Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
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| Full name | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Mengo Mengão Mais Querido do Brasil' Urubu (Vulture) Rubro-Negro (The Scarlet-Black) |
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| Founded | November 15, 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Maracanã (municipal), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Capacity 8,000 (Gávea) 92,000 (Maracanã)) |
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| Chairman |  Márcio Braga |
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| Manager | Caio Júnior |
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| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multisport club from Rio de Janeiro.
Despite not being the club's official name, Flamengo has become the term used by most to refer not just to the football team, but also the entire sporting association. Other nicknames used by fans include "Fla", "Mengo", and "Mengão", as well descriptions of the club's official colors, rubro-negro, which translates to "the scarlet-blacks" or "the scarlet and black."
Flamengo's football/soccer team -- the most popular in Brazil with 40 million estimated supporters -- placed 9th in FIFA Clubs of the 20th Century.
The club has been sponsored by Petrobrás since 1984, the longest single sponsorship in any country.
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[edit] History
Flamengo was founded on November 15, 1895 as a rowing club by José Agostinho Pereira da Cunha, , Mário Spindola, Nestor de Barros, Augusto Lopes, José Félix da Cunha Meneses and Felisberto Laport.
The group used to gather at Café Lamas, in the Flamengo (neighborhood next to Largo do Machado, Laranjeiras and Botafogo neighborhoods) neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, and decided to form a rowing team. Rowing was the elite sport in Rio de Janeiro in the late 19th century and the youngsters hoped having their own club would make them popular with the young ladies of the city's high society.
They could only afford a used boat named "Pherusa", which had to be completely rebuilt before it could be used in competition. The team debuted on October 6, 1895 when they sailed off the Caju Point, from the Maria Angu beach, heading off to Flamengo beach. However, strong winds turned over the boat and the rowers nearly drowned. They were rescued by a fishing boat named Leal ("Loyal"). Afterwards, as the Pherusa was undergoing repairs, the boat was stolen and never again found. The group then had to save up money to buy a new boat, the "Etoile", renamed "Scyra."
On the night of November 17th, the group, gathered at Nestor de Barros's manor on Flamengo beach, founded the Flamengo Rowing Group ("Grupo de Regatas do Flamengo", in Portuguese) and elected its first board. The name was changed a few weeks later to "Clube de Regatas do Flamengo" ("Flamengo Rowing Club"). The founders also decided that the anniversary of the club foundation should be celebrated on November 15th, so as to coincide with the Day of the Republic, a national holiday.
Flamengo only embraced football when a group of dissatisfied players from Fluminense Football Club broke away from the club following a dispute with the board. The players (Alberto Borghert, Othon de Figueiredo Baena, Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues, Emmanuel Augusto Nery, Ernesto Amarante, Armando de Almeida, Orlando Sampaio Matos, Gustavo Adolpho de Carvalho, Lawrence Andrews and Arnaldo Machado Guimarães) decided to join Flamengo because Borgeth, who was the team's captain, was also a rower for Flamengo. Admittance of the new members was approved on November 8, 1911. A motion against the club taking part in football tournaments was defeated, and the members assembly officially created the football team on December 24, 1911.
The new team used to train on Russel beach, and gradually gained the support of the locals, who closely watched their practice games. The first official match was played on May 3, 1912 and is, to this day, the most spectacular victory of the club, as the team defeated Mangueira 16 to 2. The first Fla-Flu (which would eventually become one of the most famous football derbies in the world) was also played in that year, on July 7, and was won by Fluminense, by 3-2.
[edit] The Golden Age
In 1978 a scarlet-black Golden Age was beginning when Flamengo won the Rio de Janeiro State Championship. The five following years would be years of glory. Stars as Júnior, Carpegiani, Adílio, Cláudio Adão and Tita were led by Zico to become State Champions for three times in a row. The excitement and pride of the achievement pushed Flamengo towards its first Brazilian Championship in 1980. Then, as national champions, the club was qualified to play the South American continental tournament - the Libertadores Cup.
1981 is a landmark year in Flamengo's history. After beating Chilean Cobreloa in three matches, the club became South American Champions. The next goal was clear: the World Club Championship, a single match to be played in Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, Japan, against European Champions' Cup winner Liverpool FC.
Raul, Leandro, Marinho, Mozer, Júnior, Andrade, Adílio, Zico, Tita, Nunes and Lico were the line-up in charge of playing Flamengo's most important match ever on December 13, 1981. Two goals by Nunes, one goal by Adílio, and a brilliant performance by Zico were more than enough to make Flamengo the first Brazilian World Champions club since Pelé's Santos FC, beating Liverpool 3-0, with all goals on the first half.
The next two years would also be great. Another Rio's State Championship in 1981 and two Brazilian Championships - 1982 and 1983 - closed the Golden Age in a fantastic way.
[edit] 2007 season
On March 9, 2007, Flamengo earned a commemorative date in Rio de Janeiro state's official calendar. On that day, State Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho signed Law 4998, declaring November 17th (the day the club was founded) "the Flamengo day".
In the 2007 Brazilian Football Championship, Flamengo surprised all the other teams at the half of the season winning many games at home, leaving the relegation zone and reaching the second place and then being defeated the last match in Recife (Pernambuco) by Náutico(Brazilian team from Pernambuco), by 1-0. After this match, Flamengo finished the Championship at the third place, leaving from the second worst to the third best.
[edit] 2008 season
Video of Flamengo's opening game at Estádio do Maracanã *[1]
[edit] Football
Flamengo are one of the four clubs to have never been relegated or removed from the Brazilian First Division, the others being Cruzeiro, Internacional and Vasco da Gama.
Their biggest rivals are the other three top clubs from Rio de Janeiro: Fluminense, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama. Nowadays, Vasco da Gama are considered Flamengo's top rivals, but intensity of football rivalry has changed in Rio over generations: during the 1960s and most of the 1970s, for instance, Flamengo supporters considered Botafogo to be the club's top rival, although the most historical rivalry is with Fluminense, dating from the beginning of football in the club, at 1912.
[edit] Titles
[edit] International
- Intercontinental Cup: 1981
- Copa Libertadores: 1981
- Mercosur Cup: 1999
- Conmebol Gold Cup: 1996
[edit] Friendly tournaments
- Napoli Tournament (Italy) : 1981
- Ramón de Carranza Cup (Spain): 1979, 1980
- Palma de Mallorca Tournament (Spain): 1978
- Naranja Trophy (Spain) : 1964, 1986
- Prince of Astúrias & Algarve Trophy (Spain):1980
- Colombino Trophy (Spain) : 1988
- Rio de Janeiro International Summer Tournament :1970, 1972
- Juan Perón Trophy (Argentina): 1953
- Summer Tournament (Argentina, Uruguay) : 1961
- Punta del Este Tournament (Uruguay) : 1981
- Lima Tournament (Peru) : 1952
- Kirin Cup (Japan): 1988
- Hamburg Tournament (Germany): 1989
- Sharp Cup (Japan): 1990
- SEE Tournament (Japan ): 1994
- Marlboro Cup (USA): 1990
- Tel Aviv Tournament (Israel) : 1958
- Mohammed V Trophy (Morocco) : 1968
- Pepsi Cup (Malaysia) : 1990
- Kuala Lumpur Tournament (Malaysia): 1994
[edit] National
- Brazilian National Championship: 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987 (1), 1992
- Brazil Cup: 1990 (undefeated), 2006
- Brazilian Champions' Cup: 2001
- Rio-São Paulo Tournament: 1961
- Brazilian World Champions Cup: 1997 (undefeated)
- Tournament of the People: 1972
- Brasília Tournament :1997
- Elmo Serejo Tournament (Federal District Trophy) : 1976
[edit] State
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- 1914, 1915 (undefeated), 1920 (undefeated), 1921, 1925, 1927, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944,
- 1953, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979 (undefeated), 1979 (special) (2),
- 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996 (undefeated), 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008
- Taça Guanabara (1st round of State Championship): 18
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- 1970, 1972, 1973 (undefeated), 1978, 1979, 1980 (undefeated), 1981, 1982, 1984,
- 1988, 1989 (undefeated), 1995, 1996 (undefeated), 1999 (undefeated), 2001, 2004,
- 2007, 2008
- Taça Rio (2nd round of State Championship): 7
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- 1978, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1996 (undefeated), 2000
- Torneio Início of the Carioca Championship: 1920, 1922, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1959
- Rio´s Cup: 1991
[edit] Youth
- Taça São Paulo de Juniores: 1990
- Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores: 1986, 2003, 2007
- Copa Macaé de Juvenis: 1999, 2006
[edit] First-team squad
As of 21 March 2008, according to combined sources on the official website.
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For recent transfers, see List of Brazilian football transfers 2008.
[edit] Former players
For details on former players, see List of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo players and Category:Clube de Regatas do Flamengo players.
[edit] Former coaches
For details on former coaches, see List of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo coaches
[edit] Records
[edit] Stadium
Flamengo's home stadium is nominally the José Bastos Padilha Stadium (also known as Gávea Stadium), which was inaugurated on September 4, 1938 and has a capacity of 8,000 fans. Most games, however, are played in Maracanã Stadium.
[edit] Olympic sports
CR Flamengo is not only about Rowing and Football. The club is active in several Olympic sports, such as:
[edit] Titles
- BASKETBALL (MEN)
- International
- South American Championship: 1953, 1961
- National
- CBD National Championship: 1934, 1949, 1951, 1953
- CBB National Championship: 2008
- State
- State Championship (33): 1933 (undefeated), 1934, 1935, 1948, 1949, 1951-1960, 1962, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984-1986, 1990, 1994-1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
- International
- BASKETBALL (WOMEN)
- International
- World Championship: 1966
- National
- Brazilian Championship: 1954, 1955, 1964, 1965
- State
- State Championship: 1954, 1964, 1965
- International
- ROWING
- International
- Taça Sul-América (South-America Thophy) 1905
- National
- Troféu Brasil (Brazil's National Championship) (10): 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1995-1997
- State
- State Championship (42): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1933, 1940-1943, 1963, 1965-1969, 1971-1981, 1983-1997, 2003-2004
- Carioca League: 1935-1937
- International
- SWIMMING
- National
- Brazilian Championship (12): 1968, 1980-1987, 1989, 1991, 2002
- José Finkel Trophy (12): 1977, 1980-1987, 1990, 2001, 2002
- State
- State Championship (31): 1928, 1930, 1938-1940, 1968, 1973, 1976, 1979-1998, 2002-2004
- National
- VOLLEYBALL (MEN)
- National
- Brazilian Championship: 2003
- Troféu dos Campeões Brasileiros (Brazilian Champion's Trophy) 1952
- Copa Sudeste (Southeast Cup) 1993
- Inter-Regional Championship 1995
- State
- State Championship (17): 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1959-1961, 1977, 1987-1989, 1991-1996, 2005
- State Championship (B Series): 1940, 1953
- Segundos Quadros do RJ (B Series) 1953, 1956, 1959-61
- Local
- Municipal Championship: 1992, 1993, 1996
- National
- VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN)
- International
- South American Championship: 1981
- National
- National Championship (8): 1948-1952, 1978, 1980, 2001
- Rio de Janeiro Tournament 1950
- Torneio Início (Inicio Tournament) 1961
- State
- State Championship (11): 1938, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1999, 2000
- State Championship - B Series 1953
- Segundos Quadros do RJ (B Series) 1952, 1956-57, 1960
- Local
- Municipal Championship: 1996
- International
[edit] Noted athletes
- Atlhetics
- Erica Lopes "Gazela Negra" (The Black Gazelle)
- José Telles da Conceição - (High Jump Olympics medalist , Bronze , Helsinki 1952)
- Ulisses Malagutti
- Basketball (Men)
- Affonso Évora - (Olympics medalist, Bronze, London 1948)
- Alfredo da Motta - (Olympics medalist, Bronze, London 1948)
- Alírio Alves de Souza
- Amiel Vega Morejon
- André Luis Fonseca "Ratto"
- Ardelum
- Fernando Brobro
- Fernando Pereira de Freitas - (Olympics medalist, Bronze, Rome 1960)
- Hélio Marques Pereira "Godinho"
- Marcelo Magalhães Machado "Marcelinho"
- Mário Jorge Hermes
- Pedro Ferrer Cardoso "Pedrinho"
- Oscar Schmidt ( The biggest scorer of the sport's history)
- Waldir Boccardo - (Olympics medalist, Bronze, Rome 1960)
- Zé Mário
- Zenny de Azevedo "Algodão" - (Olympics medalist, Bronze, London 1948, Rome 1960)
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Daniele Hypólito
- Diego Hypólito (World Champion : 2005,2007 )
- Jade Barbosa
- Luiza Parente
- Luzia Lopes Pessoa
- Marco Monteiro
- Victor Rosa
- Swimming
- Armando Coelho de Freitas
- Eliana Motta
- Eliete Motta
- Fernando Carsalade
- Fernando Scherer (Olympics medalist, Bronze; 50m freestyle- Atlanta 1996; 4x100 meters relay -Sydney 2000)
- Maria Lenk
- Patricia Amorim
- Ricardo Prado - (400m Medley - World Champion, Ecuador 1982 ;Olympics medalist, Silver, Los Angeles 1984)
- Rômulo Arantes
- Rômulo Arantes Filho
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[edit] Famous coaches
- Basketball (Men)
- Miguel Angelo da Luz
- Paulo Teixeira Sampaio "Chupeta"
- Togo Renan Soares "Kanela"
- Volleyball (women)
- Isabel
- Rowing
- Guilherme Augusto Silva "Buck"
[edit] Presidents
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[edit] Torcidas organizadas
Usually, in Brazil, each team has their own torcidas organizadas (like Europeans Ultras). Flamengo, like any other Brazilian team has groups of organized supporters, most notably Torcida Jovem-Fla, Charanga Rubro-Negra, Flamanguaça and the largest of them, Raça Rubro-Negra, who claims having over 60.000 members.
[edit] External links
Video of Flamengo's opening game at Estádio do Maracanã *[2]
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Official website)
- Flamengo RJ (Portuguese)
- Flamengo on LANCEnet (Portuguese)
- Flamengo on Jornal dos Sports (Portuguese)
