Sport Club do Recife
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| Full name | Sport Club do Recife |
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| Nickname(s) |
Leão (Lion), Papai da Cidade (Daddy of the City), O Leão da Ilha (The Lion of the Island), O Leão do Norte (The Lion of the North), O Leão da Praça da Bandeira (The Lion of the Flag Square), O Supertime da Ilha (The Superteam of the Island) (supporters) |
| Founded | May 13, 1905 as Sport Club do Recife |
| Ground |
Ilha do Retiro Arena do Sport (project) |
| Capacity | 35,000 in Ilha do Retiro 46,000 in Arena do Sport (project). |
| President | Arnaldo Barros |
| Head coach | Daniel Paulista |
| League | Brasileirão |
| 2016 |
Brasileirão, 14th Pernambucano, 2nd |
| Website | Club home page |
Coordinates: 8°3′46.63″S 34°54′10.73″W / 8.0629528°S 34.9029806°W
Sport Club do Recife (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈspɔɾti ˈklub du ʁeˈsifi]; known as Sport and Sport Recife, abbreviated as SCR) is a Brazilian sports club, located in the city of Recife, in the state of Pernambuco. It was founded on May 13, 1905, by Guilherme de Aquino Fonseca, who lived for many years in England, where he studied at Cambridge University.
In football, the club has won six CBD/CBF titles, including three national and three regional. Its greatest glories are the Brazilian Championship 1987 and Brazil Cup 2008.
In addition to professional football, the club also participates in women's football and Olympic sports, such as rowing, swimming, hockey, basketball, futsal, volleyball, table tennis, taekwondo, judo and athletics.
It has a historic rivalry with the Náutico, where the confrontation between the two is known as the Clássico dos Clássicos, this being the third oldest in the country's derby, against Santa Cruz it is called the Clássico das Multidões, also América-PE, with which it duels in Clássico dos Campeões.
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