EC Pelotas
- Leagues Played
- Brasiilia Campeonato Gaucho 2 69 Brasiilia Copa Gaucho 41 Brasiilia Campeonato Gaucho 33 Brasiilia Série D 14 Brasiilia matšid 1
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Wikipedia - Esporte Clube Pelotas
Esporte Clube Pelotas, more commonly referred to as Pelotas, is a professional football club based in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Founded in 1908, it plays in the Campeonato Gaúcho, the state of Rio Grande do Sul's premier state league, holding home games at Estádio Boca do Lobo, with a 23,336-seat capacity.
The club competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, and won the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1930. Esporte Clube Pelotas women's football team competed in the 2008 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino.
History
The club was founded on October 11, 1908, after two clubs from Pelotas, Club Sportivo Internacional and Football Club, merged. In 1930, Pelotas won the Campeonato Gaúcho, beating Grêmio in the final.
In 1983, Pelotas won the Campeonato Gaúcho Second Level. In 1988, Pelotas competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B for the first time, but was eliminated in the first stage. In 1989, the club competed again in the Série B, being eliminated in the first stage again.
In 1995, 1996 and in 1998, Pelotas competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, being eliminated in the first stage in all three seasons. In 2003, the club competed again in the Série C, where they were eliminated by RS Futebol in the third stage of the competition. In the same year, Pelotas competed in the Copa do Brasil, being eliminated in the cup's first round, by Guarani.
In 2008, the club won the Copa FGF for the first time, after beating Cerâmica in the final, thus qualifying to the same season's Recopa Sul-Brasileira, and the following season's Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The club was eliminated in the Recopa Sul-Brasileira in the semifinals 2–0, by Atlético Sorocaba.
Klubi mängib oma kodumänge Estádio Boca do Lobo staadionil, mis mahutab 18 000 pealtvaatajat. EC Pelotas on tuntud oma siniste ja valgete vormiriietuste poolest ning nende hüüdnimi on "Áureo Celeste" (kuldtaevasinine).
EC Pelotase kõige silmapaistvam saavutus on Rio Grande do Suli osariigi meistrivõistluste võit 1932. aastal. Klubi on mänginud ka Brasiilia Série B-s ja Série C-s ning on osalenud mitmetel kordadel Copa do Brasilis.
Praegu mängib EC Pelotas Rio Grande do Suli osariigi meistrivõistluste teisel tasemel. Klubi on teada oma tugeva noorteakadeemia poolest, millest on pärit mitu edukat mängijat, sealhulgas Michel Bastos, Anderson ja Jemerson.
EC Pelotas on Pelotase linna sümbol ja seda peetakse üheks Rio Grande do Suli osariigi kõige traditsioonilisemaks jalgpalliklubiks. Klubi fännid on tuntud oma kire ja truuduse poolest.