Soccer Betting - Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
History - Facts - Teams - Winners
Sport (PE)
Sport Club do Recife, or more commonly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in the Northeast of Brazil, is located in Recife, Pernambuco and was founded on May 13, 1905 by Guilherme de Aquino Fonseca.
Their first match was in 1905 and in 1916 they earned their first state title Campeonato Pernambucano. Sport's most important title was the CBF Brazilian Championship of 1987. On February 7, 1988, Sport became the first Northeastern team to win the national title.
Following the State championship title, Sport was promoted to the first division in 2007 after having ranked second in the 2006 Série B with an 18-10-10 record and a better goal difference, of +21 against the rivals' +16.
Sport's greatest rivals are from the same city and are Náutico and Santa Cruz. Náutico is the oldest club in Recife, Sport the second oldest and the game between the two is called "O Clássico dos Clássicos", which means the Classic of "Classics". Sport and Santa Cruz have the two biggest fan-bases in Pernambuco, so a game between the two is called "O Clássico das Multidões", meaning the Classic of the Multitudes.
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