Grêmio Atlético Sampaio

Grêmio Atlético Sampaio, commonly known as GAS, is a Brazilian football club based in Caracaraí, Roraima state. They competed in the Série C once.

GAS
Full nameGrêmio Atlético Sampaio
Nickname(s)Leão Dourado (Golden Lion)
FoundedJune 11, 1965 (58 years ago) (1965-06-11)
GroundEstadio Vital Rodrigues
Capacity3,000

GAS is currently ranked third among Roraima teams in CBF's national club ranking at 157th place overall. They are the best placed team in the state from outside capital Boa Vista. [1]

History edit

The club was founded on June 11, 1965 in Boa Vista, Roraima.[2] They competed in the Série C in 1996, when they were eliminated in the First Stage of the competition.

In 2018 they started a partnership, therefore they moved to Caracaraí.[3]

Stadium edit

Originally, Grêmio Atlético Sampaio played their home games at Estádio Flamarion Vasconcelos (Boa Vista), nicknamed Canarinho.[2] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 6,000 people.[4]

Starting from 2018, GAS play their home matches at Estadio Vital Rodrigues in Caracaraí.

References edit

  1. ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF. December 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 81.
  3. ^ "Sampaio retoma parceria com Caracaraí e quer jogar no município no Estadual 2019" (in Portuguese). Globo. December 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2011.