Soccer club
Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo, commonly referred to as Novo Hamburgo, is a Brazilian football club based in Novo Hamburgo, 6️⃣ Rio Grande do Sul.
It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A, the first level of the Rio Grande do Sul 6️⃣ state football league.
Home stadium is the Estádio do Vale (Stadium of the Valley).
It has a maximum capacity of 5,196.
History [ 6️⃣ edit ]
On 1 May 1911, employees of Adams Footwear Factory founded an association.
In that day, during the celebrations of the 6️⃣ Worker's Day, as it used to happen every year, took place a social gathering event between the employers and employees 6️⃣ of the factory.
After the barbecue ended, they always played football.
Manoel Lopes Mattos, João Scherer, Aloys Auschild, Manoel Outeiro, João Tamujo 6️⃣ and Adão Steigleder decided to found a football club.
The suggested name was Adams Futebol Clube, but the name they chose 6️⃣ was Sport Club Novo Hamburgo, later renamed to Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo (German: Sport Club Neu-Hamburg).
As Brazil entered World War 6️⃣ II in 1944 war joining the allies side, Novo Hamburgo had to change its name, as it was of German 6️⃣ origin – Novo Hamburgo means New Hamburg.
The city was renamed to Marechal Floriano Peixoto and the club turned into Esporte 6️⃣ Clube Floriano.
In 1968, the club reverted to its previous name.
Despite that, the 1940s and 50s were a golden age for 6️⃣ the team, being the Campeonato Gaúcho runner-ups on 1942, 1947, 1949, 1950 and 1952.
The famous player Garrincha, who won the 6️⃣ 1958 and the 1962 World Cups, played once for Novo Hamburgo.
On 2 July 1969, he wore the number 7 of 6️⃣ the club.
The friendly match, played at Beira-Rio stadium ended 3–1 in favour of Internacional.
He played the whole first half, and 6️⃣ the first 15 minutes of the second one.
Novo Hamburgo was champion of the Campeonato Gaúcho Divisão de Acesso twice in 6️⃣ 1996 and 2000.
As well the champion of the local state cup Copa FGF in 2013.
The club also has some participations 6️⃣ in national competitions.
It played once at the Brasileirão on the 1979 season, at the time, the championship was formed by 6️⃣ a single division and had 80 teams, with 8 groups of 10 teams.
Novo Hamburgo finished in 7th of Group A 6️⃣ and 74th in the overall ranking of the championship.
The best result was finishing in 4th at the 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro 6️⃣ Série C.
However, at that time the regulations were that only the top two teams would be promoted for next year's 6️⃣ Série B, and thus Novo Hamburgo wasn't promoted.
Campeonato Gaúcho 2017 [ edit ]
In 2017, Novo Hamburgo conquered its greatest title: 6️⃣ the 2017 Campeonato Gaúcho.
The club started the season with an extremely well campaign, the team organized by head coach Beto 6️⃣ Campos was able to win seven games of the first round and have only two losses, finishing in first in 6️⃣ the table, ahead of traditional powerhouses like Grêmio and Internacional.
At the playoffs, Novo hamburgo defeated São José at the quarterfinals 6️⃣ with victories in both legs.
The team met Grêmio in the semi-finals, tying both games and winning at the penalties.
The finals 6️⃣ were against Internacional, in the first leg at the Beira Rio, the match ended with a 2 × 2 tie, 6️⃣ the championship was decided in a neutral field at the Estádio Centenário in Caxias do Sul; the match again ended 6️⃣ in a tie and Novo Hamburgo won in the penalties with a 3 × 1 score.
[1][2] It was the first 6️⃣ time a team outside the Grenal duo to win the title since Caxias in 2000, and it was a remarkable 6️⃣ underdog victory.[2]
The club played at the state supercup Recopa Gaúcha in 2018 against 2017 Copa FGF champions São José.
Novo Hamburgo 6️⃣ lost both away and home games.[3]Rivals [ edit ]
Novo Hamburgo's first rival was Sociedade Esportiva Esperança, from the same city.
At 6️⃣ that time, Novo Hamburgo was named Floriano.
The derby was known as Flor-Esp.
The second and current rival of Novo Hamburgo is 6️⃣ Aimoré from São Leopoldo, as both cities are located in the Sinos River Valley, the derby is known as the 6️⃣ Clássico do Vale (Derby of the Valley).
This rivalry was stronger during the 1960s and the 1970s, but continues up until 6️⃣ today.[4]
Current squad [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may hold more than one 6️⃣ non-FIFA nationality.
Honours [ edit ]State [ edit ]
Campeonato Gaúcho: 1Copa FGF: 22005, 2013
Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2: 21996, 2000Copa ACEG: 2
Copa 6️⃣ Emídio Perondi: 1
Copa Metropolitana: 22013, 2014City [ edit ]
Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre: 11937
Ultra groups [ edit ]
Two ultra groups 6️⃣ supports the club: Fogo Anil and Torcida Independente Mancha Anil.
Fogo Anil was founded in 1996, and Torcida Independente Mancha Anil 6️⃣ was founded on 13 May 2005.
Anthem [ edit ]
The club's anthem lyrics were composed by Juracy Araújo, the music by 6️⃣ Pedro Araújo and the piano transcription by Rejane Frota Dillenburg.
Mascot [ edit ]
The club's mascot is an anthropomorphic shoe, as 6️⃣ Novo Hamburgo is known for its shoe industry.
