Vasco Esporte Clube

Vasco Esporte Clube, commonly known as Vasco, is a Brazilian football club based in Aracaju, Sergipe state. They won the Campeonato Sergipano four times.

Vasco
Full nameVasco Esporte Clube
FoundedAugust 15, 1931
GroundBatistão, Aracaju, Sergipe state, Brazil
Capacity15,575

History

The club was founded on August 15, 1931,[1] as Vasco da Gama Futebol Clube, and changed to its current name in 1946. Vasco won the Campeonato Sergipano in 1944, 1948, 1953, and in 1987.[2]

Achievements

Stadium

Vasco Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Lourival Baptista, nicknamed Batistão.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 14,000 people.[3]

References

  1. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 94.
  2. Placar Guia 2011 (1350-C): 96. January 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

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