Grêmio Esportivo Bagé

Bagé

Full name	Grêmio Esportivo Bagé
Nickname(s)	jalde-negro
Founded	August 20, 1920
Ground	Pedra Moura, Bagé (Capacity: 10,000)
Chairman	Carlos Alberto Ducos
Manager	Luis Clóvis Lemos
League	Gaúcho Second Division
2007	-
Home colours Away colours

Grêmio Esportivo Bagé, usually known simply as Bagé, is a traditional football team in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul. Bagé was founded on August 5, 1920. Bagé had the biggest conquest in 1925, winning the title of the first division of Rio Grande do Sul.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Founders 1.2 The First Management 2 Titles 3 Rio Grande do Sul First DivisionRecords 4 Stadium 5 The mascot 6 Rival 7 External links

History

Grêmio Esportivo Bagé was founded on August 5, 1920. The club results of the union of two other local teams, the 14 de Julho and Rio Branco.

In relation to the colors, it inherits of Rio Branco the yellow and of the July 14 the black, becoming the traditional gold-black.

Founders

(in alphabetical order)

•Dr. Átila Vinhas •Dr. Carlos Brasil •Florêncio Py Lima •José Maria Parera •Leonardo Teixeira •Leonidio Malafaia •Nélson Osório Ripalda •Paulino Brandi •Dr. Sílvio Vinhas •Dr. Valandro •Virato Azambuja

The First Management

President: Alípio Pereira Costa

Treasurer: Sargento Osório

Secretary:Austeclino Guaspe

Captain: Rafael Médice

Titles

• Champion of the First Division of 1925
• Champion of the Copa Governador of the State 1974.
• Champion of 2nd Division Gaúcha in 1964, 1982 and 1985.
• Vice-Champion of the State and Champion do Interior, in 1927.
• Vice-Champion of the State and Champion do Interior, in 1928.
• Vice-Champion of the State and Champion Interior, in 1940.
• Vice-Champion of the State and Champion Interior, in 1944.
• Vice-Champion of the State and Champion Interior, in1957.
• Champion Centenário, in 1957.
• Champion Citadino, in 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1971, 1975 and 1976.

In 1977 the championship Citadino was discontinued.

Rio Grande do Sul First DivisionRecords

Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position
1922	4th	1940	2nd	1971	9th	1979	15th
1925	1st	1942	4th	1973	8th	1980	14th
1926	*	1944	2nd	1975	8th	1983	11th
1927	2nd	1949	5th	1976	12th	1984	14th
1928	2nd	1953	5th	1977	9th	1986	14th
1929	*	1957	2nd	1978	10th	1994	20th

• Currently Bagé participates in the Second Division of the Rio Grande do Sul (since 1995).

Stadium

• Name: Pedra Moura
• Capacity: 10,000

It was inaugurated in the beginning of the twenties.

The mascot

The mascot is a bee. Chosen by the colors, but also by the work in group and ferocious attacks.

Rival

Bagé's greatest rival is Guarany. The derby between the clubs is called 'Ba-Gua', and it is played there is more than 85 years.

External links

• (Portuguese) Bagé Official Website