Grêmio Esportivo Bagé, usually known simply as Bagé, is a traditional football

Football (soccer)

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 team in Bagé

Bagé

Bagé is a city and a municipality in the south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In 2007 its population was 112,550 in a total area of 4,096 km2. It was the tenth largest city in the state in 2007 -Location:...

, Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

. Bagé was founded on August 5, 1920.
Bagé had the biggest conquest in 1925, winning the title of the first division of Rio Grande do Sul.

History

Grêmio Esportivo Bagé was founded on August 5, 1920. The club results of the union of two other local teams, the 14 de Julho and Rio Branco.

In relation to the colors, it inherits of Rio Branco the yellow and of the July 14 the black, becoming the traditional gold-black.

Founders

(in alphabetical order)

•Dr. Átila Vinhas
•Dr. Carlos Brasil
•Florêncio Py Lima
•José Maria Parera
•Leonardo Teixeira
•Leonidio Malafaia
•Nélson Osório Ripalda
•Paulino Brandi
•Dr. Sílvio Vinhas
•Dr. Valandro
•Virato Azambuja

The First Management

President: Alípio Pereira Costa

Treasurer: Sargento Osório

Secretary:Austeclino Guaspe

Captain: Rafael Médice

Titles

Champion of the First Division

Campeonato Gaúcho

The Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF is the top tier of the footballleague of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-Clubs:Clubs qualified to Campeonato Gaúcho Primeira Divisão 2011.*Canoas*Caxias...

 of 1925 Champion of the Copa Governador of the State 1974.

• Champion of 2nd Division Gaúcha
  Campeonato Gaúcho (lower levels)
  The Campeonato Gaúcho lower levels are the football tournaments for the Rio Grande do Sul clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Gaúcho First Division in Brazil. The competitions are organized by the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation...
  
   in 1964, 1982 and 1985.
• Vice-Champion of the State and Champion do Interior, in 1927.
• Vice-Champion of the State and Champion do Interior, in 1928.
• Vice-Champion of the State and Champion Interior, in 1940.
• Vice-Champion of the State and Champion Interior, in 1944.
• Vice-Champion of the State and Champion Interior, in1957.
• Champion Centenário, in 1957.
• Champion Citadino, in 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1971, 1975 and 1976.

In 1977 the championship Citadino was discontinued.

Rio Grande do Sul First DivisionRecords

Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position
1922	4th	1940	2nd	1971	9th	1979	15th
1925	1st	1942	4th	1973	8th	1980	14th
1926	*	1944	2nd	1975	8th	1983	11th
1927	2nd	1949	5th	1976	12th	1984	14th
1928	2nd	1953	5th	1977	9th	1986	14th
1929	*	1957	2nd	1978	10th	|1994	20th

• Currently Bagé participates in the Second Division of the Rio Grande do Sul (since 1995).

Stadium

• Name: Pedra Moura
• Capacity: 10,000

It was inaugurated in the beginning of the twenties.

The mascot

The mascot is a bee

Bee

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. Chosen by the colors, but also by the work in group and ferocious attacks.

Rival

Bagé's greatest rival is Guarany

Guarany Futebol Clube

Guarany Futebol Clube, also known as Guarany de Bagé, is a Brazilian football team in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul.-History:On April 19, 1907, Guarany was founded by eleven friends at Praça da Matriz . The club was named after Carlos Gomes' Il Guarany...

. The derby between the clubs is called 'Ba-Gua', and it is played there is more than 85 years.