Vasco da Gama (after the famous
portuguese explorer of the same name) is a
Brazilian football team from
Rio de Janeiro in
Brazil, founded on
August 21,
1898 (although the football dept started on
November 5,
1915).
Home stadium is the São Januário, capacity 31,000, but some games are played at the Maracanã[?] (capacity 120,000). They play in black shirts with a white diagonal stripe that contains a Maltese (Patée) cross, black shorts and white socks.
Honours
- Brazilian Champions 1974, 89, 97, 2000
- South American Champions 1948
- Libertadores Cup 1998
- Twenty-one state championships.
Famous players:
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