São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas
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São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas, more commonly referred to as São Cristóvão, is a Brazilian football club based in the neighbourhood of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, in the eponymous state, founded on 12 October 1898. It plays its home matches at the Ronaldo Nazário de Lima Stadium, which is named after Ronaldo. São Cristóvão won the state championship in 1926 and 1937. It currently plays in the Campeonato Carioca Série C, the fourth tier of the Rio de Janeiro state league.
Full name | São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas | |||
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Nickname(s) | SCFR Tóvão São Cri-Cri Os Cadetes (The Cadets) Os Brancos / As Alvos (The Whites) | |||
Founded | October 12, 1898; 125 years ago (1898-10-12) (as "Grupo de Regatas Cajuense") | |||
Ground | Estádio Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||
Capacity | 8,000 | |||
President | Anderson Merrenga | |||
Manager | Eduardo Cruz | |||
League | Campeonato Carioca Série C | |||
2019 | Carioca Série C, 9th | |||
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The club is recognized by FIFA as the only one in the world not to have away kits.[1][2] They always play in white shirts, white shorts and white socks; as implied by one of the club's monikers, Os Brancos (The Whites). Legendary Brazilian striker Ronaldo, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, played for the club for three years at youth level.