Vasco Esporte Clube
| Full name | Vasco Esporte Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Clube da Cruz de Malta | ||
| Founded | August 15, 1931 | ||
| Ground | Batistão, Aracaju, Sergipe state, Brazil | ||
| Capacity | 15,575 | ||
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Vasco Esporte Clube, commonly known as Vasco, is a Brazilian football club based in Aracaju, Sergipe state. They won the Campeonato Sergipano four times.
History
The club was founded on August 15, 1931,[1] as Vasco da Gama Futebol Clube, and changed to its current name in 1946. Vasco won the Campeonato Sergipano in 1944, 1948, 1953, and in 1987.[2]
Honours
- Campeonato Sergipano
- Winners (4): 1944, 1948, 1953, 1987
- Runners-up (5): 1945, 1949, 1962, 1993, 1998
- Torneio Início do Sergipe
- Winners (2): 1947, 1961
Stadium
Vasco Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Lourival Baptista, nicknamed Batistão.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 14,000 people.[3]
References
- ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 94.
- ^ Placar Guia 2011 (1350-C): 96. January 2011.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2011.