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.

Guarany de Bagé
Full nameGuarany Futebol Clube
Nickname(s)Alvirrubro
FoundedApril 19, 1907
GroundEstrela D'Alva
Capacity10,000
ChairmanAdemar Batistella
ManagerLeco
LeagueCampeonato Gaúcho Série A2

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

Rival

Guarany's greatest rival is Bagé. The derby between the clubs is called Ba-Gua.

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