Grêmio Recreativo Barueri

Football club infobox
clubname = Grêmio Barueri


fullname = Grêmio Recreativo Barueri
nickname = "GRB" ("Grêmio Recreativo Barueri" abbreviated)
founded = 1989 | ground = Arena Barueri, Barueri, Brazil
capacity = 17,000
chairman =
manager =
league = Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
season = 2007
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Grêmio Recreativo Barueri, usually known as Grêmio Barueri, or simply as Barueri, is a Brazilian football club from Barueri, São Paulo state.

History

On March 26, 1989 pt icon [http://www.futebolinterior.com.br/osite/dadosc.php?cid=23 Grêmio Recreativo Barueri at Futebol Interior website] ] , Grêmio Recreativo Barueri was founded as the official Barueri city representative in several different sports. pt icon [http://www.grbarueri.com.br/ History at Grêmio Recreativo Barueri's official website] ] .

From September, 1997 to June 1998, Grêmio Barueri had a partnership with Bandeirantes Bank. internetlink]

From August, 1998 to May, 1999, the club had a partnership with Mackenzie/Microcamp. During this partnership, in 1998, Barueri won the São Paulo State Men's Basketball Championship. Some time later, the club signed a partnership with Vasco da Gama, of Rio de Janeiro. internetlink]

In 2000, Barueri joined a partnership with Roma Incorporadora. During this partnership, the club, which was named Roma Barueri at the time, won the following titles: Campeonato Paulista Under-20 in 2000, and Copa São Paulo de Juniores in 2001, beating São Paulo in the final. internetlink]

In 2001, the club professionalized its football section, and disputed the Campeonato Paulista Série B/3, finishing in the 14th position. internetlink]

In 2005, Grêmio Barueri won the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, beating Palmeiras B in the final. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/sp2005l3.htm 2005 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 at RSSSF] ]

In 2006, the club won the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, beating Sertãozinho in the final, being promoted to the following year's Campeonato Paulista first level. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/sp2006l2.htm 2006 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 at RSSSF] ] In the same year, Grêmio Barueri disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C for the first time, finishing in the fourth place, thus being promoted to the following year's Série B. [ [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/br2006l3.htm 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C at RSSSF] ]

Titles

*Basketball
**Campeonato Paulista de Basquete Masculino: 1998
**Jogos Abertos do Interior: 1998

*Football
**Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2006
**Campeonato Paulista Série A3: 2005
**Campeonato Paulista do Interior: 2008
**Copa São Paulo de Juniores: 2001

*Volleyball
**Campeonato Paulista de Volleyball Masculino: 1992

tadium

Since its inauguration on June 26, 2007, Barueri's home stadium is Arena Barueri, which has an initial maximum capacity of 17,000 people. The final stadium capacity will be 40,000 people. pt icon [http://www.grbarueri.com.br/site2007/news_detalhes.asp?cng_ukey=392541357384KEX7LR Arena Barueri at Grêmio Barueri's official website] ]

Grêmio Barueri's previous home stadium was Orlando Novelli Stadium pt icon [http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/sp/gremiobarueri.htm Grêmio Barueri at Arquivo de Clubes] ] , inaugurated in 1996, with a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. [pt icon [http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/sp/Barueri.htm Estádio Municipal Orlando Baptista Novelli at Templos do Futebol] ]

Nickname

The club is usually known by the acronym GRB. pt icon [http://www.alphanews.com.br/materias.asp?id=596 "O campeão de Barueri" - Alphanews (April, 2006)] (retrieved on November 13, 2006)]

Club colors

The club colors are blue, red and yellow. internetlink]

Other sports

Besides football, Grêmio Barueri also has other sports sections, such as basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, futsal, karate, judo, bocha and athletics. pt icon [http://www.grbarueri.com.br/ Grêmio Barueri's official website] ]

Current Squad

"As of February 21, 2008."pt icon [http://www.grbarueri.com.br/site2007/futebolpro.asp?map_ukey=39070144501N9DQHGF Grêmio Barueri squad at the club's official website] ]

References

External links

*pt icon [http://www.grbarueri.com.br/ Grêmio Barueri's official website]
*pt icon [http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/sp/gremiobarueri.htm Grêmio Barueri at Arquivo de Clubes]