Sport Club do Recife

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Sport Recife

Full name	Sport Club do Recife
Nickname(s)	Leão (Lion) Leão do Norte (Lion of the North) Leão da Ilha (Lion of the Island) Moreninha (Little Brunette)
Founded	13 May 1905; 119 years ago (1905-05-13) (as Sport Club do Recife)
Ground	Ilha do Retiro
Capacity	32,983
President	Yuri Romão
Head coach	Pepa
League	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Campeonato Pernambucano
2024 2024 [pt]	Série B, 3rd of 20 (promoted) Pernambucano, 1st of 10 (champions)
Website	sportrecife.com.br
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Sport Club do Recife (Portuguese pronunciation: [(i)ˈspɔʁtʃi ˈklub(i) du ʁeˈsifi]), commonly known as Sport Recife or simply Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in Recife, Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of football in Brazil, and in the Campeonato Pernambucano, the state of Pernambuco's top state league division.

In football, the club has won six CBD/CBF titles, including three national and three regional. Its greatest achievements are winning the 1987 Serie A and the 2008 Copa do Brasil. In addition to professional football, the club also participates in women's football and Olympic sports, such as rowing, swimming, hockey, basketball, futsal, volleyball, table tennis, taekwondo, judo and athletics.

Their historical rival is Náutico, and they both dispute the Clássico dos Clássicos. The derby against Santa Cruz is called the Clássico das Multidões, while the derby with América is called the Clássico dos Campeões.