Esporte Clube Pelotas, more commonly referred to as Pelotas, is a professional football club based in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Founded in 1908, it plays in the Campeonato Gaúcho A2, the second level of Rio Grande do sul state league, holding home games at Estádio Boca do Lobo, with a 23,336-seat capacity.
The club competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, and won the Campeonato Gaúcho in 1930. Esporte Clube Pelotas women's football team competed in the 2008 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino.
History The club was founded on October 11, 1908, after two clubs from Pelotas, Club Sportivo Internacional and Football Club, merged. In 1930, Pelotas won the Campeonato Gaúcho, beating Grêmio in the final.
In 1983, Pelotas won the Campeonato Gaúcho Second Level. In 1988, Pelotas competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B for the first time, but was eliminated in the first stage. In 1989, the club competed again in the Série B, being eliminated in the first stage again.
In 1995, 1996 and in 1998, Pelotas competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, being eliminated in the first stage in all three seasons. In 2003, the club competed again in the Série C, where they were eliminated by RS Futebol in the third stage of the competition. In the same year, Pelotas competed in the Copa do Brasil, being eliminated in the cup's first round, by Guarani.
In 2008, the club won the Copa FGF for the first time, after beating Cerâmica in the final, thus qualifying to the same season's Recopa Sul-Brasileira, and the following season's Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. The club was eliminated in the Recopa Sul-Brasileira in the semifinals 2–0, by Atlético Sorocaba.
Honours
Official tournaments
StateCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Gaúcho 11930Copa FGF 22008, 2019Recopa Gaúcha 22014, 2020Super Copa Gaúcha 12013Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 21983, 2018
shared record
Others tournaments
State Copa Sul-Fronteira (1): 2013 Campeonato do Interior Gaúcho (8): 1930, 1932, 1945, 1951, 1956, 1960, 1988, 1992
State Regional Campeonato Gaúcho-Região Litoral (9): 1930, 1932, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1960
City Campeonato Citadino de Pelotas (22): 1912, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1951, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1996 Torneio Início de Pelotas (9): 1927, 1928, 1935, 1936, 1944, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1996 Taça Cidade de Pelotas (3): 1924, 1973, 1976
Runners-up Campeonato Gaúcho (5): 1932, 1945, 1951, 1956, 1960 Copa FGF (1): 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 (3): 2009, 2016, 2024
Women's Football Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Feminino (1): 2008
Women's football team Esporte Clube Pelotas women's football team competed in the 2008 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, but was eliminated in the first round by Kindermann, of Caçador, Santa Catarina. In the first leg, the club was beaten 5–0, then in the second leg the club was defeated again, 3–0.
Rivals Pelotas's rivals are Brasil de Pelotas and Farroupilha. The first derby is known as Bra-Pel, while the second derby is known as Far-Pel.
Stadium The club usually plays its home games at Estádio Boca do Lobo, which is a stadium located in Pelotas, and it has a maximum capacity of 23,336 people.
Current squad
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