Sport Club Ulbra

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Ulbra
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Full name Sport Club Ulbra
Nickname(s) Tricolor Canoense
Founded January 26, 1998
Ground Complexo Esportivo da Ulbra,
Canoas, Brazil
Capacity 10,000
Chairman Ruben Eugen Becker
Manager Leandro Machado
League Campeonato Gaúcho
2007 Campeonato Gaúcho (1st division), 10th
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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).

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[edit] 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. [1]

In 2001, the club started its football department, and joined the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation. [1]

In 2002, Ulbra disputed the Campeonato Gaúcho Third Division and the Second Division, because the competition's regulation allowed a club to dispute both competitions in the same year. [1] The club also disputed the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C for the first time. The club was eliminated in the quarterfinals, by Marília. [2]

In 2003, the club won the Campeonato Gaúcho Second Division, and was promoted to the following year's First Division. [3] The club also disputed again the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. Ulbra was eliminated in the second stage, by RS, which is another Rio Grande do Sul state club. [4]

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. [5] The club disputed again the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. Ulbra was eliminated by Hermann Aichinger in the second stage. [6]

In 2005, the club played the Copa do Brasil for the first time. Ulbra was eliminated in the first round by Treze. [7]

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[edit] Stadium

The club's home matches are usually played at Complexo Esportivo da Ulbra stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. [1]

[edit] Colors

The clubs colors are blue, white and red. [1]

[edit] Other sports

Besides football, Ulbra also has other sports sections, such as volleyball, futsal, judo, basketball, tennis, athletics and trampolining. [8]

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