CR Vasco da Gama (beach soccer)

Vasco da Gama

Full name	Vasco da Gama Beach Soccer
Nickname(s)	Trem-bala da Areia (Sand Bullet Train)[1]
Founded	1898; 127 years ago (1898) (sports club) 1999; 26 years ago (1999) (beach soccer)
Coach	Fábio Costa
Home colours Away colours

Vasco da Gama Beach Soccer is a Brazilian men's professional beach soccer team based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a part of the multi-sports club CR Vasco da Gama.

History

The beach soccer division of CR Vasco da Gama was founded in 1999.[1] The team won the first Mundialito de Clubes in 2011 hosted in São Paulo.[1]

Honours

Worldwide

• Mundialito de Clubes
  • Winners (1): 2011
  • Runners-up (1): 2015

Continental

• Copa Libertadores
  • Winners (4): 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024
  • Runners-up (1): 2018

National

• Campeonato Brasileiro
  • Winners (3): 2017, 2019, 2020
• Copa do Brasil
  • Winners (2): 2012, 2014
• Circuito Brasileiro
  • Winners (1): 2013–14

Inter-state

• Torneio Rio–São Paulo
  • Winners (1): 2010

State

• Campeonato Carioca
  • Winners (5): 1999, 2003, 2014, 2018, 2020

^a Although it has qualified for the competition from the Brazilian Championship of 2017, the club is considered champions of the Copa Libertadores of 2016. Both competitions were destined to be disputed in December 2016, nevertheless, due to the tragedy with the team of the Chapecoense, were postponed to the beginning of 2017. For reasons of homologation with the CONMEBOL, the edition of the Copa Libertadores continued being referring to the year 2016, while the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol opted to leave the edition of the Brazilian Championship referring to the year of dispute, in this case 2017.

Notable players

• Benjamin
• Betinho
• Bokinha
• Bruno Xavier
• Bueno
• Buru
• Catarino
• Cesinha
• Edmundo
• Jorginho
• Júnior Negão
• Lucão
• Mauricinho
• Rafael Padilha
• Pampero
• Villalobos
• Salgueiro

See also

• CR Vasco da Gama
• CR Vasco da Gama (women)
• CR Vasco da Gama (basketball)

References

1. "História do Vasco da Gama Beach Soccer". Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.