Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
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| Full name | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense |
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| Nickname(s) |
Imortal (Immortal) Tricolor Rei de Copas (King of Hearts) |
| Founded | 15 September 1903 |
| Stadium |
Arena do Grêmio Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Capacity | 55,225 |
| President | Romildo Bolzan Jr. |
| Manager | Renato Gaúcho |
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A |
| 2016 | Brasileiro Série A, 9th |
| Website | Club home page |
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡɾẽmju ˌfutʃˈbɔw ˌpoɾtw ɐlɛˈɡɾẽsi]), commonly known as Grêmio, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. It plays in the Campeonato Gaúcho, the state of Rio Grande do Sul's premier state league, as well as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system.
Grêmio was founded by English and German immigrants on 15 September 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa Libertadores de América, two Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and five Copa do Brasil. Grêmio plays in a (blue, black and white) striped shirt, black shorts and white socks, as first kit.
On September 7, 1903 Brazil's first football team, Rio Grande, played an exhibition match in Porto Alegre. An entrepreneur from Sorocaba, São Paulo named Cândido Dias was besotted with the sport and went to the ground to watch the match. During the match, the ball deflated. As the only owner of a football in Porto Alegre, he lent his ball to the players, and the match resumed. After the match, he talked to the players about how to found a football club. On September 15, 1903, 32 people, including Cândido Dias, met at Salão Grau restaurant in the city and founded Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. Most of the founding members were part of the city's German community. Carlos Luiz Bohrer was elected as first president.
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