Ground Capacity 20,801 Head coach Léo Condé Founded 1912 | President Marcos Barbosa Arena/Stadium Estádio Rei Pelé Manager Léo Condé | |
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Full name Clube de Regatas Brasil Nickname(s) Galo (de Campina) (Red-cowled Cardinal)
Galo da Praia (Cardinal of the Beach) 2014 Série C, 4th (promoted) Leagues Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, Campeonato Alagoano Profiles | ||
Clube de Regatas Brasil, or CRB as it is usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Maceió in Alagoas.
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Founded on September 20, 1912, its greatest rival is Centro Sportivo Alagoano, and it plays in white and red shirts, shorts and socks.
History
The club was founded on September 20, 1912 by Lafaiete Pacheco, former member of Clube Alagoano de Regatas. He was dissatisfied with the precarious conditions of his former club. Aroldo Cardoso Zagallo, father of Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo, worked at the club in 1913 as the football department boss.
Four years later, in 1916, CRB bought an estate in Pajuçara neighborhood and built its football field where is now Severiano Gomes Stadium.
CRB-CSA derby history
CRB and CSA is a traditional Alagoas state derby.
Numbers of the derby
Biggest win: CRB 6–0 CSA on October 1, 1939 in the game that was known as "Jogo da Sofia" (Sofia's game), which is a reference to a goat named Sofia and owned by CRB's forward Arlindo, as the goat is the number six animal in Jogo do Bicho.
Stadium
Home stadium is the Estádio Severiano Gomes Filho, which has a maximum capacity of 6,000 people. The club also plays at Estádio Rei Pelé, which has a maximum capacity of 30,000 people.
Achievements
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.