Canoas Sport Club, usually known as Canoas, is a Brazilian football club from Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, founded by the Lutheran University of Brazil (in Portuguese, Universidade Luterana do Brasil - ULBRA). The club is also active in futsal. The club was originally named Sport Club Ulbra and then Universidade Sport Club.
| Full name | Canoas Sport Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Tricolor Canoense | ||
| Founded | January 23, 1998 | ||
| Ground | Complexo Esportivo da Ulbra, Canoas, Brazil | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| President | Gilson Alves Bernardo | ||
| Head coach | Lorival Santos | ||
History
On January 26, 1998, the club was founded by the Lutheran University of Brazil as Sport Club Ulbra. The club started with volleyball, futsal, handball, and athletics sections.[1]
In 2001, the club started its football department, and joined the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation.[1]
In 2002, Ulbra competed in the Campeonato Gaúcho Third Division and the Second Division, because the competition's regulation allowed a club to play in both divisions in the same year.[1] The club also participated in the national third division, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C for the first time. The club was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Marília.[2]
In 2003, the club won the Campeonato Gaúcho Second Division, and was promoted to the First Division for the following season.[3] The club again competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. Ulbra was eliminated in the second stage by another club from the same state, RS.[4]
In 2004, Ulbra was the Campeonato Gaúcho's runner-up. The club beat Grêmio 3-1 in the semifinals, but was defeated by Internacional in the final.[5] The club competed again in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and was eliminated by Hermann Aichinger in the second stage.[6]
In 2005, the club entered the national cup competition, the Copa do Brasil, for the first time. Ulbra was eliminated in the first round by Treze.[7] In 2006 the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, but was eliminated in the second stage of the competition,[8] and in 2007, the club was eliminated in the third stage of the championship.[9]
The club was renamed to Universidade Sport Club in December 2009.[10] The club was renamed to Canoas Sport Club on November 26, 2010.[11]
Football
Stadium
The club's home matches are usually played at Complexo Esportivo da Ulbra stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.[1]
Titles
- Campeonato Gaúcho runner-up: 2004
- Copa FGF runner-up: 2005, 2006
- Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2: 2003
- Copa Emídio Perondi runner-up: 2006
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MF |  BRA | Vanderson |
| — | MF | BRA | Cadu |
| — | MF | BRA | Ânderson Cruz |
| — | MF | BRA | Richardson |
| — | MF | BRA | Júnior |
| — | MF | BRA | Éverton Severo |
| — | MF | BRA | Diogo Rincón |
| — | FW | BRA | Flavinho |
| — | FW | BRA | Jacques |
| — | FW | BRA | Éber |
| — | FW | BRA | Gustavo |
| — | FW | BRA | Leandro Rodrigues |
| — | FW | BRA | Edílson |
| — | DF | BRA | Roberto Carvalho Cauê |
Futsal
Titles
- Intercontinental Futsal Cup: 1999, 2001
- Liga Futsal: 1998, 2002, 2003
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | MF | BRA | Pica-Pau |
| 14 | FW | BRA | Caio |
| 16 | MF | BRA | Valtinho |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Alexandre |
| 19 | GK | BRA | Léo |
| 20 | GK | BRA | Cris Zaparoli |
| 21 | MF | BRA | P. C. |
| 25 | FW | BRA | Augusto |
Colors
The club's colors are blue, white and red.[1]
Other sports
Besides football and futsal, Canoas also has other sports sections, such as volleyball, judo, basketball, tennis, athletics and trampolining.[12]