O Vasco de 2009 foi o campeão da Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro, sob comando de Dorival Júnior, e voltou à primeira divisão em 2010 depois de ser rebaixado em 2008.
Vasco da Gama 2009
Squad of Vasco da Gama that won the 2009 Brazilian Championship's Serie B division and returned the club to the top flight after their 2008 relegation. The campaign rebuilt the squad for the 2011 Brazil Cup triumph.
History
Vasco da Gama, founded on August 21, 1898 in Rio de Janeiro, arrived at 2009 in an unprecedented situation for a club of its stature: after decades among Brazil's football elite, it had been relegated in the 2008 Brazilian Championship and needed to compete in Serie B. The 2009 season was dedicated to a single objective: promotion. Under coach Dorival Júnior, the team mounted a consistent campaign in the second division and secured the 2009 Serie B title, guaranteeing their return to Serie A in 2010. The second division title marked the club's sporting reconstruction during a delicate period. A few years later, Vasco would again win an important national trophy, the 2011 Brazil Cup, which reinforces the historical significance of the 2009 campaign as a turning point.