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==Supporters==
In 2013, a study named Sport Recife as the 13th most supported club in Brazil, with around 2.4 million supporters countrywide.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=26 March 2013|title=Nova pesquisa de torcidas mostra Vasco à frente do Palmeiras|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/noticia/2013/03/flamengo-e-corinthians-tem-juntos-quase-um-terco-da-torcida-brasileira.html|access-date=2022-01-07|website=globoesporte.com|archive-date=25 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425200124/http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/noticia/2013/03/flamengo-e-corinthians-tem-juntos-quase-um-terco-da-torcida-brasileira.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The supportersSupporters of '''Sport'''the club are called Crimson-black, ''Leonine'' and Sportista''Sportistas''.
The club has various organized supporter groups:
*[[Campo da Avenida Malaquias|Avenida Malaquias]]
The stadium was Openedopened on 15 May 1918 with a match between [[América Futebol Clube (PE)|America-PE]] and [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]]. It belonged to Sport Recife from 1918 until 1937, and had a capacity for 80008,000 people (20002,000 being seated).
{{Main|*[[Estádio Ilha do Retiro}}|Adelmar da Costa Carvalho Stadium]] (''Ilha do Retiro Stadium)''
Inaugurated on 4 July 1937, it is the club's current stadium, and it was named after club president Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, but is better known as Iilha do Retiro due to the neighborhood where it is located. The stadium has a maximum capacity for 30,000 and is located in the neighborhood of Ilha do Retiro in [[Recife]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://sportrecife.com.br/nossas-casas/|title=Our homes|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Sport Recife|date=14 March 2019|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108000024/https://sportrecife.com.br/nossas-casas/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was considered the best stadium in Northeast Brazil until the construction of the [[Arena Pernambuco]] in 2013, which is currently the best the Northeast because of its structure and FIFA standards. ▼*[[Estádio Ilha do Retiro|Adelmar da Costa Carvalho Stadium]] (''Ilha do Retiro Stadium'')
▲Inaugurated on 4 July 1937, it is the club's current stadium, and it was named after club president Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, but is better known as Iilha do Retiro due to the neighborhood where it is located. The stadium has a maximum capacity for 30,000 and is located in the neighborhood of Ilha do Retiro in [[Recife]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://sportrecife.com.br/nossas-casas/|title=Our homes|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Sport Recife|date=14 March 2019|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108000024/https://sportrecife.com.br/nossas-casas/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was considered the best stadium in Northeast Brazil until the construction of the [[Arena Pernambuco]] in 2013, which is currently the best the Northeast because of its structure and FIFA standards.
===Training Center===
*[[CT do Leão|CT Presidente José de Andrade Médicis]] (''CT do Leão'')
The CT Presidente José de Andrade Medici, also known as CT do Leão, is the club's training center for the professional team and all youth levels. locatedLocated in the city of [[Paulista]], about 30 km from Recife, the site has a total area of 8 hectares (8,000 m<sup>2</sup>). Currently, the CT faces structural and access problems, mainly on rainy days. The complex underwent major improvements in recent years, to prepare for the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup]] and [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=CT do Sport completa 10 anos, com R$ 21 mi em obras e 3 vendas milionárias|url=https://cassiozirpoli.com.br/ct-do-sport-completa-10-anos-com-r-21-mi-em-obras-e-3-vendas-milionarias/|date=9 September 2018|work=Cassiozirpoli.com|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107234526/https://cassiozirpoli.com.br/ct-do-sport-completa-10-anos-com-r-21-mi-em-obras-e-3-vendas-milionarias/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The complex has 5 official fields, two hotels, a restaurant, a medical center, a gym, and dressing rooms. The training center was inaugurated on 9 September 2008.<ref name=":0" />
The first coat of arms had nothing to do with the current one. In one of the first statutes of the club the coat of arms was well defined: "On an anchor, bearing the date 13 May 1905 on the arm, supported by a pair of oars crossing a mast containing a croquette, a lifeguard, and in the center a football between a cricket stick and a tennis racket, crossed and surrounded by the letters '''''SCR''''', with the body containing the phrase 'Sport Club Recife'. Soon, the number 1 badge represented all sports practiced by the club at the time, from cricket to spearfishing.
However, the coat was seen as too complex, difficult to reproduce and did not contain the crimson-black colors. So in 1919 then President Arnaldo Loyo faced a challenge that was considered extremely difficult at the time: get Sport to Belém do Pará to play a series of five friendlies. During the tour, Sport won three games and lost two.
In the game onOn 3 April 1919, Sport played a Remo-Paysandu combination for a French bronze trophy called the '''''Lion of the North''''' , which had sculptures including a Greek archer accompanied by an imposing lion ,. This was upa competition which at the time was considered very difficult for grabsany team from Pernambuco, as football in Para was more developed. To the surprise of Pará, Sport won 2–1 and gotwon the trophy. The disappointment from opposing fans was such that a fan invaded the ship where the Crimson-Black club kept the trophy, and damaged its tail with an iron pipe. This incident inspired the development of a new coat of arms for ththe club, and as a result the lion was adopted as the new symbol of the club because it represented boldness, courage and winning spirit. Designer Armando Vieira dos Santos was responsible for creating it, which was based on Scottish [[heraldry]] arms. ▼The club achieved significant results, since at the time football in Pará was more developed than the Pernambuco one. During the tour, Sport won three games and lost two.
The stars present in the current badge are: 2 gold stars, for its two major titles (1987 Brasileirao Serie A and 2008 Copa do Brasil) and 1 silver star, for its minor titles (1990 Brasileirao Série B). The golden stars are larger than the silver one, and are located on the corners, while the silver star is smaller and is located in between the golden stars. <ref>{{Cite web |title=O Brasão |trans-title=The Coat of Arms |url=https://sportrecife.com.br/o-brasao/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Sport Club do Recife |language=pt-BR}}</ref> ▼▲In the game on 3 April 1919, a French bronze trophy called the '''''Lion of the North''''' , which had sculptures including a Greek archer accompanied by an imposing lion, was up for grabs. To the surprise of Pará, Sport won 2–1 and got the trophy. The disappointment from opposing fans was such that a fan invaded the ship where the Crimson-Black club kept the trophy, and damaged its tail with an iron pipe. This incident inspired the development of a new coat of arms for th club, and as a result the lion was adopted as the new symbol of the club because it represented boldness, courage and winning spirit. Designer Armando Vieira dos Santos was responsible for creating it, which was based on Scottish [[heraldry]] arms.
▲The stars present in the current badge are: 2 gold stars, for its two major titles (1987 Brasileirao Serie A and 2008 Copa do Brasil) and 1 silver star, for its minor titles (1990 Brasileirao Série B). The golden stars are larger than the silver one, and are located on the corners, while the silver star is smaller and is located in between the golden stars.
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===Anthem===<!-- please DO NOT add whole anthem. -->
The official anthem of the club was created in 1936. Sport Club do Recife does not live solely on Pelo Sport Tudo, the famous frevo-song composed in 1936 by the duo Nelson Ferreira and Sebastião Lopes, popularized as "Moreninha", and which is still successful today, inside or outside Carnival:
The official anthem of the club was created by Eunitônio Edir Pereira.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-14 |title=HINO - Sport Club do Recife |url=https://sportrecife.com.br/clube-hino/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
Little brunette that you are dominating
Now defying Shrovetide
The time has come to scream your head off
Hip, Hip, hurray, for Sport everything
I see it in the lipstick on your lips
And in your wavy hair
The colors that dominate towering, oh brunette
My glorious State
And after Carnival
So that you don't lack good luck you will say
In my life I will do it forever
Everything, everything, for Sport
So that you don't lack good luck
Take it out of my life and keep you forever
Everything, everything for Sport
Cazá, cazá, cazá, cazá, cazá
The group is really good... It's really cool!
Sport! Sport! Sport! <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.blogdelenivaldoaragao.com.br/2020/02/frevo-e-futebol-musicas-que-exaltam-o.html#:~:text=O%20Sport%20Club%20do%20Recife,dentro%20ou%20fora%20do%20Carnaval | title=FREVO e FUTEBOL Músicas que exaltam o Leão | date=24 February 2020 }}</ref>
===Mascots===
In 1919, in Para,after the club won the '''Lion of the North Trophy.''' This was a competition which attrophy, the timelion was considered very difficult for any team from Pernambuco,selected as football in Para was more developed. Sport then went to [[Belem, Brazil|Belem]] and won the French bronze trophy, which would later be the reason for creating the [[Mascots of Brazilian football sides|mascot]], the lion, as well as the creation ofand one of the club's nicknames: was created; ''Leão do Norte'' (Lion of the North).
According to Sport's vice-president of communications, José Alves, the decision did not happen because theThe mascot wasis innamed front of a GLS nightclub, but because permission was not given by the clubLeo. "It 's notwas aboutcreated prejudice.over It25 couldyears haveago beenby incartoonist nightclubHumberto AAraujo, Band orsince C.then Thehas problembeen wasillustrating the lackachievements of warningthe on his partclub. ThereLeo wasis nopresent communicationat fromall ushome authorizing this. He goes to several parties with our approvalgames, butand this time did not do what was agreed. Therefore,entertains the mascotcrowd isat suspended for an indefinite period of timematches. AndThe inname Sunday' s'Leo'' game,means he will not be replaced by another actor", explained the vice-president of communications,''lion'' in an exclusive interview with the program Superesportes na Rede, shown daily on Rádio Clube AM and on the portal's Web TV[[Latin]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.superesportes.com.br/app/18,108/2011/04/20/noticia_sport,9029/mascote-do-sport-e-suspenso-por-dancar-na-frente-de-boate.shtml | title=Mascote do Sport é suspenso por dançar na frente de boate | date=21 May 2023 | website=Superesportes | language=pt-br | access-date=23 February 2024 | archive-date=23 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223182012/https://www.superesportes.com.br/app/18,108/2011/04/20/noticia_sport,9029/mascote-do-sport-e-suspenso-por-dancar-na-frente-de-boate.shtml | url-status=live }}</ref> ▼The mascot is called Leo. It was created over 25 years ago by cartoonist Humberto Araujo, and since then has been illustrating the achievements of the club.
Leo is present at all home games, and entertains the crowd at matches. The name ''Leo'' means ''lion'' in [[Latin]].
After the bovine, now it was the turn of the "lion" himself to be the subject of controversy and the target of jokes by rival fans. Well, in the early hours of Tuesday (19 April 2011) an amateur video was published on the internet where Sport's mascot, Leo, played by actor Aderson Leonardo Silva, appears in front of a GLS nightclub in Recife, dancing. The fact gained gigantic proportions on the virtual network and the Sport board decided to remove the character for an indefinite period of time.
▲According to Sport's vice-president of communications, José Alves, the decision did not happen because the mascot was in front of a GLS nightclub, but because permission was not given by the club. "It's not about prejudice. It could have been in nightclub A, B or C. The problem was the lack of warning on his part. There was no communication from us authorizing this. He goes to several parties with our approval, but this time did not do what was agreed. Therefore, the mascot is suspended for an indefinite period of time. And in Sunday's game, he will not be replaced by another actor", explained the vice-president of communications, in an exclusive interview with the program Superesportes na Rede, shown daily on Rádio Clube AM and on the portal's Web TV.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.superesportes.com.br/app/18,108/2011/04/20/noticia_sport,9029/mascote-do-sport-e-suspenso-por-dancar-na-frente-de-boate.shtml | title=Mascote do Sport é suspenso por dançar na frente de boate | date=21 May 2023 | website=Superesportes | language=pt-br | access-date=23 February 2024 | archive-date=23 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223182012/https://www.superesportes.com.br/app/18,108/2011/04/20/noticia_sport,9029/mascote-do-sport-e-suspenso-por-dancar-na-frente-de-boate.shtml | url-status=live }}</ref>
==Colors and Uniforms==
Article 6 of the 2nd chapter says: ''The official colors of Sportthe Clubclub doare Recife will always be '''black and, red''', usedand together,gold. in uniforms, shields, badges, pennants, flags, etc...''
The uniforms of Sport are described in Article 8 of the 2nd chapter: ''In sports competitions, athletes from Sport Club do Recife will wear an official uniform, which will always have the SCR shield on their shirt, on their left side and at chest level, and obeys one of the following uniforms:''
==References==
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