Guarany Futebol Clube
Guarany Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Guarany de Bagé, is a Brazilian football club based in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2, the second level of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league.
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| Full name | Guarany Futebol Clube | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Alvirrubro | ||
| Founded | April 19, 1907 | ||
| Ground | Estrela D'Alva | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ademar Batistella | ||
| Manager | Leco | ||
| League | Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 | ||
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History
On April 19, 1907, Guarany was founded by eleven friends at Praça da Matriz (Matriz Square). The club was named after Carlos Gomes' Il Guarany. Carlos Garrastazú, one of the club's founders, was Guarany's first president.
In 1920, Guarany won the second edition of the Campeonato Gaúcho, a feat their repeated later on 1938. The club remains the only to win two editions of the Gauchão and the third most victorious of the competition outside the Grenal duo. Besides, Guarany also won the Campeonato Gaúcho Second Division in 2006 and the Campeonato Gaúcho Third Division in other three occasions, being one of the few teams of Rio Grande do Sul to win all three state divisions.
Titles
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2
- 1920, 1938
- Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2: 1
- 2006
- Campeonato Gaúcho Série B: 3
- 1999, 2016, 2019
Rival
Guarany's greatest rival is Bagé. The derby between the clubs is called Ba-Gua.