Palma de Mallorca	1	1995
	Los Angeles Golden Cup	1	1987
	Copa TAP	1	1987
	Troféu Bortolotti	1	1997

Statistics

Explanation:

	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
	Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
	Promoted
	Relegated

Campeonato Brasileiro Year 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Position 12th 7th 14th 1st 19th 12th 19th 4th 2nd 16th Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Position 8th 5th 10th 6th 2nd 11th 15th 10th 5th 1st Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Position 14th 11th 3rd 15th 12th 20th 18th 1st 10th 7th Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Position 1st 11th 15th 17th 16th 12th 6th 10th 18th 1st Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Position 11th 2nd 5th 18th 3rd 18th 3rd 7th Copa Rio Internacional Year 1951 1952 1953 Position 3rd — 1st Tournament of Paris Year 1957 1959 1966 1977 1981 1989 Position 1st 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 3rd Intercontinental Cup Year 1998 Position 2nd FIFA Club World Cup Year 2000 Position 2nd Taça Brasil/Taça de Prata Year 1959 1965 1967 1968 1969 1970 Position 4th 2nd 12th 3rd 17th 17th

Copa do Brasil Year 1989 Position 12th Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Position — 10th 12th 3rd 3rd 4th 16th 14th 4th 10th Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Position 13th — 8th 8th 19th 10th 2nd 17th 3rd 3rd Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Position 6th 1st — 5th 11th 6th 12th 23rd Copa Libertadores Year 1975 1980 1985 1990 1998 1999 2001 2012 2018 Position 16th 8th 18th 6th 1st 16th 6th 7th 26th South American Championship of Champions Year 1948 Position 1st

Former head coaches

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  Henry Welfare (1927–37), (1940)


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  Ondino Viera (1942–46)


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  Flávio Costa (1947–50)


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  Otto Glória (1951)


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  Flávio Costa (1953–56)


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  Yustrich (1959–60)


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  Martim Francisco (1961)


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  Ely (1961)


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  Paulo Amaral (1961–62)


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  Otto Glória (1963)


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  Ely (1964)


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  Zezé Moreira (1965–66)


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  Zizinho (1967)


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  Ademir (1967)


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  Paulinho (1968)


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  Pinga (1969)


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  Evaristo de Macedo (1969)


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  Paulinho (1969)


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  Tim (1970)


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  Paulo Amaral (1971)


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  Admildo Chirol (1971)


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  Zizinho (1972)


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  Célio de Souza (1972)


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  Mário Travaglini (1972–75)


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  Paulo Emilio (1976)


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  Orlando Fantoni (1977–78)


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  Carlos Froner (1979)


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  Otto Glória (1979)


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  Orlando Fantoni (1980)


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  Gílson Nuñes (1980)


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  Mário Zagallo (1980–81)


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  Antônio Lopes (1981–83)


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  Zanata (1983)


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  Júlio César Leal (1983)


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  Otto Glória (1983)


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  Edu Coimbra (1984–85)


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  Antônio Lopes (1985–86)


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  Cláudio Garcia (1986)


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  Joel Santana (1986–87)


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  Sebastião Lazaroni (1987–88)


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  Zanata (1988–89)


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  Orlando Lelé (1989)


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  Sérgio Cosme (1989)


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  Nelsinho Rosa (1989)


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  Alcir Portela (1990)


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  Mário Zagallo (1990)


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  Antônio Lopes (1991)


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  Nelsinho Rosa (1992)


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  Joel Santana (1992–93)


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  Alcir Portela (1993)


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  Jair Pereira (1994)


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  Sebastião Lazaroni (1994)


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  Nelsinho Rosa (1995)


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  Abel Braga (1995)


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  Jair Pereira (1995)


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  Zanata (1995–96)


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  Alcir Portela (1996)


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  Carlos Alberto Silva (1996)


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  Alcir Portela (1996)


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  Antônio Lopes (1996–00)


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  Abel Braga (2000)


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  Alcir Portela (interim) (2000)


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  Tita (Jan 1, 2000–June 30, 2000)


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  Oswaldo de Oliveira (2000)


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  Joel Santana (2000–01)


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  Alcir Portela (2001)


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  Hélio dos Anjos (2001)


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  Paulo César Gusmão (2001)


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  Evaristo de Macedo (2002)


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  Antônio Lopes (2002–03)


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  Mauro Galvão (2003)


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  Geninho (Dec 15, 2003 – Sept 27, 2004)


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  Joel Santana (Sept 27, 2004 – April 20, 2005)


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  Renato Gaúcho (July 18, 2005 – April 12, 2007)


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  Celso Roth (April 15, 2007 – Oct 22, 2007)


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  Romário (interim) (Oct 22, 2007 – Oct 25, 2007)


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  Valdir Espinosa (Oct 26, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007)


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  Romário (Jan 1, 2008 – Feb 9, 2008)


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  Alfredo Sampaio (2008)


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  Antônio Lopes (March 31, 2008 – Aug 7, 2008)


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  Tita (Aug 7, 2008 – Sept 17, 2008)


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  Renato Gaúcho (Sept 18, 2008 – Dec 7, 2008)


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  Dorival Júnior (Dec 12, 2008 – Dec 7, 2009)


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  Vágner Mancini (Dec 12, 2009 – March 26, 2010)


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  Gaúcho (interim) (March 30, 2010 – May 18, 2010)


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  Celso Roth (May 18, 2010 – June 12, 2010)


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  PC Gusmão (June 13, 2010 – Jan 28, 2011)


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  Ricardo Gomes (Feb 2, 2011 – Aug 28, 2012)


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  Cristóvão Borges (Aug 29, 2011 – Sept 10, 2012)


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  Gaúcho (interim) (Sept 11, 2012 – Sept 13, 2012)


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  Marcelo Oliveira (Sept 13, 2012 – Nov 5, 2012)


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  Gaúcho (Nov 6, 2012 – March 21, 2013)


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  Paulo Autuori (March 22, 2013 – July 9, 2013)


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  Dorival Júnior (July 11, 2013 – Oct 28, 2013)


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  Adílson Batista (2013–14)


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  Joel Santana (2014)


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  Doriva (Jan 2015 – July 2015)


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  Celso Roth (July 2015 – Aug 2015)


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  Jorginho (Aug 2015 – Nov 2016)


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  Cristóvão Borges (Dec 2016 – March 2017)


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  Milton Mendes (March 2017 – Aug 2017)


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  Zé Ricardo (Aug 2017 – Jun 2018)


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  Jorginho (Jun 2018 –)

Top scorers

Updated November 2015

Top scorers
Pos.	Player	Goals
1	Roberto Dinamite (1970–79), (1980–89), (1990), (1992–93)	702
2	Romario (1985–88), (1999–02), (2005–06), (2007)	326
3	Ademir Menezes (1942–45), (1948–56)	301
4	Pinga (1953–61)	250
5	Russinho (1924–34)	225
	Ipojucan (1944–54)	225
7	Vavá (1951–64)	191
8	Sabará (1952–64)	165
9	Lelé (1943–48)	147
10	Valdir Bigode (1992–95), (2002–04)	143
11	Edmundo (1992), (1996–97), (1999–00), (2003), (2008)	138
12	Maneca (1947–55)	137

Most goals in a season

1. 
   Romário – 70 goals in 2000


2. 
   Roberto Dinamite – 61 goals in 1981

Stadium

CR Vasco da Gama at Estádio São Januário, September 2008

Main article: Estádio São Januário

Vasco da Gama's stadium is Estádio São Januário, inaugurated in 1927, with a maximum capacity of 35.000 people. The National Championship games have a maximum capacity of 21.880 people, for security reasons.^[1]

Rivals

Vasco's biggest rivals are from the same city: Fluminense, Botafogo and Flamengo, with the latter being its biggest rival. The games between Vasco and Flamengo ("Millions Derby") are the most watched in Brazil. The matches are usually played in the Maracanã, and reunite two of the biggest crowds of Rio de Janeiro.^[28]

Kit evolution

Vasco da Gama's kit evolution

Vasco da Gama is one of the oldest Brazilian clubs and has had several different kits in its history. 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 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 Uruguayan Ondino Viera liked the sash used in his previous club's kit, River Plate, of Argentina, and adopted this pattern in Vasco da Gama's away kit. So, both kits had a right diagonal sash.^[29]

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 black with a white sash. The short and the socks are black. The away kit is similar to the home kit, but the main color is white, the sash is black, and the shorts and socks are white. In 2009–10 the third kit was all white, with a red "cross of the Knights Templar". In 2010, the away kit changed to black in honor of 1923's team, which gave up playing for having black players, which were not allowed to play with white players at that time. This was one of the most important steps in the club's history, the fight against racism and discrimination. The current, third kit brings the symbol of an open hand with "Respect & Equality" in the left chest, and "Democracy and Equality" in the shirt collar.^[30]

Since July 2009, after breaking the partnership with Champs,^[31] the official jerseys are produced by Penalty.^[32]

Logo and flag

The eight stars on the badge and flag signify: 1- South American Championship of Champions: 1948; 2- Copa Libertadores: 1998; 3- Copa Mercosur: 2000; 4- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 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, it was the club's first anthem.^[33] There is another official anthem, created in the 1930s, called "Meu Pavilhão" (meaning My Pavilion), whose lyrics were composed by João de Freitas and music by Hernani Correia. This anthem replaced the previous one. The club's most popular anthem, however, is an unofficial anthem composed by Lamartine Babo in 1942.

Supporters

Vasco da Gama is the second most supported football club in Rio de Janeiro, and varies between the third and fifth most supported in Brazil. The club's support is very diverse stretching across social class lines, however the core of most Vasco da Gama support lies within the working class of the Northern Zone of Rio de Janeiro and Rio outskirt cities like Niterói. Vasco da Gama have significant support in other regions in Brazil notably the Northeastern and North regions as well as strongholds in southern Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo and in Santa Catarina (in South Region). Vasco also have a huge support in Distrito Federal.

Vasco da Gama have many celebrity supporters, including Fátima Bernardes (journalist – TV Globo), Rodrigo Santoro (actor), Eri Johnson (actor), Marcos Palmeira (actor), Juliana Paes (actress), Sérgio Loroza (actor), Paulinho da Viola (singer), Roberto Carlos (singer), Erasmo Carlos (singer), Martinho da Vila (singer), Fernanda Abreu (singer), Viviane Araújo (model), Renata Santos (model), Sergio Cabral Filho (Rio de Janeiro State former governor), Eduardo Paes (Rio de Janeiro mayor), Nelson Piquet (Formula 1 former champion), amongst others.

Vasco da Gama's torcidas organizadas have a strong friendship with torcidas organizadas of Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, Grêmio and Bahia. This alliance, having the 25 year friendship of torcidas Força Jovem Vasco, Mancha Verde do Palmeiras and Galoucura do Atlético Mineiro, utilize the code name D.P.A. – Dedos Para o Alto.

• Torcida Força Jovem Vasco^[34]
  


• Guerreiros do Almirante


• Torcida Organizada do Vasco


• Kamikazes Vascaínos


• Pequenos Vascaínos


• Renovascão Vasco Campeão


• ResenVasco


• VasBoaVista


• União Vascaína


• Ira Jovem Vasco


• Torcida Expresso da Vitória

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 state, founded in 1958, Vasco Sports Club, which is an Indian football club founded in 1951, and CR Vasco da Gama Football Club, which is a South African football club founded in 1980. Tomazinho Futebol Clube, from São João de Meriti, Rio de Janeiro state, founded in 1930, has a logo strongly inspired by Vasco's logo, and share the same colors.

References

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  Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 1 – Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

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