Sociedade Esportiva do Gama, commonly referred to as Gama, is a Brazilian professional club based in Gama, Distrito Federal founded on 15 November 1975. It competes in the Campeonato Brasiliense, the top flight of the Distrito Federal state football league.
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| Full name | Sociedade Esportiva do Gama | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Verdão (Big Green) Periquito Verde (Green Parakeet) Alviverde do Centro-Oeste (Central West White and Green) | ||
| Founded | 15 November 1975 | ||
| Ground | Bezerrão | ||
| Capacity | 20,310 | ||
| President | Wendel Lopes | ||
| League | Campeonato Brasiliense | ||
| 2023 | Brasiliense, 5th of 10 | ||
| Website | http://www.segama.com.br/ | ||
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Gama is the second-best-ranked team from the Federal District in CBF's national club ranking, behind bitter rivals Brasiliense.[1]
History
editUntil the early 1970s, the city of Gama was known only to its amateur teams. This movement has grown more and more the city's desire to have its first professional football club. Founded in 1975 by Hermínio Ferreira Neves, the Sociedade Esporte do Gama was the first professional team in the city. The founder was president of the amateur team Minas Atlético Clube.
Formed initially with players of the most diverse amateur teams of the city, Gama soon gained the support of the local population. They played their first professional game on February 21, 1976. With the support of Mr. Valmir Campelo de Bezerra, regional administrator of the city of Gama and a great admirer of local football, the Gama Administration Stadium was rebuilt and reopened on October 9, 1977.
In 1981, SE Gama achieved its first regional title. The team won the Torneio Centro-Oeste by beating Goiânia 2–1 on aggregate. In 1998, the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.
In late 2017, Gama confirmed that they would be signing former Brazilian World Cup winner Lúcio from Indian Super League side FC Goa. He joined in January 2018.[2]
Crest
editOn November 15, 1975, the day of its founding, the Sociedade Esportiva do Gama adopted as its first coat the coat of arms of the Federal District with the letters SEG. The symbol was a pillar of the Alvorada Palace. Intuitively, Mr. Hermínio Ferreira Neves, introduced the symbol in the Palmeiras uniform.
In 1999. the letters on the crest were changed to "GAMA".
Rivalries
editThe club's main rival is Brasiliense.
Stadium
editGama's stadium is Estádio Walmir Campelo Bezerra (Bezerrão), which has a maximum capacity of 20,310 people. The stadium is named after Antônio Walmir Campelo Bezerra, who was the regional administrator of Gama during the stadium's construction.
Honours
editNational
edit- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
- Winners (1): 1998
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
- Runners-up (1): 2004
Regional
edit- Copa Verde
- Runners-up (1): 2016
- Copa Centro-Oeste
- Runners-up (1): 2002
- Torneio Centro-Oeste
- Winners (1): 1981
State
edit- Campeonato Brasiliense
- Winners (13): 1979, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2015, 2019, 2020
References
edit- ^ "RNC - Ranking Nacional dos Clubes 2022" (PDF). CBF. 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Where are they now? Brazil's 2002 World Cup winners". fourfourtwo.com. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
External links
edit- (in Portuguese) Official Site