Porto Alegre Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Porto Alegre, is a Brazilian football

Football (soccer)

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 club from Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...

, Brazil

Brazil

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. It is owned by former footballer Roberto Assis, Flamengo

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo

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 star Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira , commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo and the Brazilian national team as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year, awarded to the best player over the year...

's brother.

Lami

The club was founded on June 10, 2003, as Lami Futebol Clube.

In 2003, Lami won its first title, the Campeonato Gaúcho Third Level

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...

.

Porto Alegre

In 2006 , the club was bought by Roberto Assis and renamed to Porto Alegre Futebol Clube.

Club colors

Porto Alegre's colors are inspired by the two most popular Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

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 football clubs, Grêmio

Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

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 and Internacional

Sport Club Internacional

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, and Spanish

Spain

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 club FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona

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. The home kit is composed of red and white vertical stripes, white shorts and red socks. The away kit is like FC Barcelona]'s home kit, being composed of blue and red vertical stripes, blue shorts and blue socks. The third kit is composed of a three-colored vertical sash in a black shirt, white shorts and gray socks.

Flamengo

In 2010 the Porto Alegre mediated a partnership with the Flamengo

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo

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 the intention is use the structure of Porto Alegre, that is magnificent.

Regional

• Campeonato Gaúcho Third Level
  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...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 2003

• Campeonato Gaúcho Second Level
  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...
  
  :
  • Winners (1): 2009

Season records

Season	League	Result		Copa FGF
		Stage (Teams)	Position
2003	Third Division	First Stage(6)	1st
2004	Second Division	Second Stage(3*6er)	18th 6th(group)
2005	Second Division	Second Stage(3*6er)	17th 6th(group)	1st stage
2006	Second Division	Second Stage (2*8er)	8th 4th(group)	QF
2007	Second Division	Second Stage (2*8er)	9th 5th(group)
2008	Second Division	Final Stage(8)	7th	R16
2009	Second Division	Final Stage	1st	R16
2010	Primera Division	-	14th	QF
2011	Primera Division
16th
2012	Second Division

Current squad

As of December 2010, according to combined sources on the official website.

First-team staff

As of December 28, 2010

Position	Name	Nationality
Coach	Marcelo Rospide

Noted players

This is a list of noted footballers who have played for Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre Futebol Clube

Porto Alegre Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Porto Alegre, is a Brazilian football club from Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is owned by former footballer Roberto Assis, Flamengo star Ronaldinho's brother. -Lami:...

whether or not they have a Wikipedia article. Players who have made significant/notable contribution to the club are included.

List of players

As of December 28, 2010.

Positions key

GK	Goalkeeper	CB	Central back	FB	Full back
DM	Defensive midfielder	CM	Central midfielder	AM	Attacking midfielder
W	Winger	FW	Forward	ST	Striker

Statistics correct as of match played December 28, 2010

Player name	Position	Porto Alegre career	Appearances	Goals	Birth date	Birth place	Nationality
Brian Belozo	?	?	?	?	?	?	Argentina
Cadú Carlos Eduardo de Fiori Mendes Carlos Eduardo de Fiori Mendes, commonly known as Cadú , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Red Star Belgrade.Along with Sávio, he was signed by Red Star Belgrade in June 2009.-Career in European competition:...	AM	2005-2007	?	?	August 31, 1986	Andradina Andradina Andradina is a Brazilian city of the state of São Paulo....	Brazil
Jorge Luis	FB	2008	?	?	February 11, 1976	Nova Iguaçu Nova Iguaçu Nova Iguaçu is a city in southeast Brazil in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state. It was the state's second largest city until Mesquita was split off, and now is the fourth largest after São Gonçalo and Duque de Caxias. It lies northwest of the city of Rio de Janeiro, on the...	Brazil
Marcelo Albuquerque	?	?	?	?	?	?	Brazil
Roger Roger Roberto dos Santos Roger Roberto dos Santos or simply Roger , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for São Caetano.-Internacional:...	AM	?	?	?	March 30, 1986	São Leopoldo São Leopoldo São Leopoldo is an important Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul. It occupies a total area of 103.9 km² at circa 30 km from the State Capital, Porto Alegre. Climate is sub-tropical, with temperatures varying from 2°C minimum at Winter to more than...	Brazil
Sávio	DM	2006-2007	?	?	November 01, 1984	Rio Grande Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande is the oldest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and also the former state capital from 1835 to 1845...	Brazil
Tavares Marco Morales Magno Tavares Marcos Magno Morales Tavares is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for NK Maribor. He also played for Brazilian youth national teams....	ST	2006-2007	?	?	March 30, 1984	Porto Alegre Porto Alegre Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...	Brazil
Tony Menezes Tony Menezes Anthony Santos Menezes is a naturalized Canadian professional soccer player.-Club career:A 6'1, 180 lb defender, Menezes immigrated to Brazil with his family at age 10. He played for Botafogo in Rio de Janeiro until 2001, then signed with Chinese team Nanjing Yoyo...	CB	2008	?	?	November 24, 1974	Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... -RJ Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...	Canada  Brazil
Tuta Adorcelino Wesley Gomes da Silva Adorcelino Wesley Gomes da Silva aka Tuta is a Brazilian right full back playing for APOP Kinyras Peyias in the League Marfin Laiki. He started his career in Brasil, at Santos FC....	?	?	?	?	?	?	Brazil

Estádio João da Silva Moreira

Porto Alegre play their home games at Estádio João da Silva Moreira (also known as Parque Lami).

Presidents

• Roberto de Assis Moreira (?)

External links

• Porto Alegre Futebol Clube official website