Esporte Clube São José
Esporte Clube São José, commonly referred to as São José, is a Brazilian professional club based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded on 24 May 1913. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Gaúcho, the top flight of the Rio Grande do Sul state football league. History. São José was founded in 1913, when, among conversations and soccer games during class breaks at São José High School, a group of students decided to leave the school fields to face big teams  in the professional fields. With the encouragement of Brother Constantino José, an admirer of Italian soccer and intellectual mentor of the venture, six students formed the Esporte Clube São José, which from its birth showed the will to seek new challenges. Léo de la Rue, one of the founders, inaugurated the presidents' gallery, in a management where each player bought his own uniform and contributed with a monthly fee of $500 to kick-start this great project. After several changes of headquarters, in 1939 the club found its home in a piece of land in the North Zone of  Porto Alegre. Stadium. São José's stadium is the Estádio Passo D'Areia, built in 1940 and renovated in 2011 with the implantation of artificial turf (with FIFA approval). The stadium has a maximum capacity of 13,000 people.