Sport Club Rio Grande

Founded in 1900, Sport Club Rio Grande is Brazil's oldest active football club. Rio Grande plays in the second division of the Campeonato Gaúcho, the regional league of Rio Grande do Sul, which the club won in 1936 - its greatest achievement to date.
History.
Sport Club Rio Grande were founded on July 19, 1900, by the German Christian Moritz Minnemann and a group of friends, during the celebrations of his 25th anniversary. The club won its first achievement, which is the Campeonato Gaúcho, in 1936. Brazil's National Football Day is celebrated on July 19 in honor of Sport Club Rio Grande's condition as Brazil's oldest football club.
Stadium.
Rio Grande play their home games at Estádio Arthur Lawson. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people, and was inaugurated on August 31, 1985.