Caxias do Sul is home to the S.E.R. Caxias and Juventude football clubs.
Even though both teams have in recent times claimed the Campeonato Gaúcho, Juventude has had greater luck at national level, making it into the first division of the Campeonato Brasileiro for over ten years and winning the 1999 edition of the Copa do Brasil, while Caxias has been playing in the third division since 2006.
Juventude joins Caxias in the third division for the 2014 season.
E.C Juventude has the third biggest population of fans in the state, just behind the two major teams of the state capital city, Porto Alegre.

In the 2010 season, both teams played the Brazilian Third Division.
S.E.R. Caxias didn't manage to go forward on the competition after the first group stage.
Juventude was relegated and will be part of the Brazilian Fourth Division in 2011.
Caxias do Sul is home to the S.E.R. Caxias and Juventude football clubs. Even though both teams have in recent times claimed the Campeonato Gaúcho, Juventude has had greater luck at national level, making it into the first division of the Campeonato Brasileiro for over ten years and winning the 1999 edition of the Copa do Brasil, while Caxias has been playing in the third division since 2006. Juventude joins Caxias in the third division for the 2014 season. E.C Juventude has the third biggest population of fans in the state, just behind the two major teams of the state capital city, Porto Alegre.
In the 2010 season, both teams played the Brazilian Third Division. S.E.R. Caxias didn't manage to go forward on the competition after the first group stage.Juventude was relegated and will be part of the Brazilian Fourth Division in 2011.
Caxias do Sul