Pedrabranca Futebol Clube
{{Short description|Former Brazilian association football club}}
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August 8, 2008 (as Pedrabranca Futebol Clube)
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Pedrabranca Futebol Clube, also known as Pedrabranca, is a Brazilian football club based in Alvorada, Rio Grande do Sul. The club was formerly known as RS Futebol Clube. They competed in the Série C once. Thiago Silva began his career there.
History
The club was founded on January 1, 2001, as RS Futebol Clube.{{cite book|title=Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro|publisher=Panda Books|author=Rodolfo Rodrigues|year=2009|page=79}} They won the Campeonato Gaúcho Third Level in 2002. RS competed in the Série C in 2003, when the club was eliminated in the Fifth Stage by Ituano.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesae/br2003l3.htm|title=Brazil 2003 Championship - Third Level (Série C)|publisher=RSSSF|date=March 3, 2009|accessdate=January 16, 2011}} RS Futebol Clube was renamed or refounded to/as Pedrabranca Futebol Clube on August 8, 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://www.escudosdeclubes.com.br/clubes_brasil_rio_grande_do_sul_outros.htm|title=Campeonato Gaúcho - Outros Clubes|publisher=Escudos de Clubes|accessdate=January 17, 2011|language=Portuguese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531161626/http://www.escudosdeclubes.com.br/clubes_brasil_rio_grande_do_sul_outros.htm|archive-date=May 31, 2016|url-status=dead}}
Honours
- Campeonato Gaúcho Série B
- Runners-up (1): 2002
Season records
- 2003: Second Level, eliminated in 2nd Stage
- 2004: Second Level, eliminated in 2nd Stage
- 2005: Second Level, eliminated in 1st Stage
Stadium
Pedrabranca play their home games at Estádio Morada dos Quero-Queros. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 2,000 people.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf |title=CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol |publisher=Confederação Brasileira de Futebol |accessdate=January 16, 2011 |format=PDF |language=Portuguese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510210022/http://www.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf |archivedate=May 10, 2013 }}