São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas
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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.
Home stadium is the Figueirinha stadium, capacity 8,000. They play in white shirts, white shorts and white socks.
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, 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.
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.
In 2000, São Cristóvão disputed 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.
In 2000. São Cristóvão also disputed the preliminary stage of the 2001 Campeonato Carioca, ending in the sixth (and last) place of the competition, failing to qualify to the competition.
Titles
- Campeonato Carioca: 1926.
Trivia
- São Cristóvão's kit is all white. There is a FIFA, a CBF and a FERJ resolution, authorizing São Cristóvão to have only one kit. As the club doesn't have an away kit, his opponents have to change its kit when necessary.
- São Cristóvão and its supporters are known as Os Cadetes (The Cadets, in English), because, besides the all white kit, during the time when the club received this nickname, many soldiers that frequented the club also played in it, due to the proximity whit the barracks.
- São Cristóvão's mascot is a sheep.
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