CR Vasco da Gama (beach soccer)

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Vasco da Gama
Full nameClub de Regatas Vasco da Gama
Nickname(s)Vascão
Trem Bala da Colina (Bullet Train of the Hill)
CoachFábio Costa

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama Beach Soccer is a Brazilian men's professional beach soccer team based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a part of the multi-sports club Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama. Vasco da Gama Beach Soccer was found in 1999. [1]

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History

O C.R. Vasco da Gama Beach Soccer won the first Mundialito de Clubes in 2011 hosted in São Paulo, Brazil. [1]

Mundialito de Clubes 2015 squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Cesinha
DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gil
DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Diogo Catarino
MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rafinha
MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcos
No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bokinha
FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Jordan
FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Lucão
FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Igor
GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rodolfo Masetti

Coach: Fábio Costa

Honours

Fees
Competitions Winners Seasons
Triple Crown12014
World
Competitions Winners Seasons
Mundialito de Clubes 1 2011
Continental
Competitions Winners Seasons
Copa Libertadores of America 3 2016, 2017 and 2019
Nationals
Competitions Winners Seasons
Brazilian championship32017, 2019 and 2020
Brazil Cup22012 and 2014
Brazilian Circuit12013/14
Interstate
CompetitionsWinnersSeasons
Rio-São Paulo Tournament12010
State
Competitions Winners Seasons
Carioca Championship51999, 2003, 2014, 2018 and 2020

^a Although it has qualified for the competition from the Brazilian Championship of 2017, the club is considered champions of the Copa Libertadores of 2016. Both competitions were destined to be disputed in December 2016, nevertheless, due to the tragedy with the team of the Chapecoense, were postponed to the beginning of 2017. For reasons of homologation with the CONMEBOL, the edition of the Copa Libertadores continued being referring to the year 2016, while the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol opted to leave the edition of the Brazilian Championship referring to the year of dispute, in this case 2017.

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References

  1. 1 2 "História do Vasco da Gama Beach Soccer". Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.