A União Frederiquense é um clube de Frederico Westphalen (RS), fundado em 2010, apelidado de Leão da Colina e campeão da Divisão de Acesso do Campeonato Gaúcho em 2021.
União Frederiquense Football Club
União Frederiquense Football Club is a club from Frederico Westphalen, in Rio Grande do Sul, founded on August 3, 2010. The city's first professional club, it won the Access Division of the Campeonato Gaúcho in 2021.
History
União Frederiquense was founded on August 3, 2010 by two newspaper columnists and became the city's first professional club. The colors honor two futsal teams from the city: red represents Itapajé, green evokes Ipiranga Football Club, and white symbolizes the union between them. The club began competing in Rio Grande do Sul football divisions in 2011. In 2014, it secured a spot for the 2015 top division, but finished that state championship in 15th place and was relegated. The first major title came in November 2021: after drawing 0-0 away, the team thrashed Guarany de Bagé 5-0 and won the Access Division trophy. The campaign earned their second promotion to the state elite, but the club was relegated again in 2022. The Hill Lion played at the Red Hill before inaugurating, in 2018, the Arena União, opened with an initial capacity of 1,400 people.