Sport
Full name	Sport Club do Recife
Nickname(s)	Leão (Lion), Papai da Cidade (City Daddy), Leão do Norte (Northern Lion) Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Founded	May 13, 1905
Ground	Ilha do Retiro, Recife
Capacity	40.000
Chairman	Milton Bivar
Coach	Geninho
League	Brazilian Série A
2006	Brazilian Série B, 2nd
Home colours Away colours

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History

1905 - Foundation

On May 13, Sport Club do Recife was founded by Guilherme de Aquino Fonseca after a meeting between the 23 founders at Associação dos Empregados do Comércio (In English "Commerce Employees Association") of Pernambuco, who loaned their great hall to the newly-formed club. is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

1905 - First Match

The first Sport Recife match was in 1905, against a team called English Eleven. The match ended in a draw. Torquatro Gonçalves scored a goal for Sport. Sport Recife players 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

Sport competes for the first time in the State Championship, the Campeonato Pernambucano, and wins. In the final match on December 16, Sport defeated Santa Cruz by the score of 4-1 (Mota 2, Asdrúbal and Vasconcelos). The champion squad was Cavalcanti, Briant and Paulino; Town, Robson and Smerthurst; Asdrúbal, Mota, Anagam, Vasconcelos and Smith. December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

1950 - FIFA World Cup

(Chile 5-2 United States) was played in the Ilha do Retiro Stadium during the 1950 FIFA World Cup. It was the only World Cup game played in Pernambuco.

1987 - National title

Sport's major title was the CBF Brazilian Championship of 1987. The victory did not come without controversy. Annoyed by the inconsistency of the Brazilian Football Confederation, the thirteen clubs with the largest fan bases in Brazil formed a group, known as the Clube dos 13, to organize a parallel championship, the Copa União, free from CBF authority (a move not unlike the creation of club-administered football leagues all over Europe). Since the official championship would have been a fiasco without the most popular teams in the country, the CBF decided the winner and runner-up of the Copa União (also known as Green Module) should face the winner and runner-up of the Yellow Module in order to decide the Brazilian champion -- a move which was not approved by the Clube dos 13. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) or Confederação Brasileira de Futebol in Portuguese is the governing body of football in Brazil, and was founded on August 20, 1914 as Confederação Brasileira de Desportos (CBD), meaning Brazilian Sports Confederation. ... esse era o clube dos 13 This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Campeonato Brasileiro 1987 (also known as Copa União) was the first one not to be organized by the CBF, but rather by the Clube dos 13, a partnership between Brazils 13 most popular clubs at that time. ... esse era o clube dos 13 This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Consequently, Flamengo and Internacional, winners and runner-ups of the Copa União, refused to face Sport and Guarani , which had shared the Yellow Module title after deciding to interrupt penalty shoot-out. Since Flamengo and Internacional did not show up, the CBF championship finals consisted only of a rematch of the Yellow Module finals. In the first game, in Campinas, both teams tied 1-1. On February 7, 1988, Sport beat Guarani 1-0 and became the first Northeastern team to win the national title (a feat only matched by Bahia in the 1988 championship). Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro. ... Sport Club Internacional, also known as Inter, is a Brazilian football team from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909. ... The Campeonato Brasileiro 1987 (also known as Copa União) was the first one not to be organized by the CBF, but rather by the Clube dos 13, a partnership between Brazils 13 most popular clubs at that time. ... Guarani Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

Clube dos 13 and CND (Conselho Nacional de Desportos - "Sports National Council") supported Flamengo and Internacional in their claim and declared Flamengo as the 1987 Brazilian Champions. Ultimately, however, CBF declared Sport to be the national champions, and the club, along with Guarani, represented Brazil in the 1988 Copa Libertadores de América. Copa Libertadores Logo The Copa Libertadores de América (also known as Copa Toyota Libertadores) (Portuguese: Taça Libertadores da América, English: Liberators of America Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ...

2006 - Return to the first division

Following the State championship title, Sport were promoted to the first division (Série A) in 2007 after having ranked second in the 2006 Série B with an 18-10-10 record (the same as Náutico, but Sport had a better goal difference, of +21 against the rivals' +16). Náutico may refer to one of the following: Clube Náutico Capibaribe, a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco. ...

Rivals

Sport's greatest rivals are from the same city: Náutico and Santa Cruz. Náutico is the oldest club in Recife, Sport the second oldest -- thus a game between the two is called "O Clássico dos Clássicos" (the Classic of "Classics" -- "clássico" being the Portuguese word for a game between two teams from the same city). Sport and Santa Cruz have the two biggest fan-bases in Pernambuco, so a game between the two is called "O Clássico das Multidões" (the Classic of the Multitudes). Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Sport Recife's first match against Náutico was in 1909, with 4,000 people in attendance.

Most Important Titles

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A - 1987
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B - 1990
• Copa/Campeonato do Norte - 1959, 1961 e 1962
• Copa/Campeonato do Nordeste - 1968, 1970, 1994 e 2000
• Copa Norte-Nordeste - 1962 e 1968
• 36 State Championships (Campeonato Pernambucano) - 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

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Most Important Runners Up

• Copa do Brasil - 1989
• Copa dos Campeões - 2000
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B - 2006

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Current Squad 2007

No. Position Player GK Magrão GK Cléber GK Gustavo DF Durval DF César DF Bruno DF Du Lopes DF Igor DF Bia DF Dutra DF Gustavo DF Serginho MF Bilica MF Túlio

No. Position Player MF Fábio Gomes MF Ticão MF Romerito MF Éverton MF Diogo MF Rosembrick MF William MF Adriano Gabiru MF Júnior Maranhão FW Anderson Aquino FW Jadílson FW Washington FW Carlinhos Bala FW Weldon

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Famous players

• Ademir
• Djalma
• Juninho Pernambucano
• Manga
• Marcilio de Aguiar
• Traçaia
• Vavá
• Zé Maria
• Dario

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Stadium

Main article: Estádio Ilha do Retiro

Sport Recife's stadium is Estádio Ilha do Retiro, inaugurated in 1937, with a maximum capacity of 35,000 people. Ilha do Retiro The Ilha do Retiro is a sports stadium situated in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, owned by Sport Recife. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Firms

Sport has several "torcidas organizadas" (Firms). They usually have a drum section and wave large flags during the game (and especially after goals).

The largest and most famous is the yellow-clad Torcida Jovem (Young Fans), which occupies a large part of the stands behind the northern goal in the Ilha do Retiro. The Jovem is a loud, boisterous group that almost always has a new (and obscene) chant prepared for every derby. At the beginning of each match, the Torcida Jovem lifts an enormous banner that stretches across the "Geral" (Seats placed behind the goal) section of the stands from side to side and top to bottom. The Torcida Jovem is very controversial -- they are blamed for all manner of problems on matchdays, from vandalism to armed robbery. The truth of the allegations is difficult to ascertain, and it should be noted that most large torcidas organizadas in Brazil suffer similar reputations.

Treme Terra (Earthshaker) is a small group that plays frevo during matches. During home games Treme Terra is in the member's section, to the right of the Torcida Jovem. Treme Terra gave rise to one of Sport's most famous individual fans, Dona Maria José. Dona Maria has, as of 2007, dressed in only red and black for thirty years. During games, she dances frevo in front of Treme Terra's band. She is immensely popular and before and after every game she is inundated with requests for photos. She said, famously, "I can say that today I live only for Sport. If Sport were to come to an end, I would die together with it." Frevo describes is a wide range of musical styles originating from Recife, Brazil, all of which are traditionally associated with Carnaval. ...

A Gang da Ilha (the Island Gang) might be the second-most famous (after the Torcida Jovem) of the groups. The Gang and its drum section are found to the left of the Torcida Jovem, opposite Treme Terra.

O Bafo do Leão (The Lion's Roar) occupies the stands at midfield, to the left of the Gang da Ilha. Like the Gang and the Torcida Jovem, O Bafo has a large drum section.

Os Leões da Ilha (The Island Lions) takes the far end of the field, to the left of O Bafo, and nearest to the visiting support.

There is one more organized group that, like the others mentioned, is represented in parties and parades, and sells t-shirts, but does not seem to have a drum section or a large presence at the games. That is the Máfia Rubro-Negro (The Red and Black Mafia). When they wave flags at games, they are between the Gang da Ilha and the Bafo do Leão, but they do not appear at every game.

These groups are neither completely official nor unofficial -- they have supply rooms in the stadium itself, but were formed independently by supporters.

Trivia

• The colors of Sport Recife, black and red, represents the fighting spirit and the determination of the club's supporters.
• Sport Recife's mascot is a lion which represents the royalty of the club in the Northeast Region sportive scenery.
• Sport is not a word in Portuguese and the club are so named as they were founded by a Brazilian, Guilherme de Aquino, who had studied in England.

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External links

• Official
• meuSport.com
• SportNet