Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama

Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama, commonly known as Vasco de Rio Branco, Vasco do Acre or Vasco da Gama, is a Brazilian football club based in Rio Branco, Acre. The club currently competes in Campenato Acreano, the top division of the Acre state football league.

Vasco de Rio Branco
Full nameAssociação Desportiva Vasco da Gama
Nickname(s)Bacalhau D'água Doce (Fresh water's codfish)
Founded28 June 1952 (1952-06-28)
GroundFlorestão
Capacity10,000
PresidentRenato Machado (Lobinho)
Head coachLelão
LeagueCampeonato Acreano
2023Acreano, 10th of 11

Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama's home kit is a white shirt with a black diagonal stripe from the top right corner of the shirt to the bottom left, black shorts and white socks. They play their home matches at the Estádio José de Melo which has a capacity of 8,000 and are currently playing in the Campeonato Acriano which they have won three times. Vasco competed twice in the Série C.

The club's name and team colors are adopted from the more famous Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama.

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