Grêmio Atlético Sampaio
| Full name | Grêmio Atlético Sampaio | |||
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| Nickname | Leão Dourado (Golden Lion) | |||
| Founded | 11 June 1965 | |||
| Ground | Estádio Canarinho | |||
| Capacity | 4,456 | |||
| President | Jander Cavalcante | |||
| Head coach | Paulo Morgado | |||
| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série D Campeonato Roraimense | |||
| 2024 | Roraimense, 1st of 9 (champions) | |||
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Grêmio Atlético Sampaio, commonly referred to as GAS, is a Brazilian professional club based in Boa Vista, Roraima, founded on 11 June 1965. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Roraimense, the top flight of the Roraima state football league.
GAS is currently ranked third among Roraima teams in CBF's national club ranking at 157th place overall. They are the best placed team in the state from outside capital Boa Vista. [1]
History
The club was founded on 11 June 1965, in Boa Vista, Roraima.[2] They competed in the Série C in 1996, when they were eliminated in the First Stage of the competition.
In 2018 they started a partnership, therefore they moved to Caracaraí.[3]
Stadium
Originally, Grêmio Atlético Sampaio played their home games at Estádio Flamarion Vasconcelos (Boa Vista), nicknamed Canarinho.[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 6,000 people.[4]
Starting from 2018, GAS play their home matches at Estadio Vital Rodrigues in Caracaraí.
Honours
- Campeonato Roraimense
- Winners (2): 2024, 2025
- Runners-up (5): 1970, 1978, 1996, 2020, 2023
References
- ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF. 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 81.
- ^ "Sampaio retoma parceria com Caracaraí e quer jogar no município no Estadual 2019" (in Portuguese). Globo. 21 December 2018.
- ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2011.