São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas

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Football club infobox
clubname = São Cristóvão


fullname = São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas
nickname = "Os Cadetes" and "SCFR"
founded = 1943
ground = Estádio Figueira de Melo,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
capacity = 8,000 | chairman = Carlos Alberto Pereira Peixoto
manager = -
league = -
season = 2007
position = -
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São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas, or São Cristóvão as they are usually called, is a traditional Brazilian football team from Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, founded on February 2, 1943. Their home stadium is the Figueirinha stadium, capacity 8,000. They play in white shirts, white shorts and white socks. The club won the state championship in 1926 and competed in the Brazilian Championship in 2000.

History

Clube de Regatas São Cristóvão was founded on October 12, 1898 at a large tent near São Cristóvão beach by the sportsmen José Galvão, José Queirós, Luís Corrêa e Sá, Luís Parisot, Antônio Maurity, and E. Bordine e Moura e Castro. São Cristóvão Atlético Clube, was founded on July 5, 1909, at a house located in Bela Street, under the incentive of João and Carlos Cantuária, Barroso Magno, A. Perdeneiras and João Germano. São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas was founded when Clube de Regatas São Cristóvão and São Cristóvão Atlético Clube fused on February 13, 1943.pt icon cite web | title = São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas | url=http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/rj/saocristovao.htm | accessdate = 2008-04-06 | publisher=Arquivo de Clubes ]

On November 21, 1926, São Cristóvão won the Campeonato Carioca, after defeating Flamengo 5-1. The topscorer of that competition was São Cristóvão's Vicente, who scored 25 goals.cite web | title = Rio de Janeiro Championship 1926 | url=http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/rj1926.htm | accessdate = 2008-04-06 | publisher=RSSSF Brasil ]

In 2000, São Cristóvão competed in the Copa João Havelange (which was the national championship of that year). The club was in the white module (which was the lowest level of the league), and ended in fourth in their group, being eliminated in the first stage.cite web | title = Brazil 2000 Championship - Copa João Havelange | url=http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/rj1926.htm | accessdate = 2008-04-06 | publisher=RSSSF Brasil ] In the same year the club also competed in the preliminary stage of the 2001 Campeonato Carioca, finishing in the sixth (and last) place of the competition, failing to qualify to the competition.cite web | title = Rio de Janeiro 2001 | url=http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/rj2001.htm | accessdate = 2008-04-06 | publisher=RSSSF Brasil ]

Achievements

*Campeonato Carioca:
**Winners (1): 1926
*Campeonato Carioca Second Level:
**Winners (1): 1965

Colors

São Cristóvão's kit is all white. There is a FIFA, a CBF and a FFERJ rule, authorizing São Cristóvão to have just one kit. As the club does not have an away kit, their opponents have to change their kit when necessary. They are the only club in the world to have ever received this authorization from FIFA.

ymbols and nickname

Due to the all white kit and also because many soldiers that frequented the club also played for it due to the proximity of the barracks, São Cristóvão and its supporters were nicknamed "Os Cadetes" ("The Cadets", in English). The club's mascot is a sheep.cite book | year=2001 | title=Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro", Volume 1 | publisher=Aretê Editorial S/A and Lance! | location=Rio de Janeiro |language= Portuguese | pages=237 ]

Former players

*Fio Maravilha
*Leônidas da Silva
*Ronaldo (as a youth player)
*Zózimo

References

External links

* [http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/rj/saocristovao.htm São Cristóvão at Arquivo de Clubes]