Esporte Clube Passo Fundo  Esporte Clube Passo Fundo, commonly known as Passo Fundo, is a Brazilian football club from Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul state. The club was founded on January 10, 1986. They won the Campeonato Gaúcho Second Division in 1986. Notes:*  2000 and 2001:Four teams had byes in the first stage (,Juventude and Caxias(2001)/Pelotas(2002) ) 2003 and 2004: and did not participate in the regular first stage. Esporte Clube Passo Fundo play their home games at Estádio Vermelhão da Serra. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 19,000 people.