Sport Club Ulbra

Football club infobox
clubname = Ulbra


fullname = Sport Club Ulbra
nickname = "Tricolor Canoense"
founded = January 26, 1998
ground = Complexo Esportivo da Ulbra,
Canoas, Brazil
capacity = 10,000 | chairman = Ruben Eugen Becker
manager = Beto Almeida
league = Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
season = 2007
position = Eliminated in third stage
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Sport Club Ulbra, usually known as Ulbra is a Brazilian football club from Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, founded by the university of same name, the Lutheran University of Brazil (in Portuguese, Universidade Luterana do Brasil - ULBRA). The club is also active in futsal.

History

On January 26, 1998, the club was founded by the Lutheran University of Brazil. The club started with volleyball, futsal, handball, and athletics sections. [http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/rs/ulbra.htm Arquivo de Clubes] ]

In 2001, the club started its football department, and joined the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation. internetlink]

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. internetlink] 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. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2002l3.htm 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF] ]

In 2003, the club won the Campeonato Gaúcho Second Division, and was promoted to the First Division for the following season. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/rs2003l2.htm 2003 Campeonato Gaúcho Second Division at RSSSF] ] 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. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2003l3.htm 2003 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF] ]

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. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/rs2004.htm 2004 Campeonato Gaúcho at RSSSF] ] The club competed again in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and was eliminated by Hermann Aichinger in the second stage. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2004l3.htm 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF] ]

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. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/cbr2005.htm 2005 Copa do Brasil at RSSSF] ] In 2006 the club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, but was eliminated in the second stage of the competition, [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2006l3.htm 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF] ] and in 2007, the club was eliminated in the third stage of the championship. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2007l3.htm 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF] ]

Football

tadium

The club's home matches are usually played at Complexo Esportivo da Ulbra stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. internetlink]

Titles

* Campeonato Gaúcho Second Division: 2003
* Campeonato Gaúcho runner-up: 2004
* Copa FGF runner-up: 2006
* Copa Emídio Perondi runner-up: 2006

Current Squad

Futsal

Titles

* Intercontinental Futsal Cup: 1999, 2001
* Liga Futsal: 1998, 2002, 2003

Current squad

Colors

The clubs colors are blue, white and red. internetlink]

Other sports

Besides football and futsal, Ulbra also has other sports sections, such as volleyball, judo, basketball, tennis, athletics and trampolining. [ [http://www.ulbra.br/esporte/apresenta.htm Sport Club Ulbra Official Website] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.ulbra.br/esporte/ Official Website]