Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul

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Caxias
Full nameSociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul
Nickname(s)Grená da Serra (Garnet of the Serra)
Grená do Povo (People's Garnet)
Falcão Grená (Garnet Falcon)
Founded10 April 1935; 89 years ago (1935-04-10)
GroundEstádio Centenário
Capacity22,132
PresidentPaulo César dos Santos
Head coachArgel Fuchs
LeagueCampeonato Brasileiro Série C
Campeonato Gaúcho
2023
2023		Série D, 4th of 64 (promoted)
Gaúcho, 2nd of 12
WebsiteClub website

Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, commonly known as Caxias, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. The team plays in Série C, the third tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Gauchão Série A, the top tier of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league.

Caxias won the Campeonato Gaúcho – Rio Grande do Sul State Championship in 2000.

Its fiercest rival is Juventude, the other club based in Caxias do Sul. The local derby is known as Ca-Ju. As of 2024, the Grená is ranked as the 74th best team in Brazil, according to the Brazilian Football Confederation Ranking.[1]

History

Caxias was founded on April 10, 1935, as Grêmio Esportivo Flamengo (commonly referred at the time as Flamengo de Caxias, to not confuse with the more famous

Grêmio played the first game on color TV in Brazil. The game finished 0–0. However, Juventude split off and reestablished itself in 1975, and Grêmio Esportivo Flamengo adopted the name Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul.[2]

Caxias played its first

Brasileirão campaign at the 1976 Campeonato Brasileiro. They were the first club in Rio Grande do Sul from outside the state capital of Porto Alegre to participate in the national championship. The club's best performance in the national league was finishing in 10th at the 1978 Campeonato Brasileiro
.

A Ca-Ju derby (Caxias vs Juventude) match in 2012

The club's greatest feat was the

Olímpico Monumental, Caxias tied the game 0–0 and was able to secure the title, the first of its history. This was a remarkable underdog victory, as the title has been won by the Grenal duo since 1954, with only Caxias' rivals Juventude having conquered the title in 1998. This successful campaign also helped launch Tite's career, at the time an unknown manager.[2]

Caxias was a frequent mainstay of the

América-RN, respectively, wasting another chance to gain promotion. In 2023, Caxias started the year being the runner-ups of the Campeonato Gaúcho, and were promoted back to Série C after defeating Portuguesa-RJ in the quarter-finals, but failed to win the championship after getting eliminated by Ferroviário in the semi-finals.[3]

Anthem

  • Written by: Dirceu Antônio Soares
  • Music by: Antônio Messias and Dirceu Antônio Soares

Stadium

Main article: Estádio Centenário
Estádio Francisco Stédile, more commonly known as the Estádio Centenário, in 2019

Caxias' stadium is Estádio Centenário, inaugurated in 1976, with a maximum capacity of 30,802 people.[4]

Rivalry

Caxias' biggest rival is Juventude, their derby is named "Ca-Ju". The other rival of Caxias is Esportivo of Bento Gonçalves, whose derby is named "Clássico da Polenta" (The Polenta derby).[5]

Managers

See also: Category:Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul managers
See also: Template:Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul managers

Honours

References

  1. ^ 2024 Brazilian Football Confederation National Ranking
  2. ^
    ISBN 85-88651-01-7
    .
  3. ^ "Caxias tem gol mal anulado, perde nos acréscimos e deixa a Série D | Pioneiro". GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 September 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Centenário" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  5. ^ Engeplus, Portal (12 June 2019). "A história por trás do 'Clássico da Polenta' que decide a Copa Sul dos Campeões". Portal Engeplus (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2024.

External links

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