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| Full name | Esporte Clube Avenida | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | Nida Periquito Alviverde Clube do Povo | |||
| Founded | January 6, 1944 (81 years ago) (1944-01-06) | |||
| Ground | Estádio dos Eucaliptos | |||
| Capacity | 3,000 | |||
| President | Jair Eich | |||
| Head Coach | Fabiano Daitx | |||
| League | Campeonato Gaúcho | |||
| 2024 2024 | Série D, 30th of 64 Gaúcho, 10th of 12 | |||
| Website | www | |||
Esporte Clube Avenida, commonly referred to asAvenida, is aBrazilian football club based inSanta Cruz do Sul,Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays inCampeonato Gaúcho Série A1, the first level of theRio Grande do Sul state football league.
The club was founded on January 6, 1944.[1] Avenida merged withFutebol Clube Santa Cruz, its rival, in the 1960s to form Associação Santa Cruz do Futebol, due to financial difficulties, but the merger was a failure, and both clubs continued being separate teams. Between 1990 and 1997, the club's football department was closed. They competed in theCampeonato Gaúcho in 2000 and in 2001. Avenida won theCampeonato Gaúcho Second Level in 2011.
Esporte Clube Avenida play their home games atEstádio dos Eucaliptos.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 3,000 people.[2]
